Immersive Design Challenge 2026

By Martin

Great news for students worldwide interested in design, sustainability and digital innovation!

Whether you’ve already joined the 2026 Siemens Immersive Design Challenge or are just discovering it, you now have more time to get involved. To help everyone develop a strong and creative idea, the Round 1 submission deadline has been extended by one week:

New deadline: Monday, 2 February 2026 – 12:00 PM EST / 18:00 CET

Fun Fact: Last year’s winning team FAU signed up 2 days before the deadline! So seize this opportunity and complete the 3 steps below by the deadline.

Register for the Challenge
Create or join a team
Finalize your entry by answering five short questions

There are many great reasons for getting involved in the challenge, from opportunities to build your skills through upcoming and on-demand webinars, earning digital badges, career networking and great prizes. I’ve written about my favorites below.

“A big thank you to Siemens for creating such a well-structured and inspiring Challenge. It was a great learning experience.” 2025 Student Participant

Join Siemens and Google at our Upcoming Webinar – Register Now

Explore how creative ideas evolve into innovative, world-class products in this inspiring session. Hear from a leading Google Design Engineer working on the Pixel phone, who will share how a product develops from early sketches to 3D models and a finished design, drawing on years of industry experience.

📅 Thursday 22 January 2026 | 3:00 PM CET
🎓 Students and faculty welcome
👉 Sign up here

Catch Up on Previous Webinars

All registered users can access recordings of past sessions on the Challenge platform, with expert speakers from Siemens and our industry partners, covering essential learning whether you are entering the challenge or just want to upskill with real industry knowledge. From embedding sustainability to Digital Threads and Immersive Engineering you’re sure to find something valuable to your studies right now.

Gain visibility in our Talent Directory

When you submit your Round 1 idea, every team member earns a digital badge and is featured in the Talent Directory, giving Siemens and industry partners visibility of your Challenge experience and the skills you’ve developed: a great way to support your future career pathway.

Great Prizes for the Top Teams

Hands-on training with Sony XR head-mounted display and Siemens Designcenter X NX
Career development opportunities, including mock interviews with Siemens professionals
Visibility within Siemens’ talent pipeline
Shortlisted teams will get free tickets to Realize LIVE 2026 or equivalent regional event
Full curated experience for winning student teams with all travel and accommodation paid to the prestigious Siemens event ‘Realize LIVE 2026’ (or equivalent regional event) alongside Siemens experts and industry leaders.
And of course, fantastic Siemens merch.

We also recognize the universities of the winning teams, who will receive A faculty invitation (tickets, travel, accommodation) to Realize LIVE or equivalent regional event, A Sony XR headset with a 1-year Designcenter X NX Academic Edition license and a dedicated Career Opportunities webinar.

If you still feel you need some extra skills to make the most of this opportunity, I strongly recommend you check out our brand new Siemens designed Expedite – Skills for Competitions microcredential offering exercises and theory to apply in real life during your Challenge experience. As one of our current competitors wrote

“…the microcredential was especially valuable for me. The course content was extremely easy to understand while still being very informative, and I particularly enjoyed how interactive the assessments were. I’ve already started applying what I learned in the Challenge, and I can definitely see these skills being useful well beyond competitions as well.”

Get Involved Now!

Whether you’re already part of the Challenge or just getting started, don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts, innovate with immersive technologies, collaborate globally and compete for exciting prizes.

Register, create a team and submit your idea by 2 February 2026, 12:00 PM EST / 18:00 CET!