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UG/Campus Fryslân will start the AI for policymakers course in October. Participants will learn about technical developments, ethical issues, business development and legislation in the field of artificial intelligence.

The University of Groningen has elected Stef van Grieken, tech entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Cradle, as Alumnus of the Year 2024.

Dutch Education Prize 2024 for Virtual Kindergarten

The Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology and AI celebrated its birthday at the House of Connections on Wednesday afternoon, 19 June 2024.

Afgelopen vrijdag 14 juni vond de finale van de Self Driving Challenge plaats op het testcircuit van de RDW in Lelystad.

George Azzopardi, theme coordinator Applied AI at the Jantina Tammes School, was awarded the ENLIGHT Impact Award 2024 for his project 'Enhancing National and Cross-Border Security: Automatic detection of Face Morphing Attacks'.

Een app die op een begrijpelijke en grappige manier laat zien welke data grote sociale mediabedrijven van hun gebruikers verzamelen. Dit is in een notendop het idee van het team dat afgelopen vrijdag tekende voor de winst tijdens de VPRO Hackathon 'Trust me AI know'

Met je zelfrijdende auto oversteken in een drukke stad? Of met een zelfrijdende bus op het platteland je bestemming bereiken? We kunnen het ons nu nog niet voorstellen, maar toch gaat het in de toekomst gebeuren.

The Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology & AI will celebrate its anniversary at the House of Connections on June 19. In addition to various speeches, the JTS Early Career Researcher Prizes will be awarded. Assistant Professor Milad Abbasiharofteh was one of the winners last year.

The University of Groningen awarded four honorary doctorates during the lustrum week. One of the recipients was AI researcher Kate Crawford. In the House of Connections, she joined a discussion with UG researchers prior to the ceremony.

Every two weeks, UG Makers puts the spotlight on a researcher who has created something tangible, ranging from homemade measuring equipment for academic research to small or larger products that can change our daily lives. That is how UG researchers contribute to the solutions for big scientific and societal challenges.

The four Schools for Science & Society of the University of Groningen will again host the European Researchers' Night in Forum Groningen in 2024. The Forum will be transformed into a science hotspot on 27 September, bringing science closer to the public. Three researchers look back on last year's edition. 'The audience was very involved and active.'

The Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology and AI is offering individual 'JTS Grassroots Grants' for researchers, staff and PhDs of the University of Groningen to organise interdisciplinary activities.

The internet began as a 'free world,' where data flowed globally without state control. Over time, these data streams have grown and become intertwined with almost every aspect of our lives. Governments and organizations are now striving to manage these data flows, which brings unprecedented political, economic, and cultural power. What does this mean for the future?

On Friday 24 May 2024 at 3 p.m., the University of Groningen (UG) will award four honorary doctorates in the Academy Building.

PhD/i, the learning community for interfaculty PhD projects at the UG, will become part of the Schools for Science & Society from May. According to scientific director Konstantin Mierau, this is the perfect fit.

Every two weeks, UG Makers puts the spotlight on a researcher who has created something tangible, ranging from homemade measuring equipment for academic research to small or larger products that can change our daily lives. That is how UG researchers contribute to the solutions for big scientific and societal challenges.

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) is pleased to announce that as of 1 May, professor Lineke Sneller will be appointed as Professor Practice of Digitalization & AI in Accounting and Auditing. The chair is situated within the department of Accounting and Auditing.

A summary of Victor Toma's blog post about Data Autonomy