Learn how to design and pitch a startup venture in 5 days, form international teams, develop your entrepreneurial skills and learn how to pitch to investors at Exeter's Technology Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Idea not essential.

Take a deep dive into entrepreneurship, experience how to launch a startup venture with a 5-day international, in-person extra-curricular Technology Entrepreneurship Bootcamp programme on Exeter’s Streatham Campus. Experience Exeter’s startup ecosystem! - Bring your idea or join a team, (team formation on day 1) - Open to all backgrounds and disciplines. Highly diverse teams make the strongest startups - Open to undergraduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research level attendees and beyond Idea to pitch in 5 days! Work with team members from around the world to develop your ideas, create impact, deliver value and learn how to pitch to investors. Innovation and entrepreneurial mindset skills are highly transferable and valued by graduate employers across all industries.

We are happy to announce the 18th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems will be held on  Monday 27th July to Thursday 30th July 2026 at the University of Exeter, UK.

It is the premier conference in variable structure and sliding mode control and brings together people from academia and industry.