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Junior Advisory Board

JOIN IE UNIVERSITY'S JUNIOR ADVISORY BOARD: TECH FOR GOOD — CREATING A BETTER FUTURE!

Technology is reshaping our world in powerful ways — from AI and robotics to clean energy and smart cities. These innovations can solve global challenges, but they also raise ethical dilemmas and concerns.

As JAB 2026 participants you will dive into the world of STEM, sustainability, and innovation to explore these questions. Through interactive workshops, hands-on projects, and global teamwork, you’ll experiment with real-world data, design creative solutions with mathematics and coding, and imagine how new technologies can tackle pressing issues like climate change, healthcare access, and resource efficiency. You’ll design creative solutions that show how science and technology can make meaningful changes in the world by creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

The future is in your hands — are you ready to hack it for good?

Don’t miss the opportunity to apply and have the chance to be one of the 15 selected participants for the Junior Advisory Board 2026 program!

PARTICIPANTS
15 High school students graduating between November 2026 and June 2027, starting university in 2027.

(Junior year/11th-grade students)
DATES
March 22nd – 28th, 2026.

Deadline to apply: December 15th, 2025.

Application opening: October 27th, 2025.
FORMAT
Face to Face.
(Madrid & Segovia - Spain).
LANGUAGE
English.
APPLICATION FEE & COSTS
None.
Fully covered by IE University (visa costs are not included).

JUNIOR ADVISORY BOARD 2026

Our Jabbers will participate in engaging and enriching workshops, conferences, interactive sessions, and teambuilding projects led by our faculty. It is an incredible opportunity to contribute ideas and develop tools for a better next generation.

Additionally, participants will gain the opportunity to get an award for the duration of their bachelor’s degree at IE University*.

*Award granted upon successfully completing the IE University admission process and securing an offer, starting in September 2027, to pursue any undergraduate degree at IE University.

Registration opening: October 27th, 2025

REGISTRATION

Junior Advisory Board 2026: TECH FOR GOOD — CREATING A BETTER FUTURE!

Think about how technology can help us solve real-world problems today while shaping a positive future for everyone. How would you use technology such as robotics, AI, or other STEM solutions to improve your community or address global challenges?

To apply, you must submit a four/five-minute video pitch supported by a presentation answering one of the following questions:

What technology would you invent to solve a problem in your community or the world? How would it work, and why would it make a difference?
Imagine a robot that helps your community reduce waste, save energy, or protect nature. What would it look like and how would it work?
Choose a global sustainability challenge (climate change, water scarcity, food security, etc.). How could technology help solve it?
How should emerging technologies (e.g., AI, biotech, new materials, renewable energy, and digital platforms) be designed responsibly to benefit people and the planet?
What environmental or sustainability challenge could technology help solve in your community? Describe a solution using any technology (e.g., better materials, sensors, renewable energy, water treatment, biotech, data systems, or low-tech design). Explain how it would work and why it would help.

Show your creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills — and remember, the future is in your hands. Are you ready to hack it for good?

The evaluation will consider your ability to organize ideas, think critically, be creative, and communicate effectively. The style, creativity, and format of the presentation are entirely up to you, so show us who you are!

**The only requirement for the proposal is that you must use both screen and camera modes.**