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QUTE.sk – Slovak National Center for Quantum Technologies

Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia

qute@qute.sk

+421 904 507 697

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Training Programmes

Quantum Training Programmes for Industry Partners

  • Directly from researchers
  • Focus on practical approach
  • Cost-effective

We offer tailored training programmes designed to introduce, deepen, and advance your understanding of quantum technologies. Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to gain practical skills, our offers provide knowledge that bridges science and business applications in the emerging quantum industry.

We help companies prepare for the quantum era. Our programmes cover everything from executive-level awareness to hands-on technical skills. Flexible trainings formats are available in English and Slovak.

Our training formats are designed with flexibility in mind – from short introductory lectures to in-depth multi-week courses.

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Quantum Training Programmes for Industry Partners

Series

Awareness

A fast, non-technical introduction for decision-makers and teams.
  • 60 min talk + quiz + discussion
  • No prior knowledge needed
  • Ideal for executives, managers, and wider teams
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Series

Knowledge

A structured training for professionals.
  • 4 × 90 min delivered in one intensive day or spread over 2 days
  • Requires only high-school level algebra and physics
  • Includes an online self-test at the end.
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Skills

An advanced programme for teams that need practical skills.
  • 10 × 90 minutes over 4 weeks
  • Suitable for participants with high-school math and physics
  • Designed to enable reading and applying research-level material
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Lectures

Quantum Awareness

Format: 1 × 90 minutes
Price: €300 (negotiable in special cases, venue not included)
Audience: up to 50 participants

A non-technical introduction into the world of quantum technologies. The session consists of a 60-minute lecture, followed by a quiz and open discussion. No prior knowledge is required – only curiosity and interest.

Offered subjects:

The story of the quantum century:

  • First quantum revolution – electrons, photons and atoms, photoelectric effect, nuclear energy, lasers, diodes and transistors 
  • Second quantum revolution – Statisticality to individuality, clocks, gravimeters, sources and detectors, quantum cryptosystems, repeaters, quantum memory, quantum chips

The beginning of secure quantum communication:

  • Quantum threats – RSA cryptosystem vs Shor quantum algorithm, paradigm of quantum computing
  • Postquantum security – asymmetric cryptosystems and algorithmic complexity
  • Quantum security – symmetric cryptosystems and mathematical security, quantum key distribution and physics-based security
  • Quantum key distribution protocols  – quantum hardware demands, 
  • Quantum links – commercial solutions and case studies 
  • Quantum cybersecurity outlook and discussion – quantum communication infrastructures, investments and implementations, preparation for Q day

The beginning of quantum computing infrastructure:

  • Computer simulations – complexity of quantum systems, quantum vs classical simulators 
  • Quantum algorithms – Shor algorithm, quantum circuit model
  • Quantum computing infrastructure – existing quantum computing platforms – hardwares and softwares, outlook

The beginning of quantum computing information:

  • Bit vs. Qubit – what is the difference
  • Transfer vs. Teleportation – what is it good for
  • Sensitivity of Sensors – square-root speed up
  • Security of Communication – quantum layer of secure communication, no-cloning
  • Efficiency of simulations – exponential speed up, supremacy and advantage
  • Complexity of Computation – P and BQP vs. NP, threat to cryptosystems, quantum algorithms

…or tailored topics based on your ideas and interests

Series

Quantum Knowledge

Format: 4 × 90 minutes (one full day or two half days, or different)
Price: €900 (negotiable in special cases, venue not included)
Audience: up to 40 participants
Prerequisites: high-school level algebra and physics

A structured course offering basic understanding of quantum concepts. Includes lectures, discussions, and a self-verification online test at the end. While it introduces some mathematics and physics, only high-school level algebra and physics are required.

The programme is flexible and can be adjusted to your needs and interests. We offer the following series:

This module introduces:

  • Quantum Shannon Theory – quantum channel, classical and quantum capacity, additivity
  • Quantum Entanglement – EPR paradox, Bell inequalities, LOCC concept, teleportation
  • Quantum circuit model

Quantum photonics use specialised devices to enable secure links and sensing. This module explains: 

  • The rise of photons
  • Photon sources and detectors
  • Manipulating photons
  • Photon-based technologies

Quantum communication secures data through Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). This module covers:

  • Quantum principles – photons, polarisation filters, states of polarisations, qubit, quantum randomness and superpositions, quantum threats - algorithmic complexity and RSA breaking
  • Quantum key distribution – detailed explanation of BB84 protocol with ideal components, simple security principle and analysis, key generation and sifting  
  • QKD implementations – real-world modification, optical fiber attenuation, quantum noise tolerance (QBER), key extraction, single photon sources and detectors, demonstration
  • Long-distance quantum communication – real-world limitations and challenges, quantum repeater, satellite segment, entanglement-based QKD protocols, concept of quantum teleportation, entanglement-swapping, quantum memory, quantum network simulators

Quantum computers process information in new ways. This module introduces:

  • Quantum circuit model – qubits, superposition, reversibility, evaluation of functions, universality, source of speedup 
  • Quantum complexity – quantum algorithms, threat for cryptosystems, advantage for simulations 
  • Quantum software – programming, algorithms,  applications, material research, quantum chemistry, simulation of dynamics, machine learning, robotics
  • Quantum hardware – different platforms, challenges, decoherence 
Courses

Quantum Skills

Format: 10 × 90 minutes (recommended length is 4 weeks)
Price: €2400 (negotiable in special cases, venue not included)
Audience: up to 20 participants
Prerequisites: high-school level algebra and physics

An advanced, hands-on course for participants who want to build practical skills. Includes lectures, exercises, homework, consultations, and a final test. After completion, participants will be able to read and follow research papers in quantum technologies.

The programme is flexible and can be adjusted to your needs and interests. We offer the following series:

This module explains: 

  • Quantum Technologies – invitation
  • Photons and Atoms – black-body radiation, photoelectric effect,
  • Quantum principles – randomness, incompatibility, states, observables
  • Quantum formalism – vectors and operators, Born’s rule, uncertainty relations, tensor product, 
  • Schrodinger equation – time, evolution, Hamiltonian, harmonic oscillator
  • Photonic qubits – beamsplitters, lasers, detectors,
  • Polarisation – polarizers, qubit, QKD protocols, wavepleates, BBO source, 
  • Atomic qubits – hydrogen atom, spin, traps, laser cooling 
  • Semiconducting qubits – quantum dots, photon sources, NV centers,
  • Superconducting qubits – superconductivity, low temperature physics, photodetectors,
  • Quantum Memory and Repeaters

Understanding of quantum communication, security, and real-world implementations. This module explains: 

  • Invitation to quantum cryptography – compromising RSA, postquantum and quantum solutions, towards infrastructure and quantum cybersecurity 
  • Photons and polarisations – filters, vectors, scalar product, probabilities, superposition, BB84 basics
  • Quantum framework – vector spaces, Dirac's bracket formalism, orthonormal basis, Born's rule, qubit, Bloch sphere, the act of measurement, quantum uncertainty, security of BB84 
  • Quantum key distribution – hardware requirements, decoherences and losses, QBER, key extraction, demonstrations
  • Manipulating photons – state transformations, Schrodinger equation, unitary gates, no-cloning theorem, waveplates
  • Photon pairs – two qubits, quantum entanglement, Bell state measurement, BBM92 QKD protocol 
  • Entanglement-based communication protocols – superdense coding, quantum teleportation
  • Long-distance quantum links – quantum channels and their limitations, trusted nodes, satellite nodes, entanglement-swapping, concept of quantum repeater, quantum memory
  • Quantum-based privacy – multi-partite protocols, Byzantine agreement,  quantum voting,  
  • Quantum network outlook – quantum based security layer, connecting quantum computers and sensors, current status of quantum communication infrastructures, quantum network simulators

Learn how quantum programs work and how to use available quantum computers This module explains: 

  • Invitation to quantum computing – simulation of quantum systems, quantum simulators, complexity reduction, qubits, quantum superposition and paralelism, existing quantum computing platforms - hardwares and softwares
  • Quantum framework – vector spaces, Dirac's bracket formalism, orthonormal basis, Born's rule, qubit, Bloch sphere, the act of measurement, computational basis, quantum uncertainty
  • Quantum gates – Schrodinger equation, unitary transformations, qubit gates 
  • Two-qubit quantum gates – controlled NOT gate, SWAP gate, preparation of entangled state, no-cloning theorem, gate decomposition, gate decomposition, approximate universality
  • Qubit realizations – gate fidelities, photonic qubits, atomic qubits, superconducting infrastructures
  • Quantum circuit model – quantum algorithms for classical problems, universality of quantum computation, quantum speed-up,, optimal cloner
  • Qiskit – quantum programming simulator, NISQ quantum computing platforms, quantum teleportation circuit
  • Deutch-Jozsa algorithm – detailed explanation, exponential speedup
  • Shor’s algorithm – circuit for quantum Fourier transform
  • Decoherence and error-correction – source of decoherence, error correction, error-mitigation, benchmarking

This module explains: 

  • Quantum bit – sources, basic framework
  • Quantum reductions – density operators, POVMs, channels, instruments
  • Quantum coding theorems
  • Quantum entanglement
  • Quantum cloning

 

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  • Customisable content adapted to your needs
  • Training designed for both beginners and professionals
  • Flexible formats: from 90-minute lectures to 4-week intensive courses
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