On 24 and 25 October, the Technical University of Kosice hosted an international conference on "Excellence in Vocational Education in the ICT " in Stary Smokovec, Slovakia. More than 100 experts gathered to exchange knowledge and experience in the development and use of modern ICT in education and to promote cooperation between innovators in educational solutions. One of the main themes of the event was Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE), where we presented the INVESTECH project to showcase an example of emerging CoVEs, thus raising awareness and attracting new stakeholders. While partners from Slovakia (TUKE, ASTRA, IT VALLEY, SOSTMI) attended in person, we wish to thank our partners from Greece, Lithuania, Cyprus and Bulgaria for their online participation and support.