Laura Radulian

A founding member of ASA since 2020, the Stuttgart region exemplifies this collaborative spirit. Home to 2.8 million people from 180 countries, the region’s economy thrives with contributions from 1,6 million people, and over 98% of companies are SMEs. In 2022, 220,500 people were employed in the automotive industry, representing 17% of the workforce. A […]

On 9 September 2024, the Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA) joined a high-level meeting with the Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and key automotive industry stakeholders to review the progress and discuss the next steps in advancing the transition towards zero-emission vehicles. The Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA), represented by its President Jakub Stolfa, expressed gratitude

Join ASA at EURegionsWeek 2024 to explore how automotive regions can attract talent and upskill workers in response to the green and digital transitions. The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) 2024 is approaching under this year’s theme “Empowering Communities”. This major annual event dedicated to Cohesion Policy in Europe is returning to Brussels

The region of Grand Est, in collaboration with the Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA), held a successful two-day study visit in Grand Est on June 27-28, 2024. The conference and the study visit aimed at exploring the future of upskilling and reskilling in the automotive industry and brought together key stakeholders, including industry leaders, regional officials,

The Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA) held its Working Group 4 (WG4) meeting on regional implementation online on June 24th, 2024, under the leadership of Michaela Palasova and Anna Spechtenhauser. This virtual gathering brought together representatives from various regions to share insights, discuss ongoing projects, and plan future initiatives for managing the green and digital transition

This year’s ASA annual conference, “Skills (R)Evolution in the Automotive-Mobility Ecosystem,” held in Brussels on April 10, marked the official kick-off of the TRIREME project. It brought together policymakers, industry leaders, education providers, social partners and regional representatives to tackle challenges and prospects in the automotive-mobility sector, to (r)evolutionize training and skills intelligence, preparing a

The Hydrogen VET forum in Spa is an initiative organized under the European Skills Agenda by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the MissionH24 and its partners Automotive Skills Alliance, GreenSkillsforH2 and Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis, as part of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The

The Regional Implementation Working Group (WG4) meeting, which took place on the 27th of March 2024 marked yet another small but important step forward in the collaborative efforts of the Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA). Both in-person and virtual participants centred around the theme of collaboration and best practice sharing among member regions. One of the

There is a broad consensus that skills serve as the foundation of transformation, following the last roundtable organised under the Transition Pathways exercise organised by DG GROW on Feb 29, 2024. With the European Commission spearheading discussions and the active involvement of the Automotive Skills Alliance, the spotlight is given on collaborative efforts to navigate

The year 2023, offered ASA significant opportunities to plan and implement broad initiatives and foster networking that resonate with its core objectives and mission. The ASA’s focus stayed on the upskilling and reskilling of automotive professionals, fostering intelligence development, and encouraging dialogue among partners and stakeholders in the automotive domain at all levels: regional, national,