The Project Partners
of the COVE-WENDT Project
Centre of Vocational Excellence in
Welding and
Non-Destructive Testing.
National R&D Institute for Welding and Material Testing - ISIM Timisoara, is an Approved Training Body from Romania that manages international qualification and certification of personnel in the welding field and experts in project management, including ERASMUS+. ISIM Timisoara has a Technological Transfer Centre - CENTA ISIM.
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Cesol is the leading organization in Spain for welding and other joining technologies. As a member of EWF and IIW, CESOL is an expert in the certification of people, products, and processes. They offer training, advice, and technical assistance to industries that use welding and other joining technologies.
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IIS Group from Italy, is a collection of companies that specialize in welding technologies and material testing. Its subsidiaries include IIS CERT, IIS PROGRESS, and IIS SERVICE. The group offers global services to various industrial sectors, including oil and gas, energy, manufacturing, engineering, transport, and chemicals.
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Miskolc Centre of Vocational Training (SZC) is a Hungarian government institution that provides vocational training and public education at secondary education level. They have a "demand-driven" training system and offer full-time apprenticeships and also evening courses for adult education. Students in dual training programs receive practical training at businesses.
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CALEF from Italy, consortium is a non-profit R&D organization established in 1998. It focuses on laser and electron beam industrial applications, process engineering, materials, methods, and production technologies. It consists of over 10 member partners and has run several national and international research projects.
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SERCOBE is a Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Capital Goods with more than 120 member companies. Its main functions are to represent the Capital Good Industry to economic agents and promote competitiveness and exports of capital goods from Spain.
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COMELF, from Italy, specializes in environmental protection equipment, with a focus on dedusting industrial gas and waste-water treatment. They manufacture a diverse range of products including bag-filters, electrostatic precipitators, equipment for wastewater treatment and purification, hydro-mechanical and hydro-energetic equipment, equipment for co-generative power plants and more.
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BrandWare Media, from Romania, is an SME that specializes in developing custom web and mobile applications, e-learning, software integrations, and data automations. They have been involved in over 100 projects in the past 15 years, including e-learning, for clients in various sectors such as R&D, academia, education, real estate, professional services, financial investments, and social NGOs.
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MATRAI Welding Technique and Vocational Training Ltd, in Hungary specializes in welding sector training and certification, offering a mix of traditional and innovative educational tools. They have a state-of-the-art welding base and offer various international certificate courses accredited by the European Welding Federation and the International Welding Institute.
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International Institute of Welding (IIW), is an international association focused on the exchange of knowledge in the field of welding and allied technologies. IIW is a not-for-profit organization, and our members are the associations representing the sectors of welding and allied processes in their countries. Researchers, industry practitioners and educators, students.
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European Federation for Welding, Joining And Cutting (EWF) is an international non-profit umbrella association aiming at the collaboration in the study and solution of welding-related problems encountered within its fields of competence and in the removal of technical barriers.
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The demand for digital education and the transition to green industry are increasing. Training centres need to adapt to this trend.