Politehnica University of Timișoara, through its Department of ID/IFR and Digital Education, together with the Multimedia Center and in collaboration with the Spotlight Heritage Timișoara cultural project, invites you to participate in a new edition of the European Researchers’ Night in 2026!

On September 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., we look forward to seeing you at the UPT Technical Museum / ExperimentariuTM (Splaiul Spiru Haret) and the Nokia Campus (21 Republicii Boulevard) for an evening filled with experiments, journeys through virtual worlds, and a glimpse into the future of education through the research findings of the E³UDRES² Alliance and Accelerate Future HEI projects.
Admission is free—visitors will become virtual tourists of the city and discover Timișoara’s history, culture, and heritage through unique, alternative methods, with the opportunity to interact with a complex real-virtual world using state-of-the-art digital technologies!

UPT Technical Museum – ExperimentariuTM:

• A fascinating journey through the history of computer science, with a close look at MECIPT-1, the first Romanian university computer, presented by our experts;
• Stories of the people and the five historic neighborhoods of Timișoara;
• Interactive edutainment, mobile, and mixed reality (AR/MR) applications;
• The latest “Spotlight Heritage Timișoara” Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (AR/MR) apps;
• AR games that let you discover the city’s history and multiculturalism, as well as interact with objects from the city’s cultural heritage;
• The Nokia VR Bell Labs Museum—a virtual reality app that lets participants explore the history of telephones (developed by students in the Master’s program in Multimedia Technologies and launched during the Nokia Bell Labs 100 event).
• Fun activities with science and technology apps;
• Presentation of the results of European research and innovation projects within the E³UDRES² Alliance (About E³UDRES² Arena and what it is) and the “Accelerate Future HEI” project, with a practical look at new directions in the education of the future.

Nokia Campus:

• Interactive edutainment, mobile, and mixed reality apps;
• The latest “Spotlight Heritage Timișoara” apps featuring Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (AR/MR);
• AR games that let you discover the city’s history and multiculturalism, as well as interact with objects from the city’s cultural heritage;
• The Nokia VR Bell Labs Museum—a virtual reality app that lets participants explore the history of telephones (developed by students in the Master’s program in Multimedia Technologies and launched during the Nokia Bell Labs 100 event).

Projects with an Impact on the European Community

Politehnica University of Timișoara’s participation in European Researchers’ Night 2026 is supported by European partnerships within the E³UDRES² Alliance and Accelerate Future HEI projects. These initiatives consistently promote digital education and entrepreneurship for both communities and higher education institutions. During the event, the public will have the opportunity not only to explore interactive experiments and innovative activities but also to discover the results of fundamental and applied research conducted within these projects, thereby reinforcing UPT’s approach to promoting academic excellence and innovation.

The project’s digital components are available online at https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/ and through mobile apps that can be downloaded from the Android and Apple app stores or by searching for “Spotlight Heritage Timișoara.”

● App link for Android users: https://is.gd/SjiIgv
● App link for iOS users: https://is.gd/y6JxeV

Event information is also available at:
● Website: https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/
● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpotlightHeritageTimisoara/

All of the installations are part of the “Spotlight Heritage Timișoara” digital cultural project, which is part of the European Researchers’ Night event.