International Minor Global Acting in IT

What is it?

Travel and Study throughout a whole semester

The program consists of five modules in total (30 ECTS - European credits) and one online week. Every module is taught at a different university and covers a specific IT 

In addition to that, you will be working in international teams on an overarching stakeholder project that is linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

• Fontys (Eindhoven, Netherlands)

• University of Lleida, Spain

• University of Applied Sciences of Upper Austria

• PXL

• Belgium Campus iTversity (South Africa)

What will you learn?

 The three keystones of the programme are:

• Intercultural awareness and practice

• International collaboration and experience

• Examining ICT from a global standpoint, with focus on having a positive impact on society, the environment and beyond.

The (learning) objectives are:

• Creating responsive ICT professionals: adaptive, resilient, innovative and responsible

• Global Citizenship & Intercultural Awareness

• Communication and collaboration across borders

• The student can study and work on real life projects abroad in an international environment

What is it about?

Global Citizenship

• International competences

• Intercultural communication

Innovation & leadership course:

• Innovation & multi-cultural course content

• Overarching innovation project

Collaborative & co-creative student innovation project:

• Societal challenge (theme)

• Addresses SDGs

• Government/Industry stake holders

Content and planning

The sequential modules are

• Intro week (online)

  • 31 August - 4 September

• Immersive Technology (Eindhoven)

  • 7 - 24 September

• User Design (Lleida)

  • 28 September - 15 October

• IoT (Hagenberg)

  • 19 October - 5 November

• Artificial Intelligence (Hasselt)

  • 9 - 26 November

• Data Science (Pretoria)

  • 30 November - 17 December

• Round off (online)

  • 4 - 14 January

Teams

International teams with students of all partner institutions (across borders)

• PXL

• Fontys (Eindhoven, Netherlands)

• Belgium Campus iTversity (South Africa)

• University of Applied Sciences of Upper Austria

• University of Lleida

Third years students with a specialisation in:

• Application Development

• Artificial Intelligence

• Systems & Networks Management

Project in 2026:

Green energy in community scale projects

What if you could design the future of energy? In this project, you become an innovator, exploring how green energy can be predicted, produced, and managed in smart ways. From solar and wind forecasting to storage solutions and real-time energy balancing, you will dive into the full lifecycle of sustainable energy systems.

But it doesn’t stop there. The challenge extends beyond production: how can communities share energy efficiently and fairly? You will investigate models for local energy exchange, such as microgrids and peer-to-peer sharing, to ensure clean energy reaches where it’s needed most.

By combining science, technology, and creative problem-solving, this project empowers you to develop practical solutions for resilient, collaborative, and sustainable energy communities..