Since its founding, CNPEM has carried a strong tradition in the scientific training of young talent through its schools and internship opportunities, such as the summer scholarship program. Going even farther and creating an interdisciplinary higher education program in science, technology, and innovation with an innovative teaching model seemed audacious and extremely challenging, but its founders made their dreams a reality and overcame the first major hurdles. They began a real revolution in the way that science, technology, and innovation are taught, with the country’s best infrastructure for this training and innovative educational methods that allow us to dream big for the future of this new generation of scientists. The contacts we’ve had with Ilum’s first generation of students show that the admissions process was also brilliant, and the future is promising.