Explore and Discuss

UGA Design Factory is an exploration lab open to students, lecturers, researchers, companies, communities, and associations seeking to tackle complex issues by combining design thinking with research and creativity for a changing world.

To achieve these goals, it offers various programmes focused on socio-environmental issues that use creative active learning methods to engage participants.

Lectures and gatherings

  • Design et: a series of meetings to open discussions on the ways in which working methods and methods in design can contribute to the evolution of society.
  • Cycle Arpentage: new cycle to allow students, staff and teachers to acquire knowledge by reading books in a limited time.
  • Apér’oZer: gatherings and discussions on entrepreneurship

Workshops/projects

  • Université Éphémère du Design: 3 days devoted to developing critical thinking on a social topic through design
  • Atelier SEnS: a workshop to help you reflect on the meaning of your research

Thematic schools

  • Green University: 10 days dedicated to understanding global change
  • Citizen Campus: 10 days for learning to debate societal issues
  • Regional student entrepreneur bootcamp: A 3-day event designed to boost your project
  • Regional PEPITE summer school for PhD students: 4.5 days in acting as the creator of a new product or service.

Workshop with students
Published on  March 14, 2023
Updated on June 4, 2025