Institute

Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)

International

HPCTRAIN

European HPC Professional Traineeship Programme

Duration

January 2026 to December 2029

Contact

Prof. Dr. Stefan Krieg

Head of Division HPC for Quantum Systems PI in Helmholtz Information Program 1, Topic 1

Building 07.1 / Room 243c

+49 2461/61-8715

E-Mail

Dr. Florian Berberich

Building 16.3 / Room R 305

+49 2461/61-2547

E-Mail

Ivo Kabadshow

Building 16.3 / Room R 215

+49 2461/61-8714

E-Mail

The project "European HPC Professional Traineeship Programme" (HPCTRAIN) connects emerging talent with Europe’s leading supercomputing centres and industry to develop advanced digital skills and drive innovation.

The HPCTRAIN project aims to strengthen Europe’s High Performance Computing (HPC) skills ecosystem by offering hands-on training and mentorship opportunities to students and early-career professionals across Europe.

Over four years, HPCTRAIN will deliver 200 structured traineeships, matching talented students and early-career professionals with leading EuroHPC Hosting Entities, research institutions and companies using HPC to innovate and grow.

Trainees gain hands-on experience with advanced HPC technologies, collaborate with industry on real-world challenges, and build the digital skills employers demand across Europe. Industry, meanwhile, gains access to HPC to help drive its innovation.

Project Objectives

Deliver 200 high-quality professional traineeships across Europe to strengthen the next generation of HPC specialists.

Develop advanced digital skills through hands-on, real-world training in HPC technologies and applications.

Bridge the education to employment gap to improve access to labour markets for students and early-career professionals.

Strengthen industry engagement by aligning traineeships with evolving labour market needs and industrial priorities.

Expand and diversify traineeship opportunities by engaging both consortium partners and third-party hosts across the European HPC ecosystem.

Monitor and measure impact through structured performance assessment and clear KPIs to ensure long-term sustainability and relevance.

Contribution of the JSC

The HPCTRAIN consortium, coordinated by the Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, comprises 12 diverse organisations (universities, supercomputing centres and companies) such as IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, University of Stuttgart, LuxProvide, University of Luxembourg, PRACE, CINECA, CSC, University of Gallway, INESC TEC and University of Ljubljana that offer a diversified traineeship programme.

Forschungszentrum Jülich is one of the hosting sites for the trainees during the project lifetime.

The HPCTRAIN project has been selected following the call DIGITAL-EUROHPC-JU-2022-TRAINING-03 and is funded by the Digital Europe Programme, with a total EU contribution of around EUR 5 million.

https://hpctrain.eu/