Launch of “EU-DRIVE” – our new ERASMUS+ Centre-of-Vocational-Excellence project!

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Call:

ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-COVE

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Duration:

4 years

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Website:

https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu

European Upskilling in Disaster Resilience and Innovation in Vocational Excellence (EU-DRIVE)

Launching today 1 April 2026 our new EU-funded project, proudly coordinated by CERIDES European University Cyprus

EU-DRIVE is an EACEA ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-COVE project with Grant Agreement no.101260905, with a duration of 4 years and a total maximum EU contribution of approximately EUR 4Mil.

EU-DRIVE addresses the urgent demand for vocational skills in Disaster Risk Management (DRM), civil protection, and climate resilience. The project unites VET-providers, research centres, universities, and public policy actors to co-create innovative, inclusive, and labour market-relevant training solutions. At its core, EU-DRIVE will establish five Regional DRM Skills Hubs and a transnational Alliance to foster sustained cooperation between VET institutions, emergency services, local authorities, and civil society.

Leveraging the consortium’s strong territorial roots and thematic expertise in wildfires, floods, drought, and crosshazard resilience, the project will design modular curricula, deliver simulation-based training, and implement work-based learning (WBL) in real operational settings. It will issue micro-credentials, integrate cutting-edge technologies like VR and GIS, and engage stakeholders in policy roundtables and knowledge exchange.

EU-DRIVE aims to enhance the skills pipeline into the DRM sector, especially in the public workforce, while supporting systemic innovation in VET. Ultimately, the project sets a scalable, sustainable model of vocational excellence in disaster resilience for Europe.