Academic programs are trying to implement edge technologies on their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees offerings. In this paper authors present the experience of a dedicated electromobility research project and its alternative use for academic purposes. A case study is selected in a university in Chile, where the design of a new laboratory that serves for e-mobility research and for careers activities is described as an example of a long-term academic strategy. The numerous activities derived from a governmental funded academic research represents a parallel opportunity for continuous student education on high tech fields, in such a way that active student participation is highlighted as a successful academic knowledge transfer. In a period of nine months, over nineteen students from Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Bachelor’s Degree in Automotive Engineering have direct participation, through student internships and four final degree projects are being developed.