The SUSA project, which started in January 2025 and is due to run until the end of 2028, is designed to equip students, healthcare professionals, and educators with advanced digital health competencies needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The project responds directly to Europe’s urgent skills gaps in health data, digital tools, and AI-enabled care, ensuring the workforce can meet the challenges of the European Health Data Space and beyond.
Bringing together 12 higher education institutions, 6 SMEs, a hospital, a research centre, and two networking organisations, SUSA is creating a new pan-European model of digital health education. This model includes Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, micro-credentials, and lifelong learning modules that are co-designed with industry and healthcare stakeholders to ensure relevance, quality, and real-world impact.