A new methodological paper entitled “Catalysing Business Transformation: Leading Sustainable Development via Research Collaboration and Course Development” has been published in Open Research Europe and is available at: https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-376

The paper presents a competencies-gap analysis framework that underpins the design of 70 specialised, modular courses developed within the EU-funded CATALYST project. The framework aligns education, research collaboration, and business needs, supporting upskilling and reskilling in areas including sustainable development, the circular economy, organisational transformation, and change management, fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

About the CATALYST Project
CATALYST (European VET Excellence Centre for Leading Sustainable Systems and Business Transformation) is an Erasmus+ Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) project that supports SMEs and learners across Europe in the green and digital transition. The project promotes innovation, applied learning, and sustainable business transformation through tailored vocational education and training programmes and strong education–industry collaboration.
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri serves as Principal Investigator of the CATALYST project at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) / ReSEES Research Laboratory.

Authors
Lydia Papadaki; Ebun Akinsete (PhD); Panagiota Koltsida; Angelina Taneva-Veshoska; Ana Tomikj; Eleni Toli; Slavica Trajkovska; and Prof. Phoebe Koundouri