BACKGROUND

The adventure of Industry 4.0 is already assuming its rhythm in today’s business environment and agendas. Companies are dramatically changing their working processes, which poses major challenges as they require proactive adaptation to the digital culture, particularly regarding its workforce’ skills and competences. Hence, it is critical that businesses and universities join efforts and take an active role in preparing the next workforce and, simultaneously, support the current once through lifelong learning and continuous training.

By creating a community of practice, UoF will bring together actors from the quadruple helix (businesses, universities, public authorities and students) to address the existing gap in the current offer in Higher Education and co-create innovative and multidisciplinary solutions adjusted to the current and upcoming challenges of a digital era.