European Master for High Performance Computing-2

Financiers

EUMaster4HPC-2 is an ambitious, pan-European Master’s programme building on the success of its pilot phase to address the growing demand for highly skilled professionals in High Performance Computing, a domain increasingly central to Europe’s digital sovereignty and scientific leadership. This second phase will scale up operations, deepen industry engagement, and align with emerging frontiers in AI and Quantum Computing, positioning Europe at the forefront of computing education. The programme unites 9 Awarding Universities from 8 European countries — including renowned institutions, 6 of them returning partners (Univ. of Luxembourg - coordinator, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Politecnico di Milano, Friedrich-Alexander-Univ., Sorbonne Univ., and Sofia Univ.), 2 universities previously involved as Participating Universities (AGH and Technical Univ. of Ostrava (VSB-TUO)), and 1 new university (Freie Univ. Berlin). These are joined by Participating Universities and leading supercomputing centres, ensuring students’ access to cuttingedge infrastructure. Sustained collaboration with industry enhances the impact, reinforcing the link between education, research, and innovation. The programme will graduate 400+ students across 4 cohorts, with a strong emphasis on inclusiveness and geographical balance. The 120 ECTS curriculum combines core, balancing, and specialised modules, with 4 focus areas: System Architecture, System Development & Support, Performance Analysis, and Numerical & Data Analysis. Mobility is a cornerstone of the programme, supported by grants, internships, and joint training events. Aligned with the EuroHPC Virtual Academy, EUMaster4HPC-2 integrates crossinstitutional learning. In cooperation with ETP4HPC, the project further strengthens its engagement with industry, ensuring that graduates are well prepared to meet Europe’s technological and labour market needs. EUMaster4HPC-2 is a strategic investment in Europe’s future HPC, AI & Quantum leaders.

Project Partners

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
Sorbonne Université (France)
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria)
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic)
AGH University of Krakow (Poland)
Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
European Technology Platform for High Performance Computing (Netherlands)
Middle East Technical University (Türkiye)
Riga Technical University (Latvia)
TU Wien (Austria)
Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
University of Minho (Portugal)
University of Turin (Italy)
University of Groningen (Netherlands)
University of Galway (Ireland)
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France)
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Spain)
CINECA (Italy)
TERATEC (France)
Institute of Physics Belgrade (Serbia)
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (Greece)
National Supercomputing Centre Slovakia (Slovakia)
VERLAB Research Institute (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Zuse Institute Berlin (Germany)
EQANIE – European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education (Germany)