What SkillGameLab is
SkillGameLab is a free experiential programme that uses games to help you develop key transferable skills as you prepare to enter the labour market.
Board games, online games, collaborative activities and role-play become opportunities to bring out your potential, recognise the skills you already have and practise new ones.
Why take part?
SkillGameLab combines experimentation, fun and personal growth. By taking part, you will be able to:
- discover something new about yourself;
- develop skills actively and engagingly through gameplay;
- gain useful tools to build your professional future.
Who can participate?
The programme is open to:
- students in the final year of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme;
- graduates who obtained their degree no more than 24 months prior.
How it works
Each SkillGameLab is organised in collaboration with Laborplay, lasts 16 hours and consists of four modules, each lasting 4 hours. Each module focuses on a skill area inspired by the letters of the word PLAY.
- P – POWERED: strength, speed, decision-making skills: Module 1, 4 hours
- L – LEADER: communication, motivation, ability to influence others: Module 2, 4 hours
- A – ACCURATE: checking, attention, analytical skills: Module 3, 4 hours
- Y – easY: calmness, introspection, thinking skills: Module 4, 4 hours
Upcoming SkillGameLab editions
Before taking part, you can take an online test on your gaming habits to identify the PLAY areas in which you are strongest and those you can develop further.
Places are limited and demand is high: please register only after checking that you can attend all sessions. If something comes up, remember to cancel your registration to free up your place for someone else.
1st edition
- Mode: online
- Language: Italian
- Participants: maximum 20
- Registration: from 15 December to 14 January
- Dates:
21 January 2026, 9:00–13:00 (Module 1)
28 January 2026, 14:00–18:00 (Module 2)
5 February 2026, 9:00–13:00 (Module 3)
12 February 2026, 14:00–18:00 (Module 4)
Register online
Take the online test to map your skills.
2nd edition
- Mode: in person
- Language: Italian
- Participants: maximum 20
- Registration: from 25 February to 18 March
- Dates:
25 March 2026, 9:00–18:00, Palazzo Malvezzi – via Zamboni 22, Bologna (Modules 1 and 2)
31 March 2026, 9:00–18:00, Palazzo Malvezzi – via Zamboni 22, Bologna (Modules 3 and 4)
Register via StudentiOnLine
Take the online test to map your skills.
3rd edition
- Mode: in person
- Language: English
- Participants: maximum 15
- Registration: from 15 April to 6 May 2026
- Dates:
13 May 2026, 9:00–18:00, Palazzo Malvezzi – via Zamboni 22, Bologna (Modules 1 and 2)
20 May 2026, 9:00–18:00, Palazzo Malvezzi – via Zamboni 22, Bologna (Modules 3 and 4)
Register via StudentiOnLine
Take the online test to map your skills.
Contacts
SkillGameLab is offered as part of the project "Reti e competenze, ponti fra Università e mondo del lavoro" – Rif_pa 2023-21302/RER, co-funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region under the regional law on talent attraction and development.
