European expertise. International perspectives. Practical work.

BECOME European Excellence connects expert insight with applied work. Masterclasses open a subject; cases make it tangible; challenges and supervised projects give participants a way to use what they have learned.

Learn from experience. Apply it to your context.

European scientific and business perspectives provide a starting point for international exchange. Participants contribute their own experience, local knowledge and questions. The aim is to develop work that is relevant to the institution, organisation or market involved.

Choose your Builder format

Campus Builder

For universities, colleges, students and faculty. Combine masterclasses, multidisciplinary challenges and guided project work around agreed learning objectives. Build a campus programme.

Executive Builder

For executives, founders and leaders. Work on a real strategic challenge and develop the evidence, business case and decisions needed to move forward. Explore an executive pathway.

Corporate Builder

For companies and organisational teams. Frame a problem, examine possible approaches and produce a practical basis for deciding what to test next. Bring a business challenge.

Connect DeepTech with international business

Programme themes draw on BECOME’s five DeepTech domains. Market understanding, entrepreneurship, leadership and cross-border collaboration provide the business context around the technology.

Make the output part of the learning

Depending on the agreed scope, participants may develop an opportunity assessment, a research brief, a business case, a project proposal or a limited demonstrator. The expected work and assessment method are defined before delivery.

Build the right programme for your organisation

Tell us about your audience, objectives, location and timetable. We will discuss a suitable format and the expertise required. Speakers, dates and participation conditions are confirmed in the programme proposal.

Does European Excellence award an accredited qualification?

European Excellence is a BECOME programme name. Any statement of completion and its scope are specified in the individual programme documentation.

Capacity building is delivered only as an integrated component of international research, innovation or development projects, with objectives and outputs defined in the project scope.