CAPACITY BUILDING
Technical capacity.
Built around industry.
Purpose-built equipment, practical qualification and technical project coordination for universities, TVET institutions and international consortia. We connect industrial engineering with local learning needs, infrastructure and sustainable operation.
From project objectives to practical delivery
Automation · Work tasks · Training
Industry
CB-VET delivery · CBHE cooperation
Vocational education
Industrial research · Prototypes · Pilots
Universities & project partners
Applied development & pilot systems
A coordinated project.
A practical outcome.
Purpose-built equipment, demonstrators, laboratory design and instructor development for international education and research partnerships.
Cooperation interests include Erasmus+ CBHE and CB-VET, Horizon Europe and skills development aligned with Global Gateway priorities. Roles depend on each call and consortium.
WaS-C: skills for smart-city infrastructure.
Co-funded by the European Union.
Erasmus+ CB-VET · Ethiopia · 2026–2028. Rhein Köster coordinates Work for a Smart City (WaS-C), project 101242979, with partners in Germany, Portugal and Ethiopia.
Implementation is in progress.
01 Project coordination
02 Technology and training
03 Implementation in progress
Consortium management, partner contributions and project monitoring connect education, research and local organisations around practical workforce needs.
The project addresses the operation and maintenance of water, energy and urban-service infrastructure through laboratory capacity, trainer development and workplace learning.
An automation laboratory, instructor preparation and workforce qualification are planned outcomes for 2026–2028. Delivery and results are monitored during implementation.