SEMANTIC offers an innovative research and training network FOR MULTI-GHZ SPECTRUM communications, MEC-EMPOWERED service provisioning and END-TO-END NETWORK SLICING, all integrated and jointly orchestrated by forward-looking DATA-DRIVEN NETWORK CONTROL AND AUTOMATION exploiting the enormous amounts of mobile BIG DATA spurred into the MOBILE DATA NETWORK. In this context, SEMANTIC will form an integrated, multi-disciplinary training network of Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), guided by experienced supervisors, aiming at the creation of highly-trained academic researchers and industrial professionals with a future-proof background on PHY design for multi-GHz communications, END-TO-END MEC/RAN INTEGRATION, SLICE-ENABLED CONNECTIVITY AND DATA-DRIVEN NETWORK ORCHESTRATION in the 5G continuum.