Skills collaboration
Regional and European cooperation on workforce development.
ASA Study Visit · Romania
Timișoara
Education and industry for future mobility
12–13 May 2025Past edition
When12–13 May 2025
WhereTimișoara · West Development Region
FormatTwo-day study visit
Study visit focus
Education and industry for future mobility
The third edition connected education and industry around the skills needed for automotive transformation. Expert exchanges and company visits addressed product development, testing and innovation.
What participants explored01 02 03
Skills in practice
Training initiatives
AMEA, TRIREME, PIECE and clean-tech talent development featured in the forum.
Industry practice
Continental Automotive Romania and FORVIA HELLA shared industrial perspectives.
Programme archive
Study visit agenda
Monday 12 May 2025
Mobility Automotive Forum · UPT Central Library, Bd. Vasile Pârvan 2
13:00–13:30
Welcome coffee
Arrival at the forum venue.
13:30–15:00
Opening session
Representatives of UPT, ASA, Continental, ACEA and the West Regional Development Agency; questions and answers.
15:00–15:15
Coffee break
15:15–16:45
Workforce skills and labour gaps
Workshop on university research, European skills initiatives, clean-tech talent and company training. Moderated by Petr Dolejsi.
16:45–17:00
Closing remarks
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Company visits
Day 2
Continental Automotive Romania & FORVIA HELLA
Visits explored product development, testing and innovation. Access was by invitation.
Working together
Organisers and partners
Local partners
Politehnica University of Timișoara & Continental Automotive Romania
Organiser
Automotive Skills Alliance
People and places
Visit hosts
Continental Automotive Romania · FORVIA HELLA · Politehnica University of Timișoara
Event locations
Addresses and maps
Politehnica University Central Library
Address / location:
Bd. Vasile Pârvan 2, Timișoara, Romania
Mobility Automotive Forum · Sala Polivalentă.
Learning and exchange
Highlights from the visit
Participants connected classroom learning with industrial practice and exchanged approaches to workforce upskilling.