About the Programme

Calling Transition Year Students!

Design Your Future is delivered by Academy of the Near Future — a collaboration between CONNECT, the Research Ireland Centre for Future Networks at Trinity College Dublin, and local authorities including Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council.

This year we are so excited to deliver our programme in collaboration with partners in the Docklands area, including Google and Salesforce. We will be running 4 week long programmes across Dublin, as well as an additional mentorship week to explore your idea further.

Through hands-on workshops and creative activities, you’ll explore how technology and innovation can help tackle challenges in towns, cities and communities.

Highlights from the week include:

• Taking part in interactive art, design, communication and science workshops where you’ll problem-solve in teams.
  

• Build creative confidence to imagine alternative futures
  

• Experiment with citizen science to explore climate action.
  

• Learning how technology is being used to address real challenges with the Smart Dublin team.
  

• Meeting STEM, design and innovation experts who will help bring your ideas to life.
  
  

This unique programme is a fantastic way to build confidence, get creative, develop new skills and, most importantly, have fun!