Clean Tech Academy
The Clean Tech Academy is an online, challenge-based program designed for students, PhDs, and young professionals eager to:
- Ideate successful startups leveraging deep tech
- Explore cutting-edge clean tech solutions
- Disrupt industries through innovation
- Collaborate in a diverse and impactful community
Why Join?
Climate change demands urgent action. This program equips participants with the knowledge and skills to drive sustainability through clean technology and entrepreneurship. The curriculum focuses on industrial decarbonization, sustainability, and the transition to a cleaner economy.
Learning Approach
- Experiential Learning – Solve real-world challenges with hands-on applications.
- Peer-to-Peer Coaching – Foster collaboration and shared expertise.
- Teamwork & Innovation – Develop solutions through interdisciplinary cooperation.
Course Modules
- DeepTech – Introduction to decarbonisation and the five tech verticals
- Design Thinking – Problem exploration, ideation and solution definition.
- Lean startup – Validating and communicating your startup idea.
Outcome
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the key principles underpinning cutting-edge clean technologies.
- Compare different types of deep tech clean technologies and their applications.
- Evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of clean tech
- Ideate business proposals, startups or spin-offs
- Effectively communicate and pitch their innovations.
By choosing Clean Tech Academy, participants are not just advancing their career; they are contributing to a larger vision of sustainable, tech-driven progress. Together, we can revolutionize how innovators learn, ideate, and create solutions for a better, greener future. They will embark on a journey of discovery and innovation with Clean Tech Academy – where cutting-edge technology meets impactful learning.
Let’s shape the future of deep tech, one person at a time.
Funding
Participation is free for all individuals. The program is supported by the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
Admission
How Can I Be Part of This?
The Clean Tech Academy application process is straightforward and open to students, PhDs, and young professionals in the EU. If you are passionate about clean technology and innovation, this is your opportunity to join a dynamic learning experience.
How Do I Apply?
- Applications opened on February 12, 2025, and closed on April 4, 2025. We’re no longer accepting new applications for 2025.
- Two Q&A webinars provide insights for applicants on February 24 and March 10, 2025. In case you missed the webinar, rewatch here
When Will I Know I Got In?
- Successfully selected participants will be notified by email between April 4 and April 7, 2025
- You will then receive credentials to access the e-learning platform where all the course will happen starting April 8, 2025.
- You will be divided into teams and start your teamwork activities from mid-April.