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EPHEC

Brussels, Belgium

Design and Build of a Smartphone-Driven Kart

1–5 February 2027EngineeringInnovativeMobile
Design and Build of a Smartphone-Driven Kart

Who are we?

EPHEC University College offers in Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels a wide range of job-oriented bachelor degrees, such as Marketing, International Trade, Accounting, Law, eBusiness, Computer Science Techn​​ology and Electromechanical Engineering. It counts almost 10000 students and our project is to offer practical education to junior line executives, with a close link to the world of business.
Courses are taught in French and English in regular programmes and some specific programmes are organized in English for exchange students.

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Description of the project

The goal of this week is to retrofit a pedal car to run on battery and control it thanks to your smartphone. Our main focus is to provide you with hands-on experience of building up a running web app and kart within the time frame of one week.

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Goal of the project

Develop your cross-cultural and disruptive skills, as well as your electrical motor and microcontrollers knowledge through an out-of-the-box, interactive and international week about transforming a pedal car into a phone-controlled vehicle.

Skills profile

Technical challenge
Business Development
Ideation
Design
Multidisciplinary

Location

EPHEC Galileo Campus

Rue Royale 3361030 BrusselsBelgium

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Accommodation

Hostel Van Gogh

rue Traversière 17 - 1210 Brussels

Profile & prerequisites

Who can join: The week is intended for students who master basics in Automation, Electromechanics, Mechatronics, IT, etc.