Welcome to the courses created as part of the 3DCentral project, financed by the Interreg Central Europe Programme. Here you can find courses in smart engineering and rapid prototyping: the most important technologies of the future. Choose and complete the courses and share your opinion.
The content of the courses has been developed by all the partners of the consortium which established a network of regions of innovation active in rapid prototyping and smart engineering technologies. They are IDM Südtirol-Alto Adige and Associazione della fabricca intellgente from Italy, Fachhochschule Campus02 and Evolaris next level GmbH from Austria, Fraunhofer IWU Chemnitz and Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart from Germany, Pomurski Tehnološki Park and Tehnološki Park Ljubljana from Slovenia, Pannon Gazdasági Hálóza Egyesület from Hungary, and the Kraków Technology Park and the Kraków University of Technology from Poland.

The training courses are divided by type into methodological and thematic ones.
Called the “Brain Base”, the methodological courses cover four subtopics: knowledge management, transfer management, innovation management, and tools. They are the essential as the base pillars, because they are fundamental for understanding knowledge, innovation technology transfer, and the appropriate methodologies and tools that can be used to facilitate knowledge transfer. These four courses are compulsory and each student should pass them before passing on to the thematic ones.

Each of the ten thematic courses is devoted to a specific technology: additive manufacturing, 3D design, engineering, scanning, and simulation, smart and functional materials, digital life, technologies for sustainable manufacturing, virtual and augmented reality for manufacturing, value-added virtual supply chains, smart services, robotics (components, machines and intelligent robots), mechatronics (sensor, monitoring and control). All the thematic courses are focused on practice.

Each course resembles an interactive textbook, with pre-recorded videos, quizzes, and project description. You are guided through the whole course and you can discuss further subjects or critical issues with the teacher at any time.
The content and duration of the courses may differ, yet they are all designed to share information as condensed as possible. The platform also offers an event calendar, where the student can plan and monitor own activity and the progress of self-development.

The 3D Central platform encourages discussion, and critical and reflective thinking. It also fosters the exchange of ideas and thoughts, providing opportunities for establishing relations and sharing information within its members.