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About U4I
Since the founding of University4Industry (U4I) in 2015, it is Jan Veira and Dr. Wolfgang Huhns mission to efficiently empower companies and their employees for the challenges of the future.
Their comprehensive support of leading companies has proven that reskilling and upskilling are only successful through company-specific competence building. The expertise of the established B2B company with its headquarters in Munich is built on a team of 40 people, more than 1,000 experts, and over 120 partner institutions and is constantly growing. Following the motto “Learn in order to act“, U4I supports 4 out of 5 German automotive manufacturers, 7 out of 15 DAX companies as well as 3 of the 5 largest German mechanical and plant engineering companies today and aims to be the leading partner for company-specific competence building.
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With 30 years of industry experience, Dr. Wolfgang Huhn ensures that our learning content is relevant and application-oriented in order to create potential for companies. He was a senior partner in the German office of McKinsey & Company, where his focus was on semiconductor, optics, energy equipment and industrial IT industries. Dr. Wolfgang Huhn studied physics and electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University, where he received his doctorate in theoretical physics.
Dr. Wolfgang Huhn
Founder and Managing Director
“Demographic change has made reskilling and upskilling a priority. Skills are desperately needed to ensure the performance and innovation capability of companies. But how can this be done in a company with full-time employees who have little time available for this? My experience: For successful personnel development, formats that are tailored to the respective target group and practice-oriented, as well as company-specific learning content that can be integrated into everyday work, are crucial.”
Jan Veira’s focus lies on the areas of Industry 4.0 and Industrial Security. Prior to founding U4I, he was Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he was part of the global Semiconductor Practice, working primarily for high-tech and technology clients. He has 10+ years of experience in the high-tech industry, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a Diploma in physics from the TU Berlin.
Jan Veira
Founder and Managing Director
“Digitalization and decarbonization are the topics of our time. For Germany and Europe, they represent an economic opportunity, but also a gigantic challenge. It is essential for companies to support their employees now in building the skills necessary for the future in order to remain capable of action and to secure prosperity. My mission with University4Industry is to successfully shape this transformation as a partner of large companies and organizations. This is how we ensure future viability!”
Get to know us and our concept!
With our team of experts from the fields of instructional design, project management, management consulting, education and technology, we are the education partner of companies facing the challenges of the future.
WHO IS UNIVERSITY4INDUSTRY?
„We are a diverse team of experts from the fields of instructional design, project management, management consulting, pedagogy, and technology. We see ourselves as educational partners of companies that want to tackle the challenges of the future. Our mission is to secure the future viability of companies with reskilling and upskilling.“
WHAT EXACTLY DO WE DO AT UNIVERSITY4INDUSTRY?
„We are an education partner for company-specific competence development and thus help our customers to make their employees fit for the challenges of the future and to take action. We focus on target-oriented and varied learning that can be fully integrated into everyday work. “
IN WHICH SUBJECT AREAS DO WE OFFER TRAINING PROGRAMS?
„We support our customers in the development of competencies in the entire area of digital transformation. Our focus is on industry-relevant topics such as data analysis and software engineering, IIoT and digital twin, OT security and machine learning. However, we also accompany customers on topics such as New Work or Supply Chain Management, or support them in gaining an overview of the most important concepts and developments in digitalization. In summary, we offer a broad range of topics that can be tailored to the customer and supplemented with company-specific content."
WHY DO WE OFFER BLENDED LEARNING PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF A LARGE ELEARNING LIBRARY?
„Our experience with customers shows that both active usage and completion rates are clearly higher by playing out the content as a program than by simply providing a digital knowledge library: While only 1-5% of employees who are provided with a library for further training actually use it, 80-95% of those who have been given the opportunity of a U4I program have also taken it up. Completion rates for programs range from 90-95%; courses in a library are completed by only 5-30% of participants. Our blended learning program approach with the LEDA format (Learn, Explore, Discuss, Act) takes these experiences into account and thus combines the possibilities of eLearning with the requirements of the working reality of employees in companies.“
WHAT IS THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR TRAININGS?
„The learners follow the learning path "LEDA" - Learn, Explore, Discuss, Act - that we developed. We start with the learning itself, in which knowledge is imparted by experts in various formats. We adapt the formats and content specifically to the respective company. Since the best way to remember knowledge is to experience and apply it yourself, we offer digital labs where participants experiment with data, software, and hardware. In addition, there are always challenges that the learners must master. In group discussions, the experiences are then shared, and the knowledge is deepened. In the final step, the employees take direct action: they transfer what they have learned to their own working environment, determine measures, and define projects.“
WHAT DO COMPANY-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE AT OUR COMPANY?
„With our learning portfolio, we have a large pool of knowledge from which we then draw individual parts that are needed for the customer. We also have a partner network of over 250 experts and institutions from which we can provide trainers and content. Furthermore, we develop company-specific learning content and use cases, integrate learning times into the employees' daily work routine and adapt the selection of learning methods to the needs of the target groups. Our learning platform is flexible: we have our own cloud solution with integration into MS Teams, but our program can also be integrated into a customer's existing LMS.“
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE ADDIE PROCESS IN OUR PROGRAMS?
„We accompany our clients throughout their reskilling and upskilling process along the ADDIE instructional design model. Depending on the needs, we provide support in varying depth and scope before, during, and after the training program. This includes the definition of target groups and learning objectives, the development of a content-related and pedagogical learning concept as well as the determination of success measures, time frame and formats. After the technical realization and production of the content, the program is set up, we conduct live sessions with experts and accompany the participants and trainers during the courses. Evaluations are carried out in all phases to ensure that the program is successful for the individual employees and for the company as a whole in the long term.“
FROM WHERE DO WE DRAW THE EXPERTISE FOR OUR CONTENT?
„We have a large network of experts at our disposal whom we call upon for individual learning contents. Our largest partners include Microsoft, Fraunhofer Academy, ZVEI, VDMA, Detecon, IDTA, but we also enjoy working with our customers' internal experts. We record learning videos with them, organize live sessions with experts or develop digital labs together with them for the participants to experiment with. By selecting partners from a practical field, we ensure that our learning content has a high level of practical relevance.“
WHICH BLENDED LEARNING FORMATS DO WE USE?
„Our programs include a mix of different formats to make learning varied. In addition to classic online self-learning material in the form of videos and texts, we also see that face-to-face sessions consolidate knowledge more sustainably. That's why we organize live sessions in which experts speak and lead workshops. In group discussions, participants can deepen and reflect on topics. Furthermore, we know that learners need the chance to try things out in order to be able to apply what they have learned in practice: To this end, we develop digital labs and challenges that depict a specific problem that can be practically solved through experimentation.“
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OUR Team
>40 colleagues work at University4Industry to empower our customers & learners for challenges of the future. Get to know some of our experts:
Dr. Theresa Teerling is head of Sales & Business Development. She makes sure that our customers get exactly what they need for their business and is constantly developing new ideas and concepts for this. The knowledge gained from her doctorate in St. Gallen flows into her daily work.
As partner manager, Christian Haake is the contact for our partners and trainers. Thanks to his many years of experience in the training sector, he has an extensive network within industry, universities and innovative companies, allowing him to always find the right experts for our customers.
Gernot Schlögl
Gernot Schlögl supports us in our long-term corporate strategy planning. He contributes industry insider knowledge which he gained during his tenure as partner with McKinsey & Company. He continuously shapes our product by leading customer projects with a focus on innovation.
Asbjørn Berg Sørensen
Asbjørn Berg Sørensen was one of our first employees and knows our platform and learning content like no other. As the contact for our customer projects, he ensures customer satisfaction and is responsible for the well-being of our employees internally.
Deryk Hopley
Deryk Hopley leads our development team, working to provide the best possible learning experience for our users. He always has the efficient and motivating user experience in mind. Deryk Hopley and his team are responsible for our learning platform which builds the foundation for our training programs.
Dr. Claudia Harms-Schmid
Dr. Claudia Harms-Schmid leads our Instructional Design team and together they ensure learning content for our customers that is practical, varied and integrated into everyday work. She utilizes her experience from strategy consulting to orchestrate the many different projects.
Antje Keahiolalo
Antje Keahiolalo is the primary contact for everyone involved in our projects. Thanks to her many years of experience in project & process coordination, she has an overview of all projects. Antje Keahiolalo takes care of the smooth implementation of training programs.
Wolfgang Lay
Wolfgang Lay utilizes his many years of experience in product and business development to create innovative learning paths and lead customer projects. Particularly in the development of practical training content he profits from his technical know-how.
Horatiu Fantana
Dr. Horatiu Fantana’s focus is on leading various customer projects. He is constantly developing product innovations and new learning formats, often related to Machine Learning and AI. Dr. Horatiu Fantana has a PhD in Biophysics and is involved in multiple research projects together with U4I.
Taylor Kowalchuk
As a project manager, Taylor Kowalchuk guides clients through their entire competency development process and is the point of contact when it comes to training implementation. In supporting customers, Taylor Kowalchuk can draw on her knowledge of instructional design.
Harshita Goyal
From analysis to evaluation, Harshita Goyal is responsible for the project management of our clients. With her expertise in Learning Sciences, she mainly advises our clients in the design and development of trainings to create a goal-oriented training program.
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