Partners

Halmstad University is a public higher education institution in Sweden, founded in 1983, known for its forward-thinking approach, interdisciplinary research, and strong collaboration with industry and society. The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral education in areas such as information technology, innovation sciences, and health and lifestyle. With more than 11,800 students, 66 professors, and 92 PhD students, it is active in research, innovation, entrepreneurship, digitalization, and social inclusion, with a strong focus on knowledge transfer and cooperation with public and private actors.

Sweden

ACCELERAS is a social enterprise based in Vienna and part of a network of three organisations covering digital, social, and economic dimensions of empowerment. Its mission focuses on “Connecting Workforce Synergies” through systematic and strategic consulting, upskilling and reskilling pathways, and support for sustainable change. The organisation works with low-skilled individuals and vulnerable groups, including migrants, refugees, mothers, single parents, and long-term unemployed people, and provides research, needs analysis, skills assessment, training, curriculum development, and advocacy for alternative upskilling solutions.

Austria

Fundacja Innowacja i Wiedza is a non-profit foundation established in 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. It supports social innovation, entrepreneurship, vocational education and training, adult education, financial education, and lifelong learning. The foundation works especially with socially excluded and vulnerable groups, including migrants, unemployed people, and people with low levels of education, and provides training, online courses, seminars, conferences, workshops, mentoring, and other educational activities. FIIW also has broad experience in project management, public funding, and financial education initiatives delivered across Poland and in international cooperation.

Poland

INSTITUT INPRO is an educational and counselling organisation based in Prague, active mainly in adult education and vocational training within the framework of lifelong learning. Originally established in 1971 and operating in its current form since 1997, it delivers certified educational courses, tailor-made training for SMEs and schools, digital learning tools, e-learning and micro-learning solutions, and educational materials. INPRO also works extensively in website and platform development and has long experience in national and international projects related to education, employability, digital skills, entrepreneurship, and support for different target groups.

Czechia

Bucovina Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 2011 in Suceava, Romania. It supports the sustainable development of communities in North-East Romania, South-West Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova through learning partnerships and continuing training programmes for adults. Its fields of activity include entrepreneurship support, financial education, social and vocational development, innovation, accredited employment services, labour market counselling and mediation, and qualifications in areas such as ICT, entrepreneurship, and trainer training. The organisation works extensively with vulnerable groups, including migrants, minorities, people with disabilities, and people affected by poverty, especially in rural areas.

Romania

Ukrainer in Bonn e.V. is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organisation established in April 2022 in Bonn, Germany, in response to the urgent needs of Ukrainian refugees and migrants displaced by the war. It supports the integration, education, and economic empowerment of Ukrainian migrants, particularly in North Rhine-Westphalia, and works to connect German and Ukrainian communities while preserving cultural identity. The organisation provides language courses, vocational training, career counselling, financial literacy workshops, entrepreneurship support, cultural activities, advocacy, and family support programmes, with a strong focus on migrant women and community-based inclusion.

Germany

ICEP s.r.o. is the Institute of European Certification of Personnel, based in Bratislava, with 15 years of experience as an accreditation, certification, and qualification body. It acts as the National Service Provider of Certiport and specializes in the recognition, certification, and validation of competences, especially digital competences. Its activities include digital certifications, certification of competences, training courses, mobilities, and European projects. ICEP’s mission is to certify formal and non-formal competences through standardized requirements, procedures, and quality assurance measures in line with international standards.

Slovakia