Project EuroCC 2 - European Competence Centers

Project duration
January 01, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Project partners in Germany
- Gauss Centre for Supercomputing e.V. (GCS)
- High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)
- Leinitz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ)
- SICOS BW GmbH
Funding
The project is jointly funded with a total budget of 62 mio. € by the European HPC Joint Unterdaking (EuroHPC JU) and the Federal Ministry of Education in Research in Germany.
Project description
The project EuroCC 2 continues the activities of EuroCC 1.
In the first phase of the project National Competence Centers (NCCs) were established in over 30 European (HPC) countries, which act as single points of contact for high-performance computing in their respective countries.
In the second phase the services of the NCCs are offered to industry, academia, and the public sector. Furthermore, international collaborations between the different European NCCs and Centers of Excellence will be supported to build a network of the European HPC ecosystem.
In Germany, the activities of the NCC concentrate on the following tasks:
- Training and Skills Development
- Services to and Interaction with Industry
- Services to and Interaction with Academia and Public Administrations
- Service Portfolio and Competence Management, Additional Services
- Collaboration
- Awareness Creation and Collaboration
JSC leads the tasks on “Services to and Interaction with Academia and Public Administrations” and “Collaboration”.
Links
Project website: EuroCC 2