Erasmus+ • EU funded

Who can benefit from 4SiM

Clear value for students, educators, companies, and the broader community.

Students collaborating around a laptop

Stakeholder value

Learning • Practice • Impact

Students & learners

  • Hands-on cases and simulations that mirror real manufacturing.
  • Guidance from AI assistants; improved systems thinking.
  • Motivation tracking (ARCS/IMMS) and feedback.
  • Career-ready competence for Industry 4.0/5.0.

Educators

  • Ready-to-use cases, rubrics, and facilitator notes.
  • Evidence-based instructional design improvements.
  • Open materials for easy curriculum integration.
  • Community of practice with partner universities.

Companies & trainers

  • Faster onboarding via realistic scenarios and guided practice.
  • Focus on quality, safety, human factors, and Lean.
  • Reusable training assets and co-creation opportunities.
  • Workforce upskilling aligned with real constraints.

Wider community & policy

Open access to methods, tools, and findings supports educational modernization, safer workplaces, and sustainable, human-centric manufacturing across Europe.