Bruchhausen Foundation.
Stiftung in Gründung · foundation in formation

Free IT education · Germany

Open knowledge. Free for everyone.

The Bruchhausen Foundation teaches the technologies that build the future — RISC-V, AI/ML, Rust and open source — free of charge, to anyone willing to learn.

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◉ Free courses ◉ Open-source curriculum ◉ Online & in person
LearnFree, open curriculum
Structured courses from first principles to real hardware, published openly and free of charge.
BuildHands-on projects
Write Rust for RISC-V boards, train and deploy ML models, contribute to open-source projects.
ShareGive back
Graduates mentor the next cohort and publish their work under open licenses.

Mission

Education as a public good.

Our purpose is the promotion of education and vocational training (Förderung der Bildung und Berufsbildung). Every course we offer is free, and our materials are published under open licenses.

Access

No fees, no paywall

Anyone can learn, regardless of background, income or prior degree.

Openness

Open-source materials

Curriculum, code and slides are freely reusable, so schools and communities can teach them too.

Practice

Real skills for real jobs

Hands-on training on the hardware and software that industry uses today.

Programs

Four tracks, one open foundation.

Courses are delivered online through riscvml.org and in person at our training center.

Hardware

RISC-V

The open instruction set from the ground up.

  • ISA & assembly
  • Microcontrollers (ESP32-C/P series)
  • Embedded systems
Intelligence

AI / ML

Machine learning from theory to the edge.

  • Python & ML fundamentals
  • Neural networks
  • Edge inference
Systems

Rust

Safe, fast systems programming.

  • Rust fundamentals
  • Embedded Rust
  • Concurrency & safety
Community

Open source

How to contribute and collaborate.

  • Git & workflows
  • Licensing
  • Your first contribution

Training center

Learn in person, in Germany.

Small-group workshops with real hardware at our dedicated training room. Dates and registration will be published here and at riscvml.org.

Workshops

Small groups, real boards

Hands-on sessions with development boards, sensors and tools provided by the foundation.

Registration

Upcoming dates

The first workshop dates will be announced soon. Write to info@bruchhausenfoundation.org to be notified.

Support

Help us keep education free.

The foundation is currently being established. Donations will open once recognition of its charitable status is complete, so that we can issue proper donation receipts.

Want to support, sponsor hardware, teach, or be notified when donations open?

Contact us

Bruchhausen Foundation — bruchhausenfoundation.org

Knowledge grows when it is shared.

Free education in RISC-V, AI/ML, Rust and open source — for everyone.

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