EUA launches new activities on artificial intelligence

On 28 March, the European University Association’s new Task and Finish Group on Artificial Intelligence held its first meeting in Brussels.

Universities are moving towards a more institutional and strategic approach to artificial intelligence, with AI ethics firmly at the top of the agenda. Going forward, the group will provide guidance to EUA on the development of activities and resources regarding artificial intelligence, as well as contributing to shaping the views EUA puts forward in policy-level discussions.

In the coming months, EUA will organise a series of events on AI, beginning in May and June with two webinars on strategy development and ethics.

The EUA Task and Finish Group on Artificial Intelligence is comprised of:

• Pedro M. Ruiz-Martínez, Vice-Rector for Strategy and Digital University, University of Murcia, Spain - Chair
• Ekaterina Kldiashvili, Vice-Rector for Research, Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy, Georgia
• Ernest  Ženko, Full Professor; Leader of the University AI Centre, University of Primorska, Slovenia
• Hallvard Fossheim, Committee leader for the National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT), University of Bergen, Norway        
• James Mackay, Associate Professor of Literature and Digital Cultures, European University Cyprus   
• Khaled Ismail, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ,Charles University, Czech Republic
• Manfred Krafczyk, Senior Vice-President for Digitalization & Sustainability, TU Braunschweig, Germany         
• Monique Mackenzie, Vice-Principal for Digital Education, Research and Environment, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
• Paulo Jorge dos Santos Gonçalves Ferreira, President,Portuguese National Conference of Rectors; Rector, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Stefan Lang , Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Digitilisation, University of Salzburg, Austria
• Štefan Stanko, Vice-Rector for Informatics and Sport, Education and Students’ Care, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia        
• Sarah Dégallier Rochat, Head Humane Digital Transformation, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland