UCreate: 52 projects and 66 participants join the new autumn cohort

The new autumn 2026 cohort of the UCreate programme is officially underway! Named Dream Up, it brings together 66 students, researchers and graduates from Unil, working on 52 projects spanning a wide range of fields and representing all seven faculties of the University.

Over the next three months, participants will take part in the first phase of the programme, which focuses on exploring and validating their ideas. The aim is to refine their understanding of the problem they want to address, test their initial assumptions in the field and learn how to present their projects in a compelling way.

Throughout the programme, several key steps will help them develop their ideas:

• Redefining their problem and clarifying their value proposition;
• Testing their ideas in the field and gathering feedback;
• Developing their first pitch to present their projects.

Participants will receive guidance throughout their journey from experts and trainers, including Erica Mazerolle and Maxime Dumont from the HUB team.

Beyond the learning experience, UCreate is also a collective adventure: the participants themselves chose the name of their cohort, Dream Up, reflecting the diversity of their ideas and their shared ambition to bring them to life.

We warmly welcome everyone and look forward to supporting them over the next three months!

Find out more about the UCreate programme: https://ucreate.ch/en/accelerator/