Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme

Internet of Things and 3D Printing

II edition

„EUGLOH 2.0 & Friends”

University of Novi Sad (UNS), Serbia

Project: 2023-1-RS01-KA131-HED-000112434

1 April – 9 May 2025 (virtual part)

19 May – 23 May 2025 (physical part)

BIP is organised by the University of Novi Sad, in collaboration with University of Porto, Portugal, Université Paris-Saclay, France and the Arctic University of Norway and open to all interested students from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme.

BIP vision:

Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the significant trends in modern technology. Internet-enabled devices are omnipresent and always connected to the Internet and to each other. Their application ranges from personal, such as mobile phones, smart home appliances to the wide industrial scale, such as production line monitoring and connected cars. Their constant connectivity generates large amounts of data, which is used for analysis, resulting in reduction of costs, improved safety, and an overall increase in quality of life.

It is inevitable that today’s students will encounter IoT in their future jobs. Therefore, it is of crucial importance for the students to be introduced to the underlying principles, technologies, and procedures of IoT, truly understand its impact and be able to use it in their work.

As for teachers, they must be aware of the vast scope and depth of the IoT, how it relates to modern education, and how to integrate it with the ‘classical’ disciplines taught in academia.

3D printing was until recently reserved for expensive industrial applications or dedicated hobbyists. Nowadays, with the emergence of affordable, easy-to-use 3D printers and software tools, prototyping, and manufacturing of IoT devices is within the grasp of secondary and higher educational institutions. The way of thinking and methods of 3D design should be included in curricula to bring together theory and practice, with the goal of enabling students to produce prototype devices and use them in their work.

Profile of BIP participants - STUDENTS: 

Students from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme (partner universities in EUGLOH 2.0 and other European HEIs), interested in IoT and 3D printing, who possess elementary computer and/or programming skills.

Profile of staff for regular Erasmus+ training/teaching during BIP:

Academic and administrative staff from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme (partner universities in EUGLOH 2.0 and other European HEIs), who are involved, directly or indirectly, in teaching related to the IoT and 3D printing at their institution.

Time frame:

1 April-9 May 2025 (virtual programme)
19 May – 23 May 2025 (physical programme)

Expected number of student BIP participants: 20-25 (in case more eligible candidates are nominated, the University of Novi Sad will organise a selection process based on criteria of academic merit, student’s level of experience and the principle of inclusivity)

Application process:

• Student BIP candidates must apply for the Erasmus+ KA131 BIP grant for short-term mobility at their home institution (please contact the International Relations Office of your University)
• Regular Staff candidates must apply for the Erasmus+ KA131 training or teaching grant at their home institution (please contact the International Relations Office of your University)
• The home institution nominates its candidate(s) - home institutions are encouraged to have an internal call;
• While applying, the candidates can show interest in the BIP and establish contact with the organisers at the University of Novi Sad (IoT.bip@uns.ac.rs) for any questions, support or pre-invitation letters, needed for applying for the grant at the home institution;
• Selected candidates will be required to bring their own laptops, which can run Arduino IDE (https://www.arduino.cc/en/software/)
• Deadline for nominations of a candidate by their home institution to UNS IRO (IoT.bip@uns.ac.rs): 31 January 2025

Documents needed for candidate’s nomination:

1) CV

2) Transcript of records for the level of study

3) Motivation letter (with reference to the level of computer/programming skills)

4) Proof of English level knowledge

Erasmus+ grant for BIP participants to Serbia depends on the KA131 project of the home institution. Usually, it is in this scope:

Basic Subsistence costs: 79 EUR per day x 7 days (5 + 2 for travel)= 553 EUR

Possible top-ups for Green travel and Inclusion

Please contact you HOME INSTITUTION to find out the amount of Erasmus+ BIP grant and the possibilities for you as student applicants to receive top-ups for green travel and/or Inclusion.

The University of Novi Sad will provide one meal (lunch) for all participants during the physical part of mobility, as well as study materials, equipment use, costs related to the cultural part of the programme, and one welcome dinner.

Erasmus+ participants cover, from their own Erasmus+ grant, their travel, accommodation and other costs.

The Programme will be organised in the following manner:

Virtual part: 1 April - 9 May 2025

• About the University of Novi Sad, University of Porto and University of Szeged,
  About the European University Alliance EUGLOH 2.0
  Introduction to the UNS BIP programme and its venue
• Introduction to IoT: Arduino and ESP32 microcontrollers
• Application of IoT in research, process automation and everyday life
• C++ programming for Arduino
• Analog and digital sensors
• Data recording and storing in databases
• Data processing and analysis
• Cloud services and IoT
• Introduction to 3D Design and 3D Printing:
  Essentials of Computer Aided Design;
  3D printing step-by-step
• Q&A

 Physical part: 19–23 May 2025

(interactive lectures, presentations, workshops, case study discussions, visits)

• Welcome and opening ceremony
• Lab: Sensor reading and user input with Arduino
• Lab: Showing measurements on display text and graphical devices
• Lab: Data recording, Processing and Analysis
• Lab: Uploading data to the cloud, Remote control
• Lab: 3D Design and 3D printing (wearables, devices enclosures, etc.)
• How to incorporate IoT in teaching – goals and challenges (round table, presentations)
• Cultural visits, tours and joint social events related to UNS, Novi Sad, Vojvodina and Serbia
• Closing ceremony

Number of ECTS: 3