Student Projects for the GCSM 2026

Student Projects at GCSM – Shaping the Future of Sustainable Manufacturing

The GCSM invites universities worldwide to showcase their innovative and practice-oriented student projects with a focus on sustainable manufacturing.

For this year's conference, selected universities have the opportunity to send up to two students per student project to present results of semester-long projects related to sustainability.

The Student Projects format is designed to combine academic excellence, practical impact, and international exchange. It offers students a unique platform to demonstrate their ideas, research and prototypes to a global audience of leading experts in sustainable manufacturing.

Key Facts

• Eligible Participants: Universities worldwide

• Team Size: Up to 2 students per student project

• Project Focus: Practice-oriented student projects related to Sustainable Manufacturing

• Requirements for participation:
  • Development of a prototype (virtual or physical) showcasing the project’s results
  • Elaboration of a poster for the project expo during the conference
  • Writing of a conference paper, which can be published in the official conference proceedings as open access in the Springer's Book Series "Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering"
• Costs: Participating students are exempt from paying the conference and publication fee and will be able to participate in all conference activities. The GCSM will not finance travel and accommodation costs. However, we can assist students in finding inexpensive accommodation.
• Selection Limit: A maximum of 12 Student Projects will be accepted

Important Dates

Project Abstract Submission	March 30, 2026
Final Presentation of Student Projects and Selection	June 15th, 2026
Submission of Student Papers	July 15th, 2026
Review of Student Papers	August 3rd, 2026

Project Submission

If you are interested in supervising a group of students in such a project, feel free to submit a project abstract directly to our conference platform, by selecting the “GCSM Student Projects track.”