Call for Proposals-2025-Advanced Digital Skills (DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08)
Open Call
Objectives
This topic aims to establish a sectoral academy in quantum. The objective of the Quantum Skills Digital Academy is to serve as a single, central contact point and to provide specialised quantum technologies training and hands on experience at different quantum education levels. It will play an important role in contributing to the objectives of the European Declaration on Quantum Technologies in the domain of quantum skills development and training. The academy will complement the existing EU-funded actions (DIGITAL-2021-SKILLS01, DIGITAL-2022-TRAINING-02, HORIZON-EUROHPC-JU-2023-QEC-05-01) and initiatives in the area of quantum education and training, and leverage industry to close the talent gap in the EU and strengthen the pool of specialists by actively participating in educational material preparation and training offer opportunities.The academy will also identify gaps in existing academic and training activities in the quantum sector, develop new opportunities, scale up successful examples and create a quantum education ecosystem in the EU to improve its capacity to nurture and attract talents. It will thus tackle both the supply side of the training offer by proposing up-to date and flexible education and training pathways to reinforce the number of specialists and the demand side by promoting the uptake of trainings. Moreover, the academy will act as a catalyst for industry to promote careers in the quantum technologies sector, including by promoting the access of women. The academy is also expected to closely collaborate with the EU-funded umbrella action that will coordinate and foster collaboration among sectoral academies and initiatives, as well as with the European Advanced Digital Skills Competitions project that will support the design, manage and run the quantum competition. Additionally, close collaboration will be established with the individual projects in quantum funded under the different topics of SO4, as well as other EU programmes like the Quantum Flagship. The academy will further build synergies and complementarities with other EU funding programmes and existing education and training initiatives such as the EIT Campus, the EIT Community AI and the Deep Tech Talent Initiative (DTTI), the Erasmus+ European Universities Alliances, Alliances for Innovation and Centres of Vocational Excellence, their possible follow-up initiatives, and the Large-Scale Partnerships under the Pact for Skills. The academy will support and strengthen the EU’s strategic needs and technological sovereignty.
The call covers the following topics:
-DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy
-DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Digital Skills Academy in GenAI
-DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Virtual Worlds Skills Academy
Open Call
Objectives
This topic aims to establish a sectoral academy in quantum. The objective of the Quantum Skills Digital Academy is to serve as a single, central contact point and to provide specialised quantum technologies training and hands on experience at different quantum education levels. It will play an important role in contributing to the objectives of the European Declaration on Quantum Technologies in the domain of quantum skills development and training. The academy will complement the existing EU-funded actions (DIGITAL-2021-SKILLS01, DIGITAL-2022-TRAINING-02, HORIZON-EUROHPC-JU-2023-QEC-05-01) and initiatives in the area of quantum education and training, and leverage industry to close the talent gap in the EU and strengthen the pool of specialists by actively participating in educational material preparation and training offer opportunities.The academy will also identify gaps in existing academic and training activities in the quantum sector, develop new opportunities, scale up successful examples and create a quantum education ecosystem in the EU to improve its capacity to nurture and attract talents. It will thus tackle both the supply side of the training offer by proposing up-to date and flexible education and training pathways to reinforce the number of specialists and the demand side by promoting the uptake of trainings. Moreover, the academy will act as a catalyst for industry to promote careers in the quantum technologies sector, including by promoting the access of women. The academy is also expected to closely collaborate with the EU-funded umbrella action that will coordinate and foster collaboration among sectoral academies and initiatives, as well as with the European Advanced Digital Skills Competitions project that will support the design, manage and run the quantum competition. Additionally, close collaboration will be established with the individual projects in quantum funded under the different topics of SO4, as well as other EU programmes like the Quantum Flagship. The academy will further build synergies and complementarities with other EU funding programmes and existing education and training initiatives such as the EIT Campus, the EIT Community AI and the Deep Tech Talent Initiative (DTTI), the Erasmus+ European Universities Alliances, Alliances for Innovation and Centres of Vocational Excellence, their possible follow-up initiatives, and the Large-Scale Partnerships under the Pact for Skills. The academy will support and strengthen the EU’s strategic needs and technological sovereignty.
The call covers the following topics:
-DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy
-DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Digital Skills Academy in GenAI
-DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Virtual Worlds Skills Academy