VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava was founded in 1849, and has since grown into a modern institution of higher learning. Ostrava has long been a hub of major industry in central Europe, and study and research at VŠB-TUO is informed by historically close ties with major international companies, as well as by joint research and mobility programmes with university partners the world over. VŠB-TUO is the fourth largest university in the Czech Republic with over 20,000 students studying in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in seven faculties and two all-University study programmes. VŠB-TUO has more than 2,500 employees.

vsb@project-drives.eu

Eupportunity is an EU affairs consulting company, founded in 2009, with a deep knowledge of the European institutions, its procedures and a respectable network of contacts in Brussels.
Through representation and advocacy services we identify the key issues, the political players and analyse the trends at stake to build up a personalised and up to date advocacy and public affairs strategy by drawing up action plans, targets and the respective timetables. With 9 permanent staff, we represent interests’ positions in all relevant fora and define measures to support communicating and disseminating expertise or activities from different entities in the international arena and promote increasing awareness of developments and trends in several domains and sectors.

eupportunity@project-drives.eu 

Semta Group, an employer-led UK education and skills organisation which specialises in meeting the unique needs of the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector and associated industries. We bring together employers, education and government to provide expert guidance, skills solutions and employment focused initiatives to create the highly skilled, dynamic workforce required to drive future global success.

enginuity@project-drives.eu

Established in 2009, SPIN360's mission is to support innovation and development strategies for Enterprises and whole industrial sectors in the fields of Employment, training, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility EcoDesign of processes and products, Supply chain management.  SPIN 360 specialised researches help the strategic development of corporations and whole industrial sectors in the fields of: Employment, Skills development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability and life cycle assessment.

spin360@project-drives.eu

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) is a premier University of Technology in Europe, founded in 1811, has about 13000 students, and a staff of ca. 3300. TUGraz has strong connections with the industry. About 1/3 of the total University budget is earned from contractual work.

tugraz@project-drives.eu

At the University of Twente, we are pioneers in fusing technology, science and engineering with social sciences to impact the world around us. Our driving force as students, scientists and educators is a deep sense of connection with people who share a curious, entrepreneurial spirit.

utwente@project-drives.eu

ACEA is a European association of vehicle manufacturers covering in practice all OEMs in the EU (cca 99% of the production in the EU). It represents the interests of the industry towards the European institutions and is the key stakeholder in all the areas related to the automotive industry – industrial policy, climate and energy policies and transport policy. ACEA also coordinates inputs and the perspectives of the automotive sector where due to the subsidiarity principle the key competences are in the hands of the member states – like education, social policy etc.  ACEA belongs to the essential partners to the European Commission when preparing legislative and non-legislative initiatives in the areas relevant to the industrial policy and automotive sector at all.

The AIC-Automotive Intelligence Center is a unique value-generation center for the automotive industry, based on a concept of open innovation, in which companies improve their competitiveness through cooperation. AIC is profoundly market-oriented, adding value to the automotive sector at a global level by integrating knowledge, technology and industrial development under a single umbrella.

aic@project-drives.eu

The Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association–APIA – was established in 1994 and today gathers the most important companies operating in the automotive industry: manufacturers, importers of motor vehicles, as well as other reputed companies acting in the field of spare parts, accessories or lubricants, having more than 60 members. Starting with the year 1996, APIA is a full right member of the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers–OICA, forum of the world motor vehicle manufacturers.

apia@project-drives.eu

Budapest University of Technology Economics (BME) was founded in 1782, and is one of the largest higher educational institutions in the field of engineering in Central Europe with about 24.000 students and 1200 teachers and researchers.

CLEPA is the voice of European automotive suppliers, representing over 3.000 companies which employ 5.000.000 employees, invest over €20 billion yearly in R&I and provide solutions for safe, smart and sustainable mobility.

clepa@project-drives.eu

Founded in 1993, SFC - Sistemi Formativi Confindustria is a consortium that designs and coordinates training, research, and technical assistance projects on both National and European levels.

East Automotive Alliance is the cluster organization with legal status of association. It is non-government, apolitical and democratic business community organization. EAA has been formally founded in February 2015. The cluster concept had been formed since 2010 – before the initiative existed as an informal group of managers of international companies. The Board of EAA forms top managers of 4 companies

EfVET is a unique European-wide professional association which has been created by and for providers of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in all European countries. Its mission is to champion and enrich technical and vocational education and training through transnational co-operation by building a pan-European network of institutions and practitioners.

efvet@project-drives.eu

ETRMA represents the interests of the European Tyre and Rubber Industry in the European Union. ETRMA represents 12 tyre companies and national associations in 10 European Members States. Its membership not only covers the production of all types of tyres, but also of the hundreds of rubber articles which are essential components of the vehicle.

etrma@project-drives.eu

FH JOANNEUM offers students sound academic training – our programmes are practice-oriented, project-based and interdisciplinary. In other words, we work in close cooperation with businesses and industry to put acquired knowledge into practice, we develop innovative solutions for topical issues in applied research projects and forge links to related disciplines.

Gestamp Technology Institute (GTI) was founded to meet the present and future demands of the Global Automotive Industry in relation to highly skilled and specialized professionals and it was set up to address the challenging task of developing specific fundamental skills training for all Gestamp worldwide.

gti@project-drives.eu

IDESCOM is a non-profit private association created in 2012 for civic purposes. Our main focus is on education, learning and training. IDESCOM works mainly with projects which aim is to stimulate a growing educational level and to increase the professional capacity of specific target groups as a way to improve a better and innovative performance in technical professional sectors. To enhance the competitiveness and the economic development are therefore the goals of our work, within the context and the perspective of the European framework of sectoral training interests in an economically and culturally globalized world.

The Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV) was created on 26 December 1979 and is part of polytechnic higher education in Portugal. The institution has 7000 students and 400 teachers. The diverse range of training offered, expressed in undergraduate, master's, post-graduate, post-graduate, Advanced Professional Technical Courses (CTeSP) and Short Courses taught, coupled with a strategy of partnerships with the corporate, educational, Cultural and social development of the region, provide graduates with a rapid insertion into their working lives, while simultaneously developing and advancing the region and the country.

ipv@project-drives.eu

Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, "Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta" S. Coop., located in Mondragon (Gipuzkoa - Spain) is a non-profit education cooperative of integral character declared of public utility. It is the legal holder of the Higher Polytechnic School of Mondragon Unibertsitatea (hereinafter EPS-MU) and its main activities are higher engineering education, vocational education, long life learning and research and technology transfer to companies and other public or private entities.

Founded in 1967, SERNAUTO, the Spanish Association of Automotive Suppliers, is:  

The voice of the sector representing the interests of its member companies before public administrations and public and private institutions, both Spanish and international.  

The main liaison for discussing and defining industrial policies and strategies.  

The meeting and networking pointfor all types of member companies. Large Spanish and international groups, Midcaps and SMEs.

sernauto@project-drives.eu

Symbol is specialised in Process Improvement and Quality Management. Symbol was established in 2008 and employs 28 employees. The team of Master Black Belts and Lean Facilitators has extensive experience in improving processes and quality in a wide variety of sectors including automotive, food, product development, healthcare, service and transactional processes.

University of Minho (UMinho) aims to be a University without walls, focusing on the regional, national and international socioeconomic environment. The ratio between PhD students and academic staff is over 1; the fraction of postgraduate students in the total student population is over 20%; the ratio between research projects and PhDs is over 0.5; around 150 PhDs are awarded every year; the average yearly production of refereed papers in scientific journals is impressive for an eclectic University: above 2/FTE/year; citations are strongly increasing every year; 250 R&D contracts are signed yearly with companies.

uminho@project-drives.eu

We are the Portuguese metallurgical employers association. Our mission is to coordinate the entire development policy of the sectors that covers. We represent, defend and promote the common interests of our members with third parties.

ANFIA - the Italian Association of the Automotive Industry – is one of the leading Italian Trade Associations, members of CONFINDUSTRIA. Born in March 1912, over these one hundred years, ANFIA mission has always been to represent the interests of its associate members and ensure effective communication between the Italian motor vehicle industries on the one hand, and the Public Administration and Italian political bodies on the other, with regard to all technical, economic, fiscal, legal, statistical and quality-related issues referred to the automotive sector.

CECRA is the European umbrella organisation regrouping national automotive trade associations and European brand dealer councils.

Set up in 1962, Ceemet is the European employers’ organisation representing the interests of the metal, engineering and technology-based industries with a particular focus on labour market policy and industrial relations issues.

IndustriALL Global Union represents 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors and is a force in global solidarity taking up the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights around the world.

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest investor in automotive research, development and engineering. We are also the best people using world class processes to create innovative British craftsmanship and engineering excellence. And we excite, enthuse and inspire customers around the world. 

Is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps.

Mangualde is a municipality in the subregion of Dão-Lafões (Beira Interior), central region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,880, in an area of 219.26 square km.

Petrochemicals Europe is the voice of the European petrochemical industry, representing about 90 member companies with a turnover of 155 billion €/year.

Founded in 1994, the Verband Region Stuttgart (association of local authorities within the Stuttgart Region) works hand in hand with other institutions to ensure the area’s international competitiveness, and to co-ordinate collaboration between local towns and districts. The region is the first in Germany to have its own directly elected parliamentary assembly , making for fast, effective decision-making on local issues.

The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) consists of more than 620 companies involved in production for the automotive industry in the Federal Republic of Germany. The members are divided into three manufacturer groups automobile manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and trailers, special bodies, buses. These three manufacturer groups find their representation in three divisions each assigned a managing director. More than 80 employees in 20 departments actively pursue the interests of the German automotive industry. The President, Hildegard Müller, heads the VDA which has its headquarters in Berlin.