You will disover a world of rapid prototyping in just 6 months. Every year from January to June.
Registration for Fab Academy 2025 is open!
Fab Academy is a hands-on rapid prototyping course. Participants learn a true full stack of skills to be able to create high quality proof-of-concept prototypes.
At the core of the Fab Academy is the idea that art, design, and engineering should not be separate fields. Instead, students are encouraged to learn a broad range of skills to accomplish complex goals on their own.
It is a unique learning experience with live online lectures and connects hundreds of students all around the world from Boston, in the USA, to Kamakura in Japan.
Fab Acadeby goes on from mid-January to end-June every year. These are 18 weeks of individual topics ranging from web development and version control to 3D modelling, 3D printing, electronics and embedded programming.
Students have to build their websites and document their progress using Git and GitLab. Make new friends during the course and meet them live at the annual Fab Conference!
Fab Academy offers a distributed rather than distance educational model, students learn in local workgroups, with peers, mentors, and machines, which are then connected globally by content sharing and video for interactive classes.
Take a look at what our studeents have created in 2021.
Modular robot from 3D printable parts
Smart pill case
At home coktail mixer
Puzzle with light
There are two pricing options available: onsite and remote. Use the table below to compare them and choose the one that works for you best.
Fab Academy is open to potential students both coming from technical and non-technical backgrounds. If you have a Low or Medium proficiency in 2D and 3D modeling, Digital fabrication, Electronics programming and Web design and development, the course should be considered a full-time dedication program.
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Remote 4500€ |
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Fab Academy runs in more than 70 Fab Labs, for more than 250 students per year in the largest campus of the world.
Aalto FabLab is located in Otakaari 7 at the heart of Aalto University. There are plenty of bus public transportation options around.
You want to learn more about how Fab Academy works and want to meet us? Make sure that we are available.
Schedule a tour!Please get in touch with us if you have any questions or suggestions. Let us know if you are considering to join the Fab Academy next year. The earlier you consider, the more time we have to make your experience as smooth as possible.
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