Build Future — Free Engineering School for High School Students
A nine-month practical engineering programme for grades 9–11 students and first-year college students (ages 14–18): physics, robotics, soldering, programming, 3D modelling — over 120 hours of learning and a team engineering project. Saturday classes in Kyiv (KAI): 4 hours in-person + 1 hour online. Completely free — funded by donors and companies. Applications are open for the 2026–2027 school year via Google Form on the website.
- Age
- 14–18 yrs
- Cost
- Free — Безкоштовно для учасника. Навчання оплачують донори, благодійники та компанії-партнери
- Applications
- Every yearwatch for the next intake
- Format
- Online and in person
- Where
- Kyiv
- Organiser
- Build Future Ukraine
Who can apply
- Age 14–18 yrs
- Заявка через Google-форму на сайті
Study Programme
Nine-month annual education programme, classes on Saturdays in Kyiv (KAI). Format: 4 hours in-person + 1 hour online each week.
Participants Receive
- Weekly lectures in physics and engineering with mentor guidance
- Practical sessions on building models and prototypes under mentors' supervision
- Teamwork on real engineering challenges — projects for your CV
- Mentoring sessions, company visits, and a career path: school — university — work
- Gradual progression from introductory experiments to full independent projects
- Study of mechanics, electronics, thermodynamics, optics, programming, and digital manufacturing
- Skills in soldering, programming, 3D modelling, and building electronic circuits
Who This Is For
You study in grades 9, 10, or 11 or in first-year college, you're interested in physics, technology, and engineering, you want to learn soldering, programming, and 3D modelling, you're ready to work in a team and dedicate time to your own projects, you want to try yourself in engineering before university.
An advantage if you've participated in olympiads.
Results from Year One (2025–2026)
- 61 participants completed over 120 hours of learning
- Together with their teams created 19 engineering projects
- Projects included a robotic manipulator arm for demining and an evacuation platform for the wounded
- Build Future students came first at Ingenium — Europe's first engineering olympiad of this format (2026)
- Programme rating from parents: 9.97 out of 10