Europe's green and digital transitions are transforming the skills required in the labour market. The EVOLVE project brings together higher education institutions, public authorities, businesses, and civil society organisations to develop innovative solutions for identifying and addressing future skills needs.
The project will create an AI-driven skills intelligence and forecasting tool, develop models for recognising skills acquired through formal, non-formal, and informal learning, and design micro-credentials that support reskilling and upskilling. These solutions will be piloted in the textile sector and validated through close collaboration between education and industry partners across Europe.
Through cross-sectoral collaboration and international staff exchanges, EVOLVE aims to strengthen the connection between education and working life and support more inclusive, future-ready skills ecosystems.
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences plays a key role in EVOLVE and leads the work package "Policy Recommendations and Exploitation of Results". The work package focuses on translating project outcomes into evidence-based policy recommendations and ensuring the long-term sustainability and uptake of the project's results among education providers, employers, and policymakers.
Duration: 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2030
Project team at Haaga-Helia: Minna Fred (project manager), Marjaana Mäkelä and Kalle Vihtari
Project partners: Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (Malta, project coordinator), University of Malta (Malta), Citizens in Power (Cyprus), Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Austria), Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), University of Agriculture in Kraków (Poland) and Helixconnect Balkans (Serbia)
Funding: EVOLVE receives funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe programme through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges scheme.
