TBS Education's new signature spaces
The Agora, Lab, Studio, Place,… 725 m² of the Toulouse campus renovated into innovative spaces with an eco-responsible approach.
Welcome to The Kross!
TBS Education's new signature spaces
New spaces,
new services
Each space embodies the pedagogical signature and the learning, entrepreneurial and responsible spirit of TBS Education. They are a place of cooperation, creativity and reflexivity, open to the whole community.
Discover The Kross...
The street
The street is the central space that connects all the others. Armchairs, trees, a coffee machine and a water fountain invite you to relax and enjoy informal exchanges.
The agora
The agora is a new type of circular space dedicated to debate, reflexivity, case studies and role-playing. To encourage concentration and active listening, no plugs or tables for computers or smartphones have been installed.
Capacity: 48 people
The lab
The lab is a modular space dedicated to group work, project-based learning, hackathons, meet-ups, design thinking and peer-to-peer learning.
Capacity: 48 people
The studio
The studio is a space for recording videos and podcasts, as well as for experimenting with new technologies such as virtual and mixed reality.
The place
The place is an open space where you can exchange ideas, get inspired, work in a friendly environment and access new services (book loan, ebook reader, AI computer, pedagogical advice).
Bubbles
A dozen working rooms of varying sizes are available for teamwork, creativity sessions or coaching appointments.
A laboratory of practice and innovation
An eco-responsible approach
A co-constructed project
The resource team
A laboratory of practice and innovation
These new spaces invite you to experience and test new teaching, learning and working practices. They naturally encourage a change in learning and teaching posture, and the development of key skills in communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.
Spaces are designed for different uses but are interconnected. Innovative ideas can emerge in the Place, be debated in the Agora, be transformed into projects in the Lab, be communicated via the Studio and, why not, incubated at TBSeeds. In this way, each space supports and accelerates the key stages in the process of creativity and innovation, in synergy with a stimulating and responsible ecosystem.
An eco-responsible approach
The space is an innovative example of a space refurbished in a responsible way, with existing furniture reused, responsible reuse and overcycling by regional companies, for a positive CSR impact balance.
For instance:
- 14 tonnes of materials recycled
- 74% furniture reuse, 17% over-recycling and 9% responsible new items
- 14 partners, including 10 in Occitanie
A co-constructed project
The project was developed in consultation with our students, lecturers and teaching teams, through questionnaires and co-construction workshops. It continues to evolve on a daily basis, based on a “test & learn” approach with users.
The resource team
In order to provide individualized support for each user and roll out a new range of services, these areas are run jointly by a cross-functional team:
- • The Pedagogy and Innovation team supports teachers and lecturers in instructional design and the development of innovative teaching methods.
- • The Entrepreneurship team supports entrepreneurs from the TBSeeds incubator
- • The DSI and Library team supports the use of digital technology and access to information and resources.