EIT Digital Professional School: Sealing Europe’s position as a formidable digital powerhouse

The road to recovery post-COVID-19 is a pivotal time for us as a society. At an exponentially faster rate, companies and individuals must embrace digital business models and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and transform their businesses to survive and thrive.

In the recent research report in The Future of Jobs Report 2020, the World Economic Forum has projected an increased talent to fill jobs in technology and green economy roles. These new jobs are forecast to be at the forefront of the data and AI economy, engineering, cloud computing, and product development. By 2025, the WEF calculates that 44% of the skills employees use to perform their roles will change.

A business’s success will hinge on their adoption of digital tools and future-forward interventions. Universities and professional education institutions offer professional education across the digital field for a workforce seeking to narrow the digital skills gap.

To fill the need for modern education and training systems that prepare job seekers with the digital skills to narrow the digital skill gap, and among these institutions, EIT Digital Professional School stands out as the leader of the pack.

EIT Digital is Europe’s leading digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation

EIT Digital is a pioneer in Europe’s digital transformation and boasts of a digital ecosystem comprising over 300 top European corporations, SMEs, startups, universities, and research institutes.

Their focus on open collaboration between students, researchers, engineers, business developers, and entrepreneurs allows for regional innovation and leadership development.

EIT Digital Professional School: Technical education with a business focus

With all classes taught live and online, EIT Digital Professional School has a strong portfolio of 11 courses, each compact, succinct, informative, and applicable to enabling the digital transformation of your business and growing your career. The school’s hands-on approach supports both individuals and organisations seeking growth by creating a learning ecosystem developed by some of Europe’s most prestigious universities of technology and industry partners.

Courses for all aspects of career and company growth

Those seeking career growth can take short, effective courses in subjects like Digital Transformation, taught in collaboration EIT Digital’s partner KTH Executive Business School, where students learn how to digitize for the now and the wider impacts it can have on overall customer experience.

Those seeking to understand the business opportunities in Artificial Intelligence can learn about the Business Implications of AI, where the possibilities of intelligent automation and decision making can be weighed out with resource management and optimization.

In business, it’s the new adage that “data is gold,” but understanding how to mine and understand the analytics are vital to giving companies an edge over competitors. Using data to move your company in a strategic direction is the focus of the Applied Data Science course being taught by EIT Digital’s partner Bright Cape. In conjunction with the Politecnico di Milano, the C-suite, managers and decision-makers will find the foundations of data analysis offered in the Data Science for Business Innovation course. Understanding big data, machine learning and the sundry tools and methods used in data science, leaders will get a broad understanding on how to use these to propel company success.

Courses are also offered in cybersecurity, Industry 4.0, sustainability, blockchain and other emerging technologies – each future-focused, business-relevant and tailored specifically for individuals seeking clear understanding,  pragmatic uses and business-focused outcomes in our digital future.

Course Spotlight: Blockchain for the Decision Makers

EIT Digital’s collaboration with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics has resulted in a course that presents learners with an opportunity to learn about and evaluate business processes based on blockchain concepts.

The course focuses on the changes in the business architecture and how businesses can harness blockchainification — the gradual introduction of the benefits of the blockchain principles into existing solutions.

Zeno Amtmann, IT Consultant at AAM Management Consulting, enrolled in Blockchain for The Decision Maker at EIT Digital. Opting for an EIT Digital professional education was an easy decision – it is a leading European institution in digital education.

The 20-year industry veteran added that the education partner and course organiser in this course, the prestigious Budapest University of Technology and Economics was the other determining factor in his decision.

“Blockchain seems to be a promising solution to several issues that we face today. However, its full potential is poorly understood,” Amtmann says.

“It seemed beneficial to spend time studying this field and expand my knowledge in this area as part of my continuous learning.“

The course supported his professional upskilling in the advantages and essentials of the blockchain paradigm: “It offered a great deal of new knowledge and a better understanding of this new phenomenon,” Amtmann concludes.

Register your interest to learn more about EIT Digital Professional School’s, Blockchain for the Decision Maker fully online course.

The EIT Digital Professional School collaborates with renowned partners to help companies drive their digital transformation.

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