center of excellence
noun phrase
: a place of high achievement (in some subject or area)
The university is becoming a center of excellence for genetic engineering.
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Nominacher had a few other interesting lessons, including how, in research Celonis commissioned, establishing a center of excellence for figuring out how to optimize work processes with AI resulted in an 8x better return than for companies that failed to set up such a center.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The repair yard has become a center of excellence for Coast Guard Surface Life Extension Projects (SLEP).
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The initiative adds that the progress achieved through the project reinforces the Valencian Community’s role as a growing center of excellence for hydrogen technologies and contributes to strengthening Spain’s position in the European hydrogen value chain.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Another good practice is to create an AI center of excellence.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Most notably, the CDF is emerging as a financial center of excellence for film financing, working in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the Saudi film ecosystem.
—Partner Content, Variety, 19 May 2025
That’s where the center of excellence (CoE) comes in.
—Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This center of excellence produces exceptional frames not only for Oliver Peoples, but also for prestigious brands such as Prada and Giorgio Armani.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The repair yard has become a center of excellence for Coast Guard Surface Life Extension Projects (SLEP).
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The initiative adds that the progress achieved through the project reinforces the Valencian Community’s role as a growing center of excellence for hydrogen technologies and contributes to strengthening Spain’s position in the European hydrogen value chain.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Another good practice is to create an AI center of excellence.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Most notably, the CDF is emerging as a financial center of excellence for film financing, working in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the Saudi film ecosystem.
—Partner Content, Variety, 19 May 2025
That’s where the center of excellence (CoE) comes in.
—Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This center of excellence produces exceptional frames not only for Oliver Peoples, but also for prestigious brands such as Prada and Giorgio Armani.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Center of excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20excellence. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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