Learning Communities

What are Learning Communities?

AIC4NL's AiNed Learning Communities provide a platform where companies and educational institutions work together to strengthen the AI competencies of employees. The goal is to promote the adoption of AI within organizations while contributing to the broader development of AI expertise in the Netherlands.

The Learning Communities focus on companies, social organizations and knowledge institutions from vocational to university level, with a focus on sectors such as Energy & Sustainability, Health & Care, Mobility, Transport & Logistics and Technical Industry. Through case-based learning, employees and students work together on practical cases, often from SMEs. This results in scalable learning modules that can be applied across the sector.

What Learning Communities are there?

Currently, there are five Learning Communities:

Coding for Cure and Care: Improving the patient care journey through AI. Led by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Foundation.
Care for AI Readiness:Acquiring Insights— Reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals through AI. Led by Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and the Open University
AI Learning Initiative for Multi-modal Traffic and Transportation: Enhancing traffic safety through AI applications. Led by TU Delft.
SMEs and vocational schools harness the power of AI: Focuses on improving product quality in SMEs using AI. Led by Kennispact MBO Brabant.
AMELIA: Promotes AI applications within the manufacturing industry. Led by Windesheim University of Applied Sciences and the University of Twente.

Second round of Learning Communities kicks off

The second round of the AiNed Learning Communities is now open. You can apply for funding for a new learning community within one of these four themes: energy and sustainability, health and healthcare, mobility, transportation and logistics, or the technical industry.

Deadline

Please submit your short proposal by July 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. CEST using the application form.

Submit a brief proposal using the registration form

More information

View the slides or watch the video from the webinar on June 2, 2026, for an explanation of the process and criteria:

See also the Call for Proposals for AiNed Learning Communities 2026 (Dutch version) or (English version), the AiNed guidelines document for the terms and conditions, and the roadmaps for the application areas.

Important dates are:

June 2, 2026, 10:00–11:00 a.m. CEST: Webinar on submitting an abbreviated proposal

July 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m. CEST: deadline for submitting the short proposal

September 7–18, 2026: co-creation workshop (by invitation only)

October 6–9, 2026: Pitch session

November 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. CEST: deadline for submitting the full proposal

December 2026 – March 2027: review and feedback on the final decision

Want to stay up to date?

Would you like to stay informed about new programs, get in touch with an active AiNed Learning Community, or do you have a question? Please contact us.

News about Learning Communities

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May 28, 2026

AiNed Learning Community Named a Leader

The AiNed Learning Community Care for AI Readiness Acquiring Insights (CARAI) has been named by the Action Learning Network (ALN) as...

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News release |

March 24, 2026

The second round of AiNed Learning Communities will begin shortly

The AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL) will soon launch a second round of the AiNed Learning Communities. Entrepreneurs, employees, researchers, and...

Learning Communities | Technical Industry |

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February 27, 2026

New AiNed Learning Community AMELIA Launches

Learning by doing: together, we’re accelerating AI in the manufacturing industry The Dutch manufacturing industry is under pressure. Labor shortages and an aging workforce...