Project EuroCC 2 - European Competence Centers

Project EuroCC 2 - European Competence Centers

Project Duration

January 01, 2023 - March 31, 2026

Project Partners in Germany

Funding

The EuroCC2 project was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMBFTR) under grant agreement 16HPC096K. The author is responsible for the content of this publication. EuroCC2 was funded by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) under grant agreement 101101903. EuroHPC JU is supported by the European Union's Digital Europe Programme and by Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Norway, Turkey, North Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, and Serbia.

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”.

Project website: EuroCC 2

Last Modified: 22.04.2026