RenAIssance
December 1, 2025 — November 30, 2029 — AI skills for design and the cultural and creative industries
A European project developing training in generative AI, digital fabrication and sustainable design for higher education and VET, with resources aligned to the EQF (levels 3–8).
RenAIssance addresses the growing need for artificial intelligence skills in higher education and vocational training within the cultural and creative industries (CCI). By structuring AI-enabled learning, it helps designers, architects and other creative professionals integrate AI-assisted creativity, digital fabrication and more sustainable design practices.
The consortium maps skills gaps, develops training modules, runs pilots across several countries, and explores certification and accreditation pathways to support long-term uptake. It aims to strengthen cross-border recognition of AI skills and align training with industry needs, including SMEs.
Escola Árvore takes part in this project as part of the European partner network, contributing practical expertise in arts, design and new technologies within the CCI context.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Funding
- Erasmus+ · KA2 – Partnerships for Innovation
- Project code
- 101246744
- Duration
- —
- Countries
- Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain
Activities
- A comprehensive sector-wide strategy to integrate AI into design education and professional development, addressing current and future skill needs across the CCI ecosystem.
- Immediate impact in the project’s first year, with training responses to urgent AI skills shortages in the design domain of CCIs.
- A collaborative network of VET providers, higher education institutions and industry stakeholders to keep programmes aligned with real-world applications.
- Cross-border knowledge exchange and good practices to harmonise AI-related design training across EU Member States.
- A scalable, sustainable model that national education systems can adopt and embed in long-term skills policies.
Expected results
- A sector-wide AI skills strategy for the design domain of the CCI ecosystem.
- Design and piloting of AI-enhanced training modules in VET and HE.
- Definition and validation of AI-driven occupational profiles and competences.
- Rapid responses to urgent AI skills gaps in the design domain of CCIs.
- Building a transnational AI training ecosystem for design within CCIs.
- Integration of AI-driven sustainable design frameworks into training.
- Pathways toward formal accreditation and long-term adoption of AI training.
- Action lines on ethical AI and SME adoption strategies.
