What is a BEST Course for students?
A BEST Course is an optimised event and should fulfill these general criteria: provide new knowledge or skills for participants, being taught by professional people.
In this event, participants attend lectures given by the university’s teaching staff or by experts from companies. At the end of the course students are examined in order to evaluate their success.
During a BEST Course you will...
Travel to your preferred city + topic pairing
You can find out the list of available courses and their cities here. Pick the pairing you like most and apply now!
Learn directly from local professors
Not just lectures, you will also experience interactive activities, projects, and maybe visits to companies of interest.
Tour the city with your new friends!
Learn hard, play hard. After classes come with us and discover a new European city with your local BEST guides.
Make new connections that will last forever
Spending anywhere from one to two weeks together with 20 strangers tends to create connections... networking, new friendships and more are just a few clicks away!
How to TrAIn Your Grid: The Hidden World of Sustainable Energy
Behind our everyday routine is one of the biggest challenges of our time: how to produce, store and use energy in a way that is reliable, affordable and sustainable. As renewable energy, batteries and digital technologies become part of our lives, energy systems are turning into intelligent networks that can react, adapt and make decisions in real time.
But what happens when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing? How can a city keep its lights on during a heatwave? Can AI really help us predict energy demand, manage batteries and reduce waste? And who decides how these technologies should be used?
Come to Zagreb and dive into the world of smart energy systems! Explore how renewable energy, batteries, smart grids and artificial intelligence work together to keep our homes, cities and industries powered. Get ready to spark some new ideas, recharge your perspective and see energy from a whole new angle.
