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DIGITAL4Business

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The DIGITAL4Business European Masters Programme is a revolutionary new European Master’s programme aimed at digital upskilling across many industries. D4B will promote long-term competitiveness and growth in European SMEs and companies, and develop a culture of excellence in advanced digital skills.

The programme will train business leaders, professionals and graduates from all across Europe to fill high-demand occupational profiles that are critical to the success of European companies. It will deliver the next generation of digital decision-makers and business professionals with knowledge in advanced digital skills who can work effectively with ICT teams.

Our mission

Our mission is to provide an innovative upskilling programme that supports digital transformation in Europe.

The Master’s will be entirely market- and industry led, co-created with companies to address the growing digital skills gap hampering the development of many European businesses, in particular SMEs. The programme will concentrate on key topics such as AI, cybersecurity, cloud, data analytics and digital transformation, with elective modules in other key emerging technologies such as Blockchain, IoT, and quantum computing. The course will be delivered in both part-time and full-time online formats. It will provide students with academic accreditation, industry certification and micro-credentials, along with work-based learning, employability and mobility programmes.

13 Partners from 6 EU countries

The DIGITAL4Business consortium includes the following 13 Partners from 6 EU countries consisting of higher education institutes, research centres, training providers and industry partners. The project commenced in December 2022 and we launched the first part-time and full-time Joint Professional Master’s Degree in Advanced Digital Technologies for Business programmes in September 2025.

  1. Adecco Formazione (Mylia)
  2. Akkodis
  3. CINI (National Interuniversity Consortium for Informatics)
  4. Digital Technology Skills Limited (DTSL)
  5. Lee Hecht Harrison Deutschland Gmbh 
  6. Linkopings Universitet 
  7. Matrix Internet Applications Limited
  8. National College Of Ireland - NCI 
  9. NOVA IMS
  10. Schuman Associates SCRL
  11. Skillnet Ireland 
  12. Terawe Technologies Limited
  13. German University of Digital Science
  14. Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna - UniBo

Micro-credentials pathway

AI For Business (Digital4Business)

In this transformative AI for Business module, you’ll dive deep into the core concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, you will learn to design, train and evaluate advanced ML models.