Funded by the EuroHPC JU, this programme will address the growing demand for highly skilled professionals in High Performance Computing, a domain that remains central to Europe’s digital sovereignty and technological leadership. to be considered for this distinguished programme. as the coordinating organisation, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, the Politecnico di Milano, the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , the Sorbonne University, and the Sofia University, as well as two universities previously involved as Participating Universities AGH University of Krakow and VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, and the newly selected member of the consortium, the Freie Universität Berlin. They are joined by 13 participating universities, as well as leading supercomputing centres and industry partners, ensuring students’ access to advanced infrastructure. Sustained collaboration with industry enhances the impact, reinforcing the link between education, research, and innovation., supporting cross-institutional learning and resource sharing. Moreover, in cooperation with the European Technology Platform for High-Performance Computing (ETP4HPC), the project further strengthens its engagement with industry, ensuring that graduates are well prepared to meet Europe’s technological and labour market needs. This programme is a strategic investment in Europe’s future HPC, AI & Quantum experts and leaders. and Alice Recoque, Europe’s first exascale systems. is a project funded by the EuroHPC JU, under the Digital Europe Programme with a total budget of EUR 7 million. The project is part of the EuroHPC JU’s broader strategy to develop a full European supercomputing ecosystem and to widen the use of HPC infrastructures.

Launched in January 2022, the project is coordinated by the University of Luxembourg and composed of European universities, research/supercomputing centres and industrial and SMEs partners. The educational programme of the project officially started in Autumn 2022 with a first cohort of students.