The University of Crete is a top public educational institution, established in 1973 on the island of Crete, Greece, acclaimed for research and teaching excellence. Operating across Rethymno and Heraklion campuses, it educates over 21,000 students through an outward-looking faculty, a wide variety of specialties and significant affiliated research infrastructures.

The International Hellenic University (IHU) has its headquarters in Thessaloniki. It was formed, based on Law 4610/2019 (Government Gazette 70/Α’/07-05-2019), by the merger of four Higher Education Institutions. The total number of students are approximately 30,000 and educational staff is more than 600 people in total (permanent, associates etc.).

The Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Epirus guides, coordinates and empowers schools, teachers and students across the region. Its role focuses on educational innovation, inclusion, environmental awareness, professional development, teacher training coordination and collaboration with educational stakeholders.

CARDET is Cyprus’ leading independent research and education centre, and a prominent organization in the Euro-Mediterranean region. It designs and delivers innovative, evidence-based solutions that strengthen skills, empower communities, and address social challenges through education.

UNIC is Cyprus’ largest university, with 11,500+ students globally. It offers 100+ programmes, excelling in medicine, blockchain, AI, and education. Ranked in the top 2% worldwide by THE (2026), UNIC engages in impactful research on the 4th Industrial Revolution and specialises in innovative distance learning and educational technology.

The Chair of Business and Human Resource Education II at the University of Paderborn develops AI literacy measures and tools, promotes AI-related and transversal skills, and collaborates with academia, industry, and the public to advance innovative didactic and pedagogical approaches.

The Pitești University Center of POLITEHNICA Bucharest is a major Romanian academic hub. It delivers comprehensive degree programmes in engineering, sciences, pedagogy, and humanities. The center conducts impactful research, promotes educational innovation, and fosters skills development across the region.

Inspectoratul Școlar Județean Argeș (ISJ Argeș) coordinates school inspection, curriculum implementation, and quality assurance across Argeș County, Romania. As national partner in the AI Literacy Teacher Academy project, ISJ Argeș supports teacher training and AI literacy dissemination in schools.

The Regional Directorate of Education of Crete is headquartered in Heraklion and is responsible for matters related to Primary and Secondary Education in the prefectures of Heraklion, Chania, Lasithi, and Rethymno. Since April 2019, the Regional Director of Education has been Emmanouil Kartsionakis.

Linnaeus University is a creative and international knowledge environment with more than 40,000 students and 2,100 employees. It offers around 200 degree programmes and 1,500 courses across a broad range of disciplines, with high-quality research addressing challenges of importance to society.

The Kassandra Center for Educational Excellence aims to transform education in Greece and the greater region by inspiring educators to innovate, research, teach and learn, advancing equity and excellence for the broad academic community. It fosters research, collaboration and professional learning to promote educational innovation.

Dataninja develops training and communication projects on digital skills. Our goal is to bridge the digital skills gap to transform learning into opportunities for growth. We collaborate with public, private, and non-profit partners, in educational and professional contexts to promote digital skills with an innovative approach.

Founded in 1175, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) is the third-oldest university in Europe and a public, multi-campus Italian university in Modena and Reggio Emilia, with about 30,000 students, 13 departments, and 96 degree programmes, active in education, research, third mission, and internationalisation.