Competence Centres

The Chips for Europe Initiative will support a network of competence centres, located across Europe, that will provide access to technical expertise and experimentation in the area of semiconductors, helping companies, SMEs in particular, to approach and improve design capabilities and developing skills. The competence centres will become poles of attraction for innovation and for new talent. They will require close collaboration between researchers and industry. They will increase availability of internships and apprenticeships, raise students’ awareness of the opportunities in the field and provide support dedicated scholarships for students also aiming at increasing women participation, among others via the EU STEM Coalition.