From 26^th to 28^th of June, the University of Bielsko-Biala was hosting the students, lecturers and business experts from three partner countries: Czechia, Estonia and Spain.

They took part in the first edition of the summer school “EdTech challenges in education and the ideation process”, organised within the framework of the Academy for Business project, financed from the Erasmus+ programme. The project coordinator is the Tallinn University and the main purpose of the project is development of the modern EdTech solutions for business. Within the framework of the project, a cycle of webinars and an online course concerning the new technologies, artificial intelligence and innovation have been organised before.

During the first summer school, organised by the University of Bielsko-Biala in co-operation with its local partners, the three-person teams of students were working on a solution of the problems proposed by the business partners. The team work was fostered by the mentors – the project member from the partner institutions. That co-operation produced an inspiring environment for exchange of knowledge and experience.

Our guests had also a chance to visit the academic campus of the University of Bielsko-Biala and get acquainted with its educational and scientific potential. Additionally, they visited the laboratories of the Regional Development Agency of Bielsko-Biała and learnt about its activities, as well as about that of the Youth Council of the city of Bielsko-Biała, which brought an additional value to their experience.

The partners of the Academy for Business are: University of Bielsko-Biala, the City Hall of Bielsko-Biała, Regional Development Agency, Technical University of Ostrava, Digiskills s.r.o., the Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Tecno-Campus Mataró-Maresme, Lurtis Rules and the Mataró municipal authorities.