AquaSphere’s free Digital Programme in Maritime Innovation is open for applications year-round. Led by the Technical University of Crete, this fully online MOOC runs over six weeks and covers the topics shaping the Blue Economy today: What you get: 100% free Fully online and flexible Official EIT Higher Education Initiative…
The AquaSphere project opens applications for the 2026 edition of IDEAS, a 6-week venture support programme for university students with an early-stage idea in the blue economy, maritime or sustainability fields. 5 November 2026. The AquaSphere project has opened applications for the IDEAS Programme 2026. IDEAS is a 6-week venture…
AquaSphere Accelerator proudly concluded its 2026 programme with a highly successful Final Pitching online event on Thursday June 25 th , 2026, showcasing an exceptional cohort of startups driving innovation in the Blue Economy. The event brought together Entrepreneurs, Investors, Industry experts, Mentors, and Stakeholders to celebrate breakthrough solutions addressing…
PDR/Cardiff Metropolitan University was pleased to welcome partners from across Europe for the third AquaSphere Peer Learning Event, held on 23–24 March 2026. Funded by the EIT Higher Education Initiative, AquaSphere is a collaborative programme that empowers higher education institutions to act as key drivers of water and maritime innovation….
On 19 November 2025, AquaSphere successfully launched the first edition of the AquaVenture Bootcamp–Workshop: Navigating Blue Innovation, held at the IZTECH Engineering Faculty Meeting Hall. This inaugural session marked a key milestone for the project, showcasing strong student participation, multidisciplinary collaboration, and tangible interest in Blue Innovation. Participants included undergraduate…
3–5 November 2025 • Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey The AquaSphere consortium is pleased to share an overview of the 2nd Peer Learning Event, held from 3 to 5 November 2025 at the Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) in Izmir, Turkey. Framed under the theme “Water, Wisdom, Innovation”, the event…
A Roundtable organized by the Technical University of Crete for the Accelerator Program Post-Event Press Release Crete — 23 Oct 2025 In the framework of the “Accelerator Program” of the HEI EIT AquaSphere project, the Technical University of Crete, via the Indigo Lab – https://indigo.tuc.gr/ – delivered a digital roundtable…
Post-Event Press Release Crete — 7 Oct 2025 The 1st “Water Innovators Academy Development” Workshop was successfully held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, as part of the HEI EIT AquaSphere project, coordinated by the Technical University of Crete. The workshop was held at the School of Architectural Engineering of the…
Post-Event Press Release Chania, Crete — 4 July 2025 “Empowering Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Capabilities for Water and Maritime Innovation and Entrepreneurship” The 1st Peer Learning Event of the AquaSphere Project was successfully held on 2–3 July 2025 at the Technical University of Crete, in Chania, Greece. Hosted by the…
