Maker Faire Rome: deadline extended to 30 June 2026

Call for university 2026

Maker Faire Rome 2026 invites Universities and Research Institutes to present their highly innovative projects at the Call for Universities and Research Institutes 2026, which will reward the projects of the most deserving State Universities and Public Research Institutes, giving visibility and the opportunity to interact with an audience of tens of thousands of visitors.

 

Organized and promoted by the Rome Chamber of Commerce, Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition – whose 14th edition will be held from 23 to 25 October 2026 in the iconic Gazometro Ostiense in Rome – is the reference event for innovation in Europe: the ideal place to connect with the innovation community and showcase your excellence on an international stage, engaging in dialogue with an audience of companies, investors, experts and technology enthusiasts.

Innovation will be the protagonist in all its forms: from aerospace to healthcare, from digital manufacturing to IoT, from robotics to Artificial Intelligence, from agritech to education, passing through Big Data and biohacking.

 

If you want to give visibility to your work, activate new connections and take research outside the laboratories, this is the right opportunity.

 

Projects may be presented online until 30 June 2026 on the Bobuild platform dedicated to exhibitors, present on the Maker Faire Rome website ( www. makerfairerome. eu ).

 

The possible ways of participating are: 

  • exhibition of the project, with the provision of a bare area (free);
  • workshops , i. e. An interactive and training activity, in the area " Make Lab – Let's create together ” (with the possibility of reimbursement, as per regulation);
  • performance, in a public and/or virtual space – with performance creative, technological, robotic or musical;
  • talk: possibility of using a slot on a virtual or physical space for presentations on topics related to the themes proposed by the event and/or recounting one's experience.

 

For further details on the selection criteria, for the regulations and to register for the Call:  https://makerfairerome. eu/it/call-for-universities-research-institutes . 

 

For information on the Call write to:  callforuniversities@makerfairerome. eu