Mr. Jon Labaka is the Executive director of TKNIKA. It is a centre promoted by the Deputy Ministry of Vocational Education and Training of the Education Department of the Basque Government. Innovation and applied research are at the core of Tknika. We work on innovative projects in the areas of technology, education and management involving…
Josu Torrealdea Zarrabe is the Executive Director of CIFP MAKINA – ERREMINTA LHII- IMH. What does the Advanced manufacturing sector represent for the Basque Country? Advanced Manufacturing is key for the Basque Country’s economic growth and hence its welfare. It is one of its main regional drivers and it is a priority within…
Iosune Irazabal is a mechanical engineer at the University of Mondragon. She started her career at the CIFP Miguel Altuna in 2001 where she held different positions as part of the centre’s management team, seven of which as Director (until September 2020). While being Director of CIFP Miguel Altuna, she was also the president of…
EARLALL organised, on 14 October 2021, a workshop entitled: “Transnational cooperative learning factories & interconnected regional skills ecosystems in Advanced Manufacturing” at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2021. The session was featuring the EXAM 4.0 Erasmus+ project and gathered project partners, regional and local stakeholders, companies and students from the Vocational Education and…
The EXAM 4.0 partnership will host the “Transnational cooperative learning factories and interconnected regional skills ecosystems in AM” workshop at the European Week of Regions & Cities 2021. The event is organised by project partners DHBW, TKNIKA and EARLALL, and will take place online on 14 October at 11:30 (CEST). The session will introduce the concept…
A learning factory (LF) is a learning environment where processes and technologies are based on a real industrial site which allows a direct approach to the product creation process. Learning factories are based on a didactical concept emphasizing experimental and problem-based learning. The continuous improvement philosophy is facilitated by own actions and interactive involvement of…
Project partners TKNIKA and Miguel Altuna (Basque Country), DHBW (Germany), and Da Vinci College (the Netherlands) hosted online regional events on 23 June 2021 aimed at engaging local stakeholders in EXAM 4.0 activities and transferring its results. TKNIKA and Miguel Altuna gathered key Basque stakeholders in the field of skills for Advanced Manufacturing (AM) and introduced…
Noelia Cantero is the Director of EARLALL, the European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning. EARLALL is a Brussels-based network of regions aiming to contribute to EU policy-making and strengthen multilevel cooperation in the field of lifelong learning. Based on the unique strengths of every region and local authority, EARLALL facilitates regional…
Unai Ziarsolo is a Senior Project Manager at CIFP Miguel Altuna. He has promoted the implementation of the advanced manufacturing lab at Miguel Altuna with a holistic view of the impact of the digital transition in VET centres, framed in the smart VET centres’ implementation strategy. Unai Ziarsolo is involved in many national and international…
Curt Nicoling Gymnasiet is implementing key enabling technologies to be able to organize meetings with local SMEs’ customers. They are developing what they call a “Nod”, a physical space where local companies can virtually meet with their customers. In this way they can “physically” meet their customers in a virtual way to discuss products, designs,…