BCI & NEUROTECHNOLOGY SPRING SCHOOL
Where 140+ nations advance the future of brain–computer interfaces
Over 90,000 participants from more than 140 countries joined the Spring School in 2025, making it the world’s largest and most accessible education program in brain–computer interfaces and neurotechnology. The Spring School 2026 brings together students, researchers, clinicians, and innovators worldwide for an intensive, high-level learning experience — from signal acquisition to clinical application.
📅 April 20–29, 2026 (Vienna time)
🌍 Global online participation
🎓 Free participation with certificate
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FROM EXPLORING TO RECORDING
Exploration once shaped how humans understood the world – driven by curiosity and enabled by trusted tools. Today, exploration turns inward. The human brain is the next frontier. Understanding it begins with recording: precise, continuous, and uncompromised.
“Never stop recording” is more than a statement – it is a mindset. It means capturing high-quality brain signals over time, without interruption or data loss, to fully understand complex neural activity.
The BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School brings together participants from more than 140 countries to learn how to record, analyze, and apply brain signals with the highest level of precision.
A GLOBAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE
The BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School delivers a rigorous, globally connected education program in brain–computer interfaces and neurotechnology — combining expert-led lectures, live demonstrations, and interactive discussions across research, clinical, and industry applications.
Participants from around the world engage in a shared learning experience that connects local academic environments with a worldwide network.
Universities, companies, and research institutions can participate in four ways:
- Individual Attendees — join the full program online
- Official Hosts — become recognized academic nodes of the Spring School
- Live Viewing Hubs — enable shared on-site participation for groups
- Credit-Granting Universities — integrate the program into curricula
- Hackathon Hosts — support hands-on innovation through BR41N.IO
This framework combines global accessibility with strong local integration — enabling collaboration, academic recognition, and real-world impact.
Free of charge and supported by certificates, local credits, and hands-on activities, the Spring School is more than an online program.
It is a global academic movement shaping the future of neurotechnology.
Local academic partners in a global BCI & neurotechnology network
OFFICIAL HOST
Official Hosts are universities, research labs, and institutions that act as local academic nodes of the BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School. They gain academic recognition, visibility on the website and a Host Certificate with minimal organizational effort and no requirement to organize events or provide speakers.
Shared on-site learning within the global Spring School
LIVE VIEWING HUB
Live Viewing Hubs allow groups of students and researchers to take part in the Spring School together at a local venue while following the live online program. Institutions receive official recognition, visibility on the Spring School website, enabling a high-quality, collaborative learning experience with very low organizational effort.
Academic integration through local accreditation
CREDIT GRANTING UNIVERSITIES
Universities worldwide integrate the BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School into their curricula by awarding local academic credits in accordance with their own regulations. While the Spring School itself does not grant credits, g.tec supports institutions with defined learning objectives, a detailed program structure, a final exam, and attendance certification.
From knowledge to hands-on innovation
HACKATHON HOSTS
Hackathon Hosts turn Spring School knowledge into hands-on innovation. Only Unicorn Education Kit owners who participate with teams in the Spring School Hackathon can become Hackathon Hosts. By combining live Spring School sessions with teamwork and mentoring, hosts gain international visibility and official recognition.
CONTACT AND PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Institutions interested in becoming an Official Host, Live Viewing Hub, Credit-Granting University, or Hackathon Host are invited to contact the Spring School team to discuss the most suitable option.
| Role | Official Host | Live Viewing Hub | Credit-Granting University | Hackathon Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who it’s for | Universities, research labs, institutes | Universities, departments, teaching labs | Universities & degree programs | Universities, labs, innovation hubs |
| Main purpose | Act as an official academic node of the Spring School | Enable on-site group participation | Integrate the Spring School into curricula | Support hands-on BCI development |
| On-site activity required | No | Yes (room + local coordination) | No | Yes (team-based work) |
| Live session participation | Optional | Yes | Optional | Yes |
| Local organization effort | Very low | Low | Very low | Medium |
| Academic recognition | ✔ Official Host status | ✔ Certified Live Viewing Hub | ✔ Local academic credits | ✔ Hackathon Host recognition |
| Visibility on website & materials | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Host certificate provided | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access to slides & recordings | ✔ (selected content) | ✔ (selected content) | ✔ (for teaching use) | ✔ |
| Credit awarding | – | – | ✔ (by local university) | Optional (local decision) |
| Hands-on / hackathon participation | Optional | Optional | Optional | ✔ Core activity |
| Typical audience | Students, researchers, clinicians | Students & teaching groups | Enrolled students | Students, developers, early researchers |
| Ideal if you want to… | Be part of the global Spring School network | Bring the Spring School to your campus | Offer credits with minimal effort | Foster innovation and practical BCI skills |
SETTING THE VISION OF THE SPRING SCHOOL
It’s quite amusing that we’re orchestrating the world’s largest neurotech event from Schiedlberg, a place where rabbits outnumber humans. Participants will access 140 hours of cutting-edge education, earning 14 credits and an exam certificate at no cost—an invaluable alternative to the typical $50,000 USD expense at prestigious universities. The potential value of our event, calculated at 90,816 attendees multiplied by $50,000 USD, amounts to a staggering $4,540,800,000 USD. We’re thrilled to offer this opportunity to individuals worldwide, free of charge.
Christoph Guger - Founder & CEO at g.tec medical engineering GmbHWIN A UNICORN EDUCATION KIT MINI!
The lab with the most participants will win a Unicorn Education Kit mini (4 headsets, up to 20 students). To enter, email an Excel sheet with your lab’s participant count to Christoph Guger. Who will be the winner this year?
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS & WIN A UNICORN HYBRID BLACK!
In our Social Media Challenge we invite you to help spread the word about our event on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok and get a chance to win a free Unicorn Hybrid Black! How to participate:
- Tag 3 friends in the comments of our official post
- Follow us on social media
- Instagram & Facebook: Share our post in your story
- TikTok: repost our post
- LinkedIn: Share our post and add your own thoughts to encourage participation
You’re not required to participate on every platform, but the more platforms you engage with, the higher your chances of winning! We’re excited to see your contributions! You don’t have to create your own posts or Stories—but if you do get creative, we’ll definitely notice, and it could boost your chances of winning!
WIN A 1.000€ COUPON
In the Linkedin Like challenge you just need to share one of our Posts about the Spring School 2026, add some thoughts to it and tag @g.tec medical engineering. The one with the most likes wins a 1.000€ coupon for the Unicorn Education Kit, the Unicorn Hybrid Black or the Unicorn BCI Core-8!
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