Practical Training in Digital Product Management and Design Thinking
On-site in Tartu 1-7 August 2022
This course will introduce the principles of Digital Product Management and Design Thinking to the students.
In five days, students will learn about the main methods and techniques of the Design Thinking process. Teams of 3-5 people will spend four days working on real-life industry problem statements and by the end of the week they will design a prototype of the user-centric solution.
The teams will present their ideas, outcomes, plans and lessons learned to the partner company representatives and other teams.
| Focus area: | Digital Product Management & Design Thinking | Coordinating unit at UT |
Institute of Computer Science (Sandbox) |
| Study Field: | Computer Science (Conversion Master in IT) | Course Leader | Maria Laanelepp, Yana Halas |
| Format | Hands-on workshop | Location | Tartu, Estonia, Delta Centre |
| Course dates: | 1-7 August 2022 | Apply by: | 19 June 2022 |
| ECTS: | 2 | Fee: | 300 € |
| Study group | Bachelor's, master's, PhD | Language | English |
Application period has ended. See you in 2023!
Two weeks prior to the start of the programme an information file will be sent to all participants. This file contains the daily schedule and relevant contact information of the programme managers.
Students are responsible for their travel, accommodation and travel insurance (visa arrangements if needed) from their home country to Tartu and back to their home country. It is recommended to visit the Tartu Welcome Centre website and arrival and housing section to find accommodation opportunities.
The University of Tartu will offer 20 tuition waivers (scholarships) altogether for citizens of Ukraine for all summer courses. It will cover the course fee and cultural programme. Accommodation and daily expenses are not included.
The selection process is going to be based on the motivation letter. In order to apply for the scholarship please submit your application to the summer course and upload a motivation letter (no longer than approx 1 A4 page).
