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Boost Your Digital Skills with MERIT Short Courses

MERIT continues to drive digital empowerment by offering specialized, hands-on training tailored to the needs of today’s ICT professionals.

Starting in September 2025, VILNIUS TECH, TALTECH, and RTU will launch a series of free short courses focused on emerging technologies and practical applications — including artificial intelligence, cloud computing and big data, product digitalization, robotics, data spaces, and more.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise or expand into new areas of innovation, these courses are designed for ICT graduates with a bachelor’s degree and basic digital literacy. Stay tuned for further updates here! 


Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence – VILNIUS TECH
  • Description:
    This course covers the definition, historical development, and prominent role of AI in computer science research. Participants will delve into key AI concepts and terminology, gaining practical skills in data handling, cleaning, and feature engineering. 
  • Duration / ECTS: 5 weeks (6 ECTS)
  • Places: 10
  • Format: On-site
  • Language: Lithuanian
  • Target: ICT graduates
  • Dates: Starts in September 2025
  • Price: Free
  • Contact: simona.ramanauskaite@vilniustech.lt

Cloud Computing and Big Data – VILNIUS TECH
  • Description:
    This comprehensive course delves into the fundamentals of computer networks, cloud computing for AI, and the pivotal role of big data in artificial intelligence (AI). Participants will explore network protocols, architecture, and management alongside cloud computing concepts and services, emphasizing major providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Duration: 5 weeks (6 ECTS)
  • Places: 10
  • Format: On-site
  • Language: Lithuanian
  • Target: ICT graduates
  • Dates: Starts in September 2025
  • Price: Free
  • Contact: simona.ramanauskaite@vilniustech.lt

Production digitalization – TALTECH 
  • Description:
    This three-part short course introduces participants to the concepts and practical tools of production digitalization. The course provides hands-on experience with digital simulation, production performance evaluation, flexible systems design, and immersive VR technologies using the Visual Components software. Each module focuses on a key aspect of digital manufacturing and offers structured exercises in a simulated environment.
  • Duration: 210 minutes – 3 Lessons, 1 Quizz (including videos and lecture materials)
  • Places: Unlimited
  • Format: Online (MOOC)
  • Language: English
  • Target: Bachelor degree
  • Dates: Available
  • Price: Free
  • Contact: Lecturer Kashif Mahmood
  • Link to apply: Enroll now here.

Practical Applications and Programming of Industrial Robots – TALTECH 
  • Description:
    This short course provides participants with a practical and applied overview of industrial robotics in manufacturing. Over three sessions, the course covers the fundamentals of robot-based workplace design, the implementation of robotic operations (e.g., pick-and-place and grinding), and the use of ABB RobotStudio for virtual simulation and programming. Participants will gain hands-on experience in configuring robot work cells, programming robot movements, and optimizing robotic processes in a simulated environment.
  • Duration: 210 minutes – 3 Lessons, 1 Quizz (including videos and lecture materials)
  • Places: Unlimited
  • Format: Online (MOOC)
  • Language: English
  • Target: Bachelor degree
  • Dates: Available
  • Price: Free
  • Contact: Lecturer Margus Müür
  • Link to apply: Enroll now here.

Data Spaces – RTU
  • Description:
    This course explores data spaces as a next step after data lakes and other data management approaches, highlighting governance as key to AI-ready organizations. It covers governance aspects such as privacy, security, transparency, and monetization. To add a practical dimension, the course introduces various EU initiatives to illustrate data spaces concepts and their implementation.
  • Duration: 16 Lessons, 15 Quizzes (6 ECTS)
  • Format: Online (MOOC)
  • Language: English
  • Dates: Available
  • Price: Free
  • Link to apply: Enroll now here.

User Experience in Artificial Intelligence Solutions  – VILNIUS TECH
  • Description:
    Participants will explore technologies and methods for AI service implementation, with a specific emphasis on web system front-end development. The integration of AI services and APIs into front-end applications will be addressed, incorporating essential considerations for security. 
  • Duration: 5 weeks (6 ECTS)
  • Places: 10
  • Format: On-site
  • Language: Lithuanian
  • Target: ICT graduates
  • Dates: Starts in October 2025
  • Price: Free
  • Contact: simona.ramanauskaite@vilniustech.lt

AI project engineering – VILNIUS TECH
  • Description:
    Additional details coming soon.
  • Duration: 7 weeks (9 ECTS)
  • Places: 10
  • Format: On-site
  • Language: Lithuanian
  • Target: ICT graduates
  • Dates: Starts in November 2025
  • Price: Free
  • Contact: simona.ramanauskaite@vilniustech.lt

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MERIT’s short courses provide targeted, high-impact training designed for today’s fast-paced professional landscape. These programmes are ideal for those who want to:

  • Build Future-Ready Skills: Develop hands-on knowledge in cutting-edge fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
  • Boost Career Opportunities: Strengthen your professional profile with practical, industry-aligned expertise.
  • Learn on Your Terms: With flexible formats and in-person support, these courses are built to fit into busy lives while delivering intensive digital skills training.
  • Create Immediate Value: Start applying your new capabilities right away to solve real business problems and drive tangible results.

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