On December 16, took place the final phase and presentation of projects for the first Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), promoted by ISEL in collaboration with the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
This innovative project, dedicated to the theme Flywheel Inverted Pendulum (FLIP), ran from November 11 to December 19, 2025, involving students from the Bachelor's in Applied Physics Engineering (LEFA) and the Master's in Mechanical Engineering (MEM), along with ERASMUS students doing internships at ISEL and colleagues from Amsterdam.
During this period, participants worked in international teams, developing laboratory activities and online meetings, guided by Professors Francisco Campos (DEM/ISEL), Manfred Niehus (DF/ISEL), Mário Mendes (DEM/ISEL), and Pedro Patrício (DF/ISEL).
In the final session, which brought together students from Portugal and Amsterdam in an online format, the groups presented their projects, demonstrating technical skills in areas such as applied physics, sensors and actuators, automatic control (PID), Arduino, DC motors, and 3D printing, as well as transversal skills in collaboration, communication, and international networking.
This initiative was integrated into the curricular unit Physics Engineering Workshops 3 – Estimation and Control of the LEFA program and constituted an extracurricular activity for MEM students.
