The project in brief.
Why DigiTalent.
DigiTalent is a comprehensive platform of non-formal education that enables young people aged 6 to 29 to develop digital skills under the European DigComp 2.2 framework, encourages interest in science and engineering careers, builds trust in digital technologies, raises awareness of safe and responsible use of the internet and reduces the gender gap in STEM. It particularly addresses girls, vulnerable groups and young people from regions with fewer development opportunities.
A consortium of eight schools and educational institutions delivers 21 thematic programmes (robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, digital marketing, media literacy …) for 1,300 young people from across Slovenia. At Academia, 60 secondary-school pupils developed skills in artificial intelligence in marketing, photography, video and user-interface design in four courses in March 2026; 250 young people took part in the project.
Goals and results
- 21 thematic programmes · 1,300 young people · all 5 DigComp 2.2 areas
- physical and virtual contact points for participants
- adapted methods for people with disabilities and members of autochthonous national communities
- a progress-monitoring and evaluation system
- at Academia: AI Marketing Boost, FotoFusion, AI CineLab, UX/UI Kickoff
9 partners.
| Partner | The state | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Murska Sobota Secondary Vocational and Technical School | Slovenia | applicant |
| Faculty of Commercial and Business Sciences | Slovenia | partner |
| Academia Institute of Technology | Slovenia | consortium partner |
| Slovenj Gradec School Centre | Slovenia | partner |
| GEA College – Centre of Higher Vocational Schools | Slovenia | partner |
| College of Sustainable Development | Slovenia | partner |
| Novo mesto School of Economics | Slovenia | partner |
| Memory Education Centre | Slovenia | partner |
| Ministry of Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia | Slovenia | funder |
Project website: www.memory.si/digitalent
Consortium partner · course provider.
Academia is a consortium partner and course provider: it prepared the programmes, materials and delivery in its studios and laboratories on the Maribor campus.
Articles about the project.
60 secondary-school pupils developed the digital skills of the future at Academia in March
Four courses within the DigiTalent project.
DigiTalent 2025 – free workshops for young people aged 6 to 29
Project presentation at consortium partner Memory.
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