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Education programs for professionals

“Change the digital world”

At KIN Center for Digital Innovation, we believe that it is crucial to look beyond the hypes of digital innovation. This is what we focus on in our executive programs for data and digital professionals. Do you want to learn to convert big data into actionable insights? Immerse yourself in analytical, business and technology skills. Do you like to learn to bridge the gap between business and technology and become the digital leader who understands how digital innovation can contribute to your organization.

KIN Research offers two postgraduate education programs (currently only in Dutch) for professionals and executives who already have a master degree. 

Executive education

  • Digital Innovation and Transformation (NL)

    In the Digital Innovation and Transformation (14 full day program), you will learn how to bridge the gap between business and technology and become the digital leader who understands how digital innovation can contribute to your organisation and is able to communicate this convincingly.

  • Data Driven Steering in Public Sector (NL)

    In the period of 8 months passionate professors and experts from the field will translate scientific insights into concrete tools for your daily work. There is plenty of room to share knowledge and experience from your own practice and to learn from each other. After completing Data Driven Steering in Public Sector, you will be able to successfully implement the change to data-driven management in your organisation.

  • Managing AI (EN)

    Managing AI (5 full day in house training) aims to  strengthen the ability to innovate with AI in a responsible, strategic, and successful way, providing knowledge that can be applied directly in practice.

  • AI literacy (NL)

    AI literacy (5 full day in house training)  helps organizations innovate responsibly, strategically, and successfully with AI—equipping teams with knowledge they can apply immediately. Do you work in a leadership, advisory, or specialist role and want to gain control over the use of AI within your organization? Then this program is for you.

(Online) courses

  • Nationale AI cursus

    This course is perfect for beginners in AI, it's fast and free. The Vrije Universiteit is an important partner for the AI Course. Various professors share their knowledge. The course is also very much appreciated by the Executive Board. 

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  • AI in Practice (MOOC)

    This two-course program provides a wide range of cases and examples of current AI applications in various organizations. It presents ideas and case studies for actual situations based on state-of-the-art AI research, and provides practical tools for integrating AI into your own organization.

    This program has been developed by Delft University of Technology and the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence Academy (ICAI) in the Netherlands. ICAI is a national initiative involving industry, universities (icl VU) and government in the area of AI research and applications. Case studies presented include contributions from top Dutch universities, public institutions and AI experts from companies such as ING, Ahold Delhaize, Elsevier, KPN and Thirona.

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Are you looking for a way to broaden your organization's perspective on digital innovation? Then take a look at our Partnership and Programs for organizations

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