MutliplierEvent 12.01.2026
As part of an online multiplier event, the Erasmus+ project DigiTwin4Teach presented its current results and objectives. The event was aimed at the European partners of the project schools from Denmark and Germany and also provided space for an in-depth professional exchange among vocational schools.
Purpose and Target Group
The online format brought together partners from the European school network who are interested in developments related to digital twins in vocational education and training. The focus was particularly on the project schools from Germany and Denmark and their European cooperation partners, who exchanged views on experiences, expectations, and possible fields of application in teaching practice.
Project Presentation: DigiTwin4Teach
DigiTwin4Teach is an Erasmus+ project run by the vocational schools Carl-Benz-Schule Gaggenau in Germany and Mercantec in Denmark. The aim of the project is to develop freely accessible learning materials and modules that enable teachers and trainers to create digital twins and use them in vocational education and training. In this way, the project responds to the growing importance of digital technologies, intelligent production processes, and practice-oriented learning environments in Europe.
Valuable Exchange Within the European Group of Vocational Schools
The open exchange session within the European group of vocational schools proved to be particularly valuable. Participants discussed how digital twins can be used in different educational contexts, which didactic opportunities they offer, and which conditions schools need in order to implement them successfully. This cross-border dialogue clearly demonstrated how important shared learning processes, the exchange of good practice, and networking within the European education area are.
MutliplierEvent 24.02.2026
On 24 February 2026, ten teachers from Baden-Württemberg who are implementing Industry 4.0 concepts at vocational schools met in Gaggenau. The meeting focused on professional exchange, current developments in vocational education, and the presentation of the DigiTwin project and its results to date.
The event gave participants the opportunity to share practical experience and discuss how digital technologies, connected production processes, and modern learning environments can be integrated even more effectively into teaching. At vocational schools in particular, developing competencies in the field of Industry 4.0 plays a key role in preparing students for the demands of an increasingly digitalized world of work.
Particular attention was given to the DigiTwin project. DigiTwin4Teach is an Erasmus+ project run by Carl-Benz-Schule Gaggenau together with its Danish partner Mercantec. The aim of the project is to provide a freely accessible platform, courses, and learning materials for creating and using digital twins in vocational education. Digital twins make it possible to model, simulate, and test machines, systems, and production processes in a virtual environment under realistic conditions.
The presentation highlighted the project’s results so far and their relevance for use in schools. These include materials and approaches that enable teachers to integrate digital twins into the classroom and introduce learners to future-oriented technologies. The use of such tools opens up new opportunities for simulation-based learning, flexible teaching scenarios, and a stronger connection between theory and practical workplace experience.
The meeting in Gaggenau made it clear how important exchange among committed teachers is for the continued development of vocational education in Baden-Württemberg. Initiatives such as Learning Factories 4.0 and projects like DigiTwin are generating fresh momentum to further develop schools as modern learning environments and to prepare young people specifically for the digitally connected industrial world.
MutliplierEvent 15.04.2026
As part of an online multiplier event, the DigiTwin4Teach project was presented to regional dual partners as well as to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Hamburg University of Technology (TU Hamburg). The event provided an opportunity to showcase the project’s key objectives, initial results, and possible applications for vocational education and training.
DigiTwin4Teach is an Erasmus+ project that aims to give teachers and training staff practical access to digital twin technology. Its goal is to develop an open-access learning platform with courses and materials that enable users to create, understand, and directly apply digital twins in teaching and professional training.
At the heart of the project is the question of how modern production technologies and digital learning formats can be meaningfully combined. Digital twins make it possible to represent, simulate, and test real systems, machines, or processes in a virtual environment. In vocational education in particular, this opens up new opportunities: learners can understand complex workflows without requiring constant access to expensive physical equipment.
The project responds to the growing demands of an increasingly digitalised world of work. Industry 4.0, automation, and artificial intelligence are transforming production processes in fundamental ways. For schools, training companies, and continuing education providers, it is therefore becoming more important than ever to offer learning opportunities that communicate technological developments in a clear, practical, and application-oriented way.
DigiTwin4Teach is especially relevant for teachers and trainers who want to expand their skills in digital technologies. The platform offers structured modules and freely available learning materials, ranging from the fundamentals of digital twins and CAD-based modelling to the integration of virtual models with automation technology and PLC programming.
The online event with regional partners highlighted the strong interest in innovative educational formats in this field. The exchange with universities and practice-based partners underlined that digital twins are not just a topic for the future, but already provide important impulses for modern, flexible, and location-independent vocational education.
DigiTwin4Teach therefore represents a forward-looking initiative that connects technological innovation, pedagogical application, and European collaboration. The project makes a concrete contribution to strengthening digital competences in vocational education and to opening up new learning environments for teachers and learners alike.
