PHORTIFY
Phortify (Photonics education network for next-gen innovation and digital skills excellence for industry and society) is a Digital Europe Programme action delivered by a consortium of 12 partners coordinated by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The initiative harmonises learning outcomes and quality assurance, enables cross-border mobility, and awards micro-credentials and certifications to accelerate Europe’s photonics talent pipeline.
Grant Agreement: No. 101226191 (Digital Europe Programme, lump-sum).
Duration & Budget: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2029, €5,049,318.96.
Consortium (12):
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) — Belgium — Coordinator
- Universiteit Gent (UGent) — Belgium
- Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) — Italy
- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFN-CNR) – Italy
- Active Fiber Systems GmbH (AFS) — Germany
- Fundació Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO-CERCA) — Spain
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) — Netherlands
- Politechnika Warszawska (Warsaw University of Technology, WUT) — Poland
- University of Eastern Finland (UEF) — Finland
- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU) — Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V. (Leibniz-IPHT) — Germany
- SMART Photonics B.V. — Netherlands
Funding: Co-funded by the European Commission (Digital Europe Programme)
Media contact: Phortify, Vrije Universiteit Brussel – info@phortify.eu
Web & social: phortify.eu – LinkedIn — Instagram
