We are pleased to announce that the project Strengthening Practice and Learning through Interactive Training (SPLIT) has been awarded EU funding under the EU Justice Programme (2021–2027), within the Judicial Training (JUST-2025-JTRA) call.
The project will start in February and will run for 36 months, with DIKE Research group of VUB acting as Project Coordinator.
The Consortium
SPLIT brings together a multidisciplinary partnership:
- VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL (BE), as coordinator
- STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT (NL)
- SIRACUSA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (IT)
- AB CORPORATION (BE)
And, as Associated Partners:
- FONDATION DE LA CHAMBRE EUROPEENNE DES HUISSIERS DE JUSTICE (BE)
- SSM SCUOLA SUPERIORE DELLA MAGISTRATURA (IT)
- ENM ECOLE NATIONALE DE LA MAGISTRATURE (FR)
- IFJ INSTITUUT VOOR GERECHTELIJKE OPLEIDING- INSTITUT DE FORMATION JUDICIAIRE (BE)
- FBE FEDERATION DES BARREAUX D'EUROPE (FR)
Project Overview:
The project aims to strengthen the digital capacity of justice professionals across the European Union through an innovative and practice-oriented training programme.
SPLIT focuses on six thematic areas across three key legal domains: Fundamental Rights, Civil Law and Criminal Law. In the area of Fundamental Rights, the project promotes the digitalisation of justice to ensure effective judicial protection and inclusive access, while supporting the correct application of EU data protection law in judicial proceedings. In Civil Law, SPLIT equips practitioners to implement EU rules governing the platform economy, including the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, and to prepare for forthcoming developments in the digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation. In Criminal Law, the project strengthens digital investigative skills to address online hate speech and hate-motivated crimes, while supporting the adoption of advanced systems such as the e-Evidence Digital Exchange System.
The project targets judges, prosecutors, judicial staff, lawyers and bailiffs, and is built on a flexible training model tailored to the practical needs of legal professionals. Training activities will be delivered through interactive and accessible formats, including face-to-face sessions, blended learning, and fully online modules.
Through SPLIT, the DIKE Research Group will coordinate the development of a digitally skilled European judicial community, contributing to a more effective, inclusive, and future-ready system of justice.