Quantum education and training in Europe: the master's degrees, courses and schools of the course directory (most are offered by universities, not funded by the EU), then the EU programmes for quantum education (courses for industry, the competence framework, teaching resources and community), with the official source for every entry.
Compiled from European Commission and Quantum Flagship pages on the date shown. Not confirmed by the programmes, not a course catalogue or admissions service; check each programme's own website for current offers, dates and conditions. Owner-reviewed for demonstration, 28 October 2026. Compiled 2026-10-27.
Master's degrees in Europe
42 master's degrees in quantum technologies in 17 countries, from the course directory. A joint degree is listed under each partner country.
Planned outputs, as described by the Quantum Flagship and the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: 16 new or augmented quantum technology master's degrees, 30 open educational modules and more than 50 specialist master's courses, with networks of students, university staff and industry partners and a mobility programme with over 100 industrial partners.
Programme
Digital Europe Programme
Status
Listed by the source. Described by the Quantum Flagship as its flagship higher-education project.
A pan-European short-term training programme to upskill professionals in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical sensing, telecommunications, cybersecurity and logistics, including training tailored to SMEs.
Programme
Digital Europe Programme (grant agreement 101100757, EUR 5.6 million)
Status
Listed by the source. Described by the Commission as developing a pan-European short-term training programme.
First coordinated quantum technology education in the Quantum Flagship and put in place 5 working groups and 11 experimental pan-European education and training projects.
Programme
Quantum Flagship
Status
Earlier phase, per the source. The Quantum Flagship describes QTEdu as the first coordination of its education work.
European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies
Kind
Competence framework
For
Educators and trainers, Organisations
Offer
A framework of skills and competences in quantum technologies, intended to make learning outcomes and industry needs transparent.
Programme
Quantum Flagship
Status
Listed by the source. Listed by the Quantum Flagship under education and training; published by the Commission's DG CNECT in 2024, with a newer edition released on 10 April 2025.
Community-developed, didactically validated modules for outreach, education and training, studies of possible societal futures shaped by quantum technology, and an accord of six best-practice principles that organisations can commit to.
Programme
Quantum Flagship
Status
Listed by the source. The Quantum Flagship names the EQRC as responsible for future community infrastructure.
A virtual academy offering pathways to master's and doctoral degrees, announced in the Quantum Europe Strategy.
Programme
Quantum Europe Strategy (launched 2 July 2025)
Status
Listed by the source. Announced in the Quantum Europe Strategy for 2026 and reported as launched in 2026 as the European Quantum Academy, funded by the Digital Europe Programme, in a news item of the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform; that page could not be read in full by the portal's checker on 27 October 2026 (partly verified), and secondary reports give 1 May or 30 June 2026 as the launch date.