What kind of environment do students need to study successfully in a digital and international context? To explore this question, students from the eight universities of the European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) will collaborate in the EDUC Think Lab – Virtual Campus during the 2025/2026 academic year.

We are looking for two motivated students from Masaryk University who are eager to work with international peers on shaping the vision of the EDUC Digital Campus.

What is the EDUC Think Lab?

The EDUC Think Lab was created to actively involve the largest group of stakeholders at our universities – the students – in shaping the development of the EDUC Virtual Campus. In this unique format, students develop specific ideas and practical components they would like to see as part of their virtual campus, and present them to a panel of European experts. Throughout the process, they are mentored and supported by staff from the eight partner universities within the EDUC Alliance.

How does the Think Lab work?

• The Think Lab has 16 places – two per EDUC university. Selected students will receive a scholarship or working contract.
• The active collaboration takes place over eight months. The Think Lab meets in person for three workshops in November 2025, March 2026, and June 2026 at EDUC partner universities, with regular online collaboration in between.
• Students work in thematic groups on one or more components of the virtual campus, with clearly defined objectives.
• They will be supervised by a group of thematically related experts from the EDUC universities.
• Students will present their interim and final outcomes relating to the digital campus to the EDUC Steering Committee in summer 2026.
• Participation in the Think Lab requires a minimum working time of two hours per week.

Who can apply?

Building and developing our virtual campus requires a broad range of perspectives and expertise – from programming skills and user experience design to community management. Some of the key questions include: What are the essential elements of a virtual campus? How can we create a space for learning and exchange? The EDUC Think Lab was designed especially with students in Computer Science, IT Systems Engineering, Data Science, Business Informatics, Media Studies, and related fields in mind. However, we explicitly encourage applications from students of all disciplines. Students are eligible to apply for the scholarship provided that they have not committed a disciplinary offence under the Student Disciplinary Code of Masaryk University.

How to apply?

Send your CV and brief motivation letter (about ½ of A4 page) in English to Mai Hoa Magnus (magnus@czs.muni.cz) by 29. 10. 2025.

The two selected students will receive remuneration of up to 5,000 CZK per month for a period of 8 months for their participation in the EDUC Think Lab.