Today we had the pleasure to work with the Musical High School of Volos to design solutions inspired by nature (biomimicry or nature-based solutions) for addressing climate change impact in our town. 14 students and their teachers, Ms. Chrysoula Makri and Afroditi Kalantzopoulou, visited the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The activity was organised within Erasmus+ project Let’s Mimic, which develops learning resources for introducing biomimicry principles in learning.

Students participated in team building and creativity exercises. Then, they were familiarised with biomimicry principles and examples, such as termite mounds for natural cooling of buildings, kingfisher beak shape inspiring bullet train design for reduced friction and noise, whale fins inspiring windmill design for energy production, seaweed cultivation for CO2 absorption, green roofs and terraces for clean air and temperature control in cities, and more.

Students used the activities of the LET’s MIMIC toolkit to design solutions inspired by nature for protecting their home town of Volos, Greece against the impact of climate change through biomimicry solutions.

We would like to thank the school for the collaboration and hope to inspire environmental mindsets to tomorrow’s innovative thinkers.

Piloting started in Greece by using LET’s MIMIC methodologies, digital learning services, and resources with students in real-life learning activities in the context of course ECE553 Design Thinking, an elective in the 4th year of studies. 130 students are enrolled in the course in the fall 2025 semester. Students engaged with the Bullet Train activity, which is part of the LET’s MIMIC training modules, and aims at the design of a more efficient high speed train through inspiration from the Kingfisher, Adeli penguin, and owls for efficiency (reducing friction) and noise reduction see more

Project Let’s Mimic organised a webinar in the context of Erasmus+ Days 2025, a pan-European initiative for celebrating and showcasing Erasmus+ research projects funded by the European Commission. The audience was familiarised with the principles of biomimicry and innovative digital learning tools and resources developed by the project.

The webinar occurred on October 15, 2025, from 12.00 to 12.30. It was announced on the official Erasmus+ Days official program, see link Biomimicry innovation inspired by the wisdom of nature – ErasmusDays. See more on the event see more.

Project Let’s Mimic organised a capacity building event for teachers, researchers and scientists to promote the ability to innovate inspired by nature through a biomimicry methodology, a pioneering design method based on natural models and processes to introduce sustainable solutions. The action took place in Porto, Portugal, between 1 and 3 July 2025, with the participation of 15 scientists from Romania, France, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Greece. The event aimed to equip trainers, researchers, and scientists with the creative and practical skills needed for the green transition by drawing inspiration from time-tested models, processes, and strategies of the natural world see more

On November 19, 2024, ATS organized a dissemination event with teachers from a local kindergarten to introduce the concept of biomimicry and its application in early childhood education. The event aimed to provide teachers with simple, age-appropriate examples of biomimicry that can be easily integrated into their teaching practices. The presentation began with an introduction to biomimicry, explaining its definition and importance, and how nature’s strategies can inspire innovative solutions to human challenges.
During the event, several simple biomimicry examples were presented that are suitable for young children, relevance to everyday experiences, making them accessible and engaging for young learners. The core of the presentation focused on the six steps of biomimicry: Define, Biologize, Discover, Abstract, Emulate, and Evaluate see more

On November 27, 2024, ATS organized a dissemination event with students from Valahia University.
The event aimed to provide an introduction to the Let’s mimic project and the concept of Biomimicry. During the event, examples inspired by nature were presented to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing society, illustrating how Biomimicry can address problems in society. These examples highlighted both the challenges encountered and the nature-inspired solutions that were used to solve these challenges. The aim was to deepen the participants’ understanding of the concept of Biomimicry and its potential to contribute to the sustainable and efficient development of problems in various fields see more

On 06 February 2025, ATS has organised a dissemination event with the high school students from Turkey who were participating in an internship. The event aimed to introduce the students to the principles of Biomimicry and its application in vocational education and training (VET). The highlight of the event was a comprehensive presentation on the Biomimicry Design Process.

The students were introduced to the six steps of the biomimicry process: Define, Biologize, Discover, Abstract, Emulate, and Evaluate. Each step was explained in detail, with real-world examples illustrating how these principles can be applied to solve human challenges. see more

The 3rd consortium meeting was organised by the University of Thessaly in Volos, Greece on April 10 – 11, 2025, with the participation of all project partners. The meeting took place in hybrid mode. It provided an excellent opportunity to collaborate closely on the project implementation, including the LET’s MIMIC biomimicry learning design, the self-regulated learning kit, the biomimicry training modules, the digital learning platform, and other interventions. Partners further made plans for future implementation, including piloting activities with students and educators, capacity building, and multiplier events see more

LET’s MIMIC organised a learning event that engaged 15 high school students from the High School of Dimini in rural Magnesia, Greece. The event occurred in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Lab on March 31, 2025. Students engaged in biomimicry for designing solutions inspired by nature to address the United Nations Sustainability Goals (UN SDG’s). The event promoted student creativity and collaboration. It emphasised the importance of using nature’s wisdom to address complex challenges of the 21st century in a manner that respects communities, biodiversity, and ecosystems see more

Project LET’s MIMIC was presented in an online workshop titled Modelling Critical Thinking and Trust in the AI Era. The workshop took place on November 28, 2024. It presented a good opportunity to introduce project objectives, activities, and results to a European audience with direct interest in innovative, digitally-enhanced learning design for wide purposes and for sustainability in particular. The presentation was delivered by Hariklia Tsalapatas of the University of Thessaly. See the event program