Open Technologies in Education Competition is organized by 35 Universities, Research Centers, NGOs and Local Governments from all Regions of Greece, with the support of the Onassis Foundation.
The competition promotes the collaboration of teachers and students of elementary and secondary schools on open technologies. The organizing committee consists of academics and teachers from all regions of Greece.
The 7th Panhellenic Open Technologies in Education Competition focuses on the theme of Open Design for a Sustainable Public Space and invites students to integrate smart and sustainable solutions that improve the functionality and aesthetics of public spaces. Participants are invited to explore the boundaries of creativity and technology to shape a better future for all.
The Competition introduces the education community to open source software and hardware and encourages resourcefulness through the cooperative design and development of open educational technology projects. At the same time, it aims to demonstrate the usefulness of open source software and open educational content, by enabling participatory learning.
The main aim of the competition is the creation of open source hardware and software projects and Open Educational Resources.
For all the teams with successful proposals, all the necessary equipment will be provided by the organizing committee.
Thematic section of the 7th Competition:
Open Design for a Sustainable Public Space
The 7th Pan-Hellenic Open Technologies in Education Competition is being held this year to enhance the skills of students and teachers and to encourage them to become creators of innovative solutions using open technologies and open design.
This year, the competition focuses on the question of how we can create an immediate and radical public space, a space that we share and yet which can allow us to have very private moments, a space of safety and meeting. Open Design includes in its building blocks participation, innovation and experimentation and in this context we would like to ask participants to think about public space beyond the obvious and seek solutions to challenges that involve our own bodies and the collective body that articulates our societies, cities and culture.
The aim of the competition is to encourage students to design innovative solutions that will improve people’s daily lives.
In particular, students are invited to:
- Redefine public space: Focusing on the toilet, create functional, aesthetically pleasing and sustainable spaces.
- Design robots that are useful and fun: create emotional bonds between humans and machines.
Prerequisites
- An original idea or an enhancement of an existing open source project
- A group of students
- A teacher as a mentor
Important Dates
- Submission of proposals until 15/01/2025
- Announcement of teams for 2nd phase 22/01/2025
- Final project submission 31/05/2025
For additional information please send an email to admin[at]eellak [dot]gr.
