EIT Digital, the leading European open innovation organisation, has appointed Dr Patrick Hartigan as its Head of the Master School.

Before joining EIT Digital, Hartigan founded Irish marine and environmental informatics R&D company Moher Technologies Ltd. He also created subsidiary companies in maritime training and online services. As well as directing and delivering professional education services, Hartigan has developed university courses on innovation and design in Ireland and Poland.

More recently, Hartigan co-ordinated and managed EU projects such as Standpoint, a wave energy Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) project, and CORE-Business, an action plan for renewable energy.

Speaking after his appointment, Hartigan said: “I look forward to joining the EIT Digital team and to delivering excellent entrepreneurial education programmes. It will be my goal to coach the next generation of technologists to apply innovation and entrepreneurship skills.”

EIT Digital CEO Willem Jonker added: “We are very pleased to welcome Patrick Hartigan to the EIT Digital team. His deep knowledge of ICT in combination with developing both educational programmes and business ventures will be an invaluable contribution to the continued high quality and strong growth of the EIT Digital Master School.”

As a Knowledge and Innovation Community for students, researchers, engineers, business developers and entrepreneurs, EIT Digital focuses on entrepreneurship, education, research and business by uniting these stakeholders as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 framework programme.

Hartigan gained a PhD in satellite communications and is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) based in Stevenage, UK.

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