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iFest Bootcamp

Autumn 2026 edition: registration now open.

The Bootcamp is a 35-hour online training program that is part of the iFest initiative of the Government of Catalonia, now in its 9th edition. Undergraduate students at UAB who complete the course can earn 2 ECTS credits.

This intensive training is designed to support the resolution of a previously selected challenge using the Design Thinking methodology. This methodology guides the entire process and helps generate innovative and viable proposals.

Program

The program is organized into 7 modules, each including a set of instructional videos accompanied by a practical worksheet, together with live online sessions, in-class workshops and self-assessment quizzes:

  • Module 1: Empathy
  • Module 2: Define
  • Module 3: Ideate
  • Module 4: Prototype
  • Module 5: Test / Validate
  • Module 6: Lean Canvas
  • Module 7: Communication

Registration

Undergraduate students at UAB who wish to obtain the 2 ECTS credits must both register on the Bootcamp platformand enroll in the Bootcamp through UAB’s NEXUS application.Students who skip this second step will not be able to receive the corresponding academic recognition.

Register on the Bootcamp platform

Enroll in the Bootcamp on NEXUS

Students who do not yet have a NEXUS user profile can create a “Partial Registration” to enable enrollment.

Credit Recognition

To earn the 2 ECTS credits, participants must:

  • Attend 100% of the online sessions.
  • Complete all required activities and watch all the instructional videos for each module.
  • Submit an individual investor deck (group submissions are not accepted) presenting the project’s development to the Entrepreneurship Unit of the Employability Service: empren.info@uab.cat

Investor deck submission deadline: February 3, 2027.

More Information

iFest website

Bootcamp website

Additional information

iFest Bootcamp