Objective
The rapid and pervasive adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all spheres of economic and societal activity mandates a global shift in focus from mere technical capability to the development of trustworthy and robust AI systems. To fully leverage the transformative potential of AI while responsibly managing significant risks such as security threats, bias, and ethical concerns, advanced research into human-centric, reliable, and secure AI frameworks is critical for the long-term success of the European Research Area (ERA) and of the wider South-Eastern Europe (SEE) region. In this context, pathwAI will drive a systemic institutional transformation at UNS, driven by the knowledge transfers from its academic and non-academic Twinning partners. The central goal is the creation and operationalization of the multidisciplinary UNS AIRIN (AI Research and Innovation Network) as a sustainable, regional hub for technological development, regulatory research, and ethical governance of trustworthy and secure AI. AIRIN will achieve long-term excellence and competitiveness by implementing organizational reforms, fostering skills development, and ensuring the integration of robust, secure, and privacy-preserving AI frameworks and methodologies for testing, validation, and assurance of AI systems. Through coordinated policy engagement, knowledge transfer, and large-scale capacity building, the project aims to deliver lasting impact on research governance, innovation performance, and societal trust in AI across Widening countries and beyond. By unifying students, researchers, SMEs, industry, policymakers, and citizens, pathwAI will establish UNS as the technological, ethical, and regulatory center for the entire SEE region. This is achieved by a deliberately calibrated combination of five partners with demonstrable, non-interchangeable expertise: UNS (Widening-W, Academia-A); ALTO (non-W, A); AIT (non-W, RTO); PN (non-W, SME); and EICET (W, NGO).
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-02
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21000 Novi Sad
Serbia
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