In the final conference of the Challenger Project, we explored the key findings of applied research in vocational education and training (VET). The event brought together stakeholders, educators, industry experts and policy makers to discuss the innovative solutions developed by the project to address real challenges in industry and society.
The Challenger project has a primary goal of fostering innovation through VET applied research to build stronger innovation capacity and impact both at the EU and regional level in order to address global challenges and seize opportunities.
Our activities
identifying best practices
Identifying best practice cases of applied research in vocational education and training (VET) and explore existing barriers to integration
makerspace framework
Developing the Next-Generation community makerspace framework, innovation journey for users, and a role model framework for fostering an innovation culture
self-guided
courses
Designing self-guided courses, resources, and pilot the new structure and role model development in open community spaces to achieve meaningful impact for regional communities
project partners
Our partners come from 5 European countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden.
latest news
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Fostering innovation through applied research: The Challenger project’s Final Conference 2024
The Final Conference of the Challenger project, held online on December 3rd, 2024, celebrated the culmination of two years of collaborative work aimed at integrating ...
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Challenger Joins AIRinVET and BARCOVE to Drive Innovation in VET
On October 15th and 16th, the Challenger representative had the pleasure of joining the final event for the AIRinVET project in San Sebastian. This gathering, ...
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pitch training session in graz
As part of the Challenger project, we recently conducted a pitch training session for students engaged in solving real-world challenges. In the project’s final phase, ...
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