For our Pledgers and the Talents following the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative we would like to draw your attention to this funding opportunity.
As part of the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL), the European Commission (EC) has launched its seventh call for proposals on advanced digital skills with a total budget of 55 million EUR to support specialised education programmes in key capacity areas.
The overall objective of this Call is to support excellence in higher education institutions, making them world leaders in training the digital specialists of the future and to increase the capacity of the educational offer in the area of advanced digital skills. This should lead to the development of dynamic digital educational ecosystems where higher education institutions as well as innovative partners from industry and research work together to attract and retain the best talents worldwide. Actions funded under this topic will contribute to the target of 20 million ICT specialists in the EU by 2030, as set in the Digital Decade Policy Programme
Projects funded under this topic should collaborate with other projects in the program that support technology deployment, and also connect and collaborate with programs and initiatives like Erasmus+, European Universities Alliances, Erasmus+ Alliances for Innovation, European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs), the EIT Campus, the Deep Tech Talent Initiative and its future projects, and the Large Scale Partnerships under the Pact for Skills.
The Advanced Digital Skills Call #7 is open to consortiums composed of a minimum 6 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 4 different eligible countries to support the design and delivery of higher education programme(s) at ISCED levels 6 (Bachelor’s or equivalent level), 7 (Master’s or equivalent level) or 8 (doctoral or equivalent level) leading to a degree and to develop related self-standing modules (online, hybrid or in-person) leading to a certification.
Proposals under this topic must address the design and delivery of one of the following types of programmes:
Type 1: Programme(s) to build up advanced digital skills in one of the following key digital areas:
- Virtual worlds
- Edge computing
- Quantum computing
- Photonics
- Robotics and automatization
Type 2.1: Interdisciplinary programme(s), targeting at the acquisition of advanced green digital skills related to specific technologies such as AI, data analytics, extended reality, robotics, cloud computing, internet of things and machine learning in the following specific sectors related to the green transition:
- Agriculture
- Transport
- Renewable energy
- Waste management
Type 2.2: Interdisciplinary programme(s), targeting at the acquisition of advanced digital skills for:
- Government and public sector
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