Open Call | Summer School: Innovation, Tech & Culture

The Summer School is addressed to individuals who are active in the fields of arts, design, and culture, as well as those who maintain activities in the fields of technology and business administration.

The selection of the participants will be carried out by a team of experienced executives from the Onassis Foundation and the Athens University of Economics and Business and will be based on the motivations of the candidates for participating in the Summer School, their previous experience, and their potential contribution to the program, in order to achieve a complementary balance between skills and knowledge.

The working languages of the Program are Greek and English.

Participation Requirements

1. Online Declaration of Interest until June 16, 2024
2. Availability to physically attend the Summer School in its entire duration
3. Active participation and willingness to cooperate

For any clarifications, please contact us by e-mail at digital@onassis.org

The program is organized by Onassis ONX, the global new media and digital culture program of the Onassis Foundation. Onassis ONX is an initiative of Onassis Culture dedicated to the promotion of digital arts through educational activities, artistic incubation and acceleration services, funding opportunities for project development, and network and presentation prospects for artists. Onassis ONX is actively collaborating with industry leaders, institutional bodies, and international networks to support the development of immersive experiences through new narrative media such as XR/VR/AR, Artificial Intelligence, and Spatial Computing, among others. Formerly known as ONX Studio, Onassis ONX was founded in 2020 by the Onassis Foundation and NEW INC and has sprung into a global supporting program for artists, from the stage of initial concept to distribution. With a presence in Athens and New York, Onassis ONX serves as a link between these two bold cultural hubs and widens the local and international new media scenes. Onassis ONX members can be found across all continents, and their works have been showcased at the most prominent organizations and festivals worldwide, including the Venice International Film Festival, Ars Electronica, and Plásmata exhibitions in Athens and Ioannina.

The Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACE, acein.aueb.gr) is the Incubator and Technology Transfer Office of the Athens University of Economics and Business. It aims to support new entrepreneurial ventures and research groups toward the development and realization of their innovative business ideas. Among others, it offers hospitality, education, support, and networking services and supplements various entrepreneurship-fostering activities, such as the student competition ennovation, the open innovation program idea, and others. The ACE assists the beneficiary business ventures in developing their ideas and progressing from the initial concept stage to the business implementation stage while augmenting at the same time the possibilities of success through continuous interaction with the market. During its almost ten years of operation, the ACE has supported more than 5,000 beneficiaries and an array of entrepreneurial groups, contributed to the establishment of >40 new companies, and organized more than 50 activities and specialized entrepreneurship support programs. Moreover, it plays a leading role in the entrepreneurial implementation of research outcomes.

The program is realized by the Onassis ONX, the global new media and digital culture program of the Onassis Foundation, and the ACE (Athens Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation) of the Athens University of Economics and Business, in partnership with the Tandon School of Engineering of New York University and the Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering of the University of the Aegean.

The program is organized in the context of the European Digital Deal project. The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.