Meet EIT STEM Talent at the EIT Health Summit 2026
How can we strengthen Europe’s STEM talent ecosystem and ensure that education and training keep pace with evolving skills needs?
The EIT STEM Tech Talent Induction (EIT STEM Talent) will participate in the EIT Health Summit 2026 to introduce the newly launched initiative to Europe’s health innovation community, connect with potential partners known as Pledgers, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Bringing together universities, education and training providers, businesses and other organisations, EIT STEM Talent aims to strengthen Europe’s STEM talent ecosystem by creating, connecting and promoting STEM learning and career opportunities with a particular focus on reaching and engaging vocational education and training (VET) learners.
Through collaboration, the Initiative seeks to:
- Expand access to STEM learning and career opportunities across Europe.
- Connect stakeholders across education, training, business and industry.
- Promote skills development that responds to evolving labour market needs.
- Encourage collaboration to create, connect and promote STEM learning and career opportunities.
Connecting skills, education and industry
Strengthening Europe’s STEM talent ecosystem requires closer connections between education, training and industry. This is particularly relevant to the healthcare sector, where innovation and evolving professional demands continue to shape the skills needed across the workforce.
The EIT Health Summit brings together organisations and professionals from across Europe’s healthcare innovation ecosystem, providing an opportunity to exchange perspectives on emerging skills needs and explore how collaboration can help ensure that education and training respond to evolving labour market demands.
As part of the Summit, EIT STEM Talent will contribute to discussions on the role of universities in developing relevant STEM skills, supporting lifelong learning and strengthening connections between education and industry.
The discussion will explore four key areas:
Supporting current and future STEM talent
How universities can equip students with the knowledge, skills and competences needed to navigate evolving professional environments, while supporting learners throughout their education and careers.
Advancing lifelong learning
The role of universities in providing continuous learning opportunities through micro-credentials, upskilling and reskilling, enabling individuals to adapt to changing skills requirements throughout their professional lives.
Anticipating and responding to skills needs
How universities can work proactively with local, regional, national and international ecosystems to anticipate emerging skills requirements and co-design relevant training and traineeship opportunities with industry and other partners.
Developing transversal skills
The importance of leadership, teamwork and collaboration alongside technical competences, and how universities and academic staff can play an active role in developing these capabilities through education and practical learning experiences.
Drawing on successful examples of university–industry collaboration, the discussion will highlight how higher education institutions can translate identified skills needs into practical learning opportunities and contribute to shaping Europe’s STEM talent ecosystem.
Meet EIT STEM Talent at the booth
Throughout the Summit, visitors are invited to meet EIT STEM Talent representatives at the exhibition booth to discover more about the Initiative, learn about its objectives and explore opportunities to get involved.
The Initiative particularly welcomes conversations with universities, education and training providers, businesses and other organisations interested in becoming Pledgers and contributing to Europe’s STEM talent ecosystem.
Organisations can contribute to EIT STEM Talent by:
- Delivering or supporting STEM training opportunities.
- Funding STEM learning and skills development.
- Promoting STEM learning and career opportunities.
- Raising awareness and encouraging wider participation in STEM.
Through these contributions, organisations can help expand access to STEM opportunities, strengthen connections between education and industry, and support the development of skills needed across Europe’s evolving labour market.
Interested in becoming a Pledger?
Organisations interested in contributing to the Initiative can join the EIT STEM Talent Pledge Waitlist to receive updates and be among the first to know when applications open.
Become part of a Europe-wide network of organisations working together to create, connect and promote STEM learning and career opportunities.
EIT STEM Talent looks forward to connecting with Europe’s health innovation community in Madrid and exploring opportunities for collaboration.
Event information
Event: EIT Health Summit 2026
Date: 24–25 November 2026
Venue: Faculty of Medicine, Madrid, Spain
EIT STEM Talent participation: Exhibition booth
Registration: EIT Health Summit 2026
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