SOAK Biomimicry 2025
SOAK Biomimicry 2025
Summer Academy Vorarlberg, Austria
Futurize with us in Nature’s Learning Lab!
During SOAK Biomimicry 2025 you will engage with Nature directly and learn from her genius to address pressing challenges that humanity is facing at this time, such as the climate crisis hitting
the Lake Constance Region in Vorarlberg, in particular, the local woodlands and forests.
The vision of SOAK Biomimicry 2025 is a) to motivate people to integrate Nature-inspired, regenerative concepts and actions for alleviating or adapting to the climate crises in their own lives and environments and b) to empower them to demand and initiate the necessary sustainability actions in their spheres of influence.
Join us in co-developing ideas and design concepts for triggering a transformation in people’s ways of thinking and behaving through Biomimicry—a philosophy and praxis for sustainable innovation
inspired by Nature.
Facts
Date
General Information / Public Webinar
20 March 2025, 18:30–20:00
4 Preparatory Webinars for Accepted Participants
11 June, 18 June, 24 June + 1 July 2025 (evenings)
Face to Face / Biomimicry Immersion Week
13 — 19 July 2025
Place
Location of SOAK Biomimicry Immersion Week:
Dornbirn — Boedele — Fohramoos
Lake Constance Region, Vorarlberg, Austria
Application Deadline
31 March 2025
FHV – Vorarlberg Webpage
www.fhv.at/fh/die-fhv/events/summer-academy-biomimicry
Travel & Accommodations
www.fhv.at/fh/die-fhv/events/summer-academy-biomimicry
PROGRAM
You find more information about the full SOAK program, application and registration process, locations, costs, accommodation, transport and other details here:
The program will be updated as needed.
Application
Who can apply
Students / alumni of all levels or employees from Universities of Applied Sciences, from the University of Applied Arts Vienna and from other universities and tertiary educational institutions
How to apply
Complete the application form and transfer any image files (max. 3 MB, accepted formats are JPG, PNG and PDF only) via wetransfer.com to soak2025@fhv.at – remember to label them with your name.
You will get notified whether or not you have been accepted to the program by 25. April 2025.
Contact
If you experience any problems when applying please contact:
Jasmin Nußbaumer, SOAK Organization Team Lead
FHV – Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences
+43 5572 792 5202
soak2025@fhv.at
Frauke Bieck, SOAK Organization Team Lead
FHV – Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences
+43 5572 792 3610
soak2025@fhv.at
Thank you for your application, we look forward to reviewing it.
Your SOAK Team
Review SOAK Biomimicry 2024 and 2023
See what happened during the SOAK Biomimicry 2024 Summer Academy which took place in the Karwendel Region in Tirol, Austria:
See what happened during the SOAK Biomimicry 2023 Summer Academy which took place in the Lake Neusiedl Region in Burgenland Austria:
SOAK is an initiative of the COOP Sustainable Universities – a cooperative of Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences that collaborate with other Austrian and international universities toward sustainable futures.
SOAK Biomimicry 2025 is led by the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, organized and hosted by the FHV – Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences. In this effort, they partner with the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
SOAK Biomimicry 2025 contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
SOAK Biomimicry 2024
SOAK Biomimicry 2024
Summer Academy Tyrol, Austria
Futurize with us in Nature’s Learning Lab!
During SOAK Biomimicry 2024 we engaged with nature directly and learned from her genius to address pressing challenges that humanity is facing at this time, such as the climate and biodiversity crises hitting the region of Karwendel in Tyrol, in particular, the local woodlands and forests.
22 participants from 4 countries joined us in co-developing ideas and design concepts for triggering a transformation in people’s ways of thinking and behaving through Biomimicry—a philosophy and praxis for sustainable innovation inspired by Nature.
The vision of SOAK Biomimicry 2024 was a) to motivate people to integrate Nature-inspired, regenerative concepts and actions for alleviating the climate and biodiversity crises in their own lives and environments and b) to empower them to demand, initiate, and contribute to the necessary sustainability actions in their spheres of influence.
Facts
Date
14 – 20 July 2024
Place
Location of SOAK Biomimicry Immersion Week:
Innsbruck — Seefeld — Hochzirl
Karwendel Region, Tyrol, Austria
Review SOAK Biomimicry 2024
See what happened during the SOAK Biomimicry 2024 Summer Academy:
photo credits throughout: SOAK Biomimicry 2024 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
SOAK is an initiative of the COOP Sustainable Universities – a cooperative of Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences that collaborate with other Austrian and international universities toward sustainable futures.
SOAK Biomimicry 2024 was led by the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, organized and hosted by MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® and supported by the FHV – Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences. In this effort, they partnered with the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
SOAK Biomimicry 2024 contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):