Q21

Qualification, transfer management and IT-supported learning

Q21 is a small, specialized sub-department focused on educational technology and innovation. It brings together a passion for data literacy, digital transformation, and hands-on project collaboration—often under Erasmus+ partnerships. By developing software solutions, sharing best practices, and engaging in European projects, Q21 helps educators, learners, and organizations enhance teaching, learning, and collaboration across disciplines.

Q21 specializes in qualification, teaching, and learning solutions focused on innovative themes and methodologies. Operating at the intersection of formal, non-formal, and informal education in vocational, adult, higher, and school contexts, we bring extensive experience from EU educational programs—spanning Socrates, LLP, Erasmus+ to regional development and capacity-building (LIFE, INTERREG). Our team maintains a close alignment with the evolving AI landscape, as evidenced by the recently launched, ongoing IDEAL Project, which explores AI-based learning experiences, and our DATALIT initiative for data literacy in higher education and business.

Within European Social Fund (ESF) projects, Q21 emphasizes competence-based learning in non-formal and informal settings, paired with competence validation (via LEVEL5, ECVET, and EQF standards).

Since the early 2000s, our IT department has pioneered web-based learning systems, offering specialized IT services for educational institutions. These services range from complex website development and integration of learning systems/e-portfolios to custom validation software and cloud hosting.

By integrating innovative educational strategies with cutting-edge IT, Q21 ensures agile, interdisciplinary software development that meets the evolving demands of projects, especially around data literacy and the emerging frontiers of AI.