Innovation boot camp: try out AI, robotics and the circular economy
From 24 to 28 February 2026, the SMART GREEN ISLAND INNOVATIONSFESTIVAL, organised by ITQ GmbH and the Spanish company Dr. Stetter ITQ S.L.U., took place on Gran Canaria. At the MAKEATHON, 334 young talents, academics and business representatives worked in interdisciplinary teams on industrial challenges in the fields of AI, automation and the circular economy. At the same time, 150 researchers presented on current scientific topics at the international EUROCAST conference, such as […]
Future technologies: somewhere between a museum and a MAKEATHON
From 24 to 28 February 2026, ITQ GmbH, in collaboration with the Spanish company Dr. Stetter ITQ S.L.U., is hosting the SMART GREEN ISLAND INNOVATIONSFESTIVAL. The event will take place at the „Museo Elder“ Technical Museum in Las Palmas, in the heart of the capital of Gran Canaria. A total of around 750 participants will come together to explore future technologies, sustainability, science and education. The Technical Museum provides the setting for the event […]
SPS Makeathon 2025 – The future needs a passion for technology!
From 25 to 27 November 2025, the SPS – Smart Production Solutions trade fair in Nuremberg will be transformed into a platform for young technology enthusiasts. As part of the Young Talent Days, ITQ GmbH is organising the SPS Makeathon in collaboration with Mesago Messe and New Automation e.V. Students and vocational school pupils can develop innovative ideas in interdisciplinary teams and turn them into initial prototypes. The workshops will take place […]
Nurturing tech talent at the 8th SMART GREEN ISLAND MAKEATHON
From 12 to 15 March 2025, ITQ GmbH, in collaboration with the Canary Islands-based Dr. Stetter ITQ, invited 986 people with an interest in technology from all over the world to the SMART GREEN ISLAND MAKEATHON in Gran Canaria. The MAKEATHON is ITQ GmbH’s international innovation festival, aimed at inspiring young people to take an interest in technology and promoting innovative ideas on the themes of digitalisation and sustainability (Smart & Green). Whilst 546 young students and representatives from renowned sponsors worked on solutions […]
Innovation Festival brings technology and fun to Gran Canaria
ITQ GmbH, in collaboration with the Canary Islands-based Dr. Stetter ITQ, is inviting around 600 people from all over the world with an interest in technology to the SMART GREEN ISLAND MAKEATHON in Gran Canaria from 12 to 15 March 2025. The MAKEATHON is ITQ GmbH’s international innovation festival, aimed at inspiring young people to take an interest in technology and promoting innovative, sustainable ideas for digitalisation. Whilst young students spend four days working on innovative prototypes alongside representatives from renowned sponsors, the […]
8th Smart Green Island Makeathon 2025 in Gran Canaria
From 12 to 15 March 2025, ITQ GmbH and Dr Stetter ITQ are hosting one of the most exciting innovation festivals of the year. Under the Canarian sun on Gran Canaria, around 500 technology enthusiasts aged between 6 and 66+ will gather for the SMART GREEN ISLAND MAKEATHON, to deepen their knowledge of digitalisation and the creation of a technologically sustainable future. Over four days, around 250 international students and company representatives will work in interdisciplinary teams, […]