BME to enhance certain master’s programmes with AI skills

BME will participate in the Pan-European Network for Responsible Artificial Intelligence Multisector Masters (Panoraima) project, funded by the European Union’s Digital-Skills-5 call. The project aims to integrate professional applications of AI into the curricula of non-ICT master’s programmes.

The consortium, led by Stichting Hogeschool Utrecht, involves 16 institutions, including universities such as TU Dublin, Federico II University of Naples, Sofia University, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv University of Technology, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and the University of West Attica.

The project aims to align academic offerings with evolving market needs, in close cooperation with the industrial companies of the consortium.

Building upon the success of the recently concluded Human-Centred AI Master’s (HCAIM) project, focusing on ICT students, Panoraima aims to extend AI education to professionals outside the traditional ICT domain. At BME, the work, running between 2025-2029, will be carried out by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics and the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences.

The consortium targets four key professional areas:

Biomedical Engineering Professionals
AI Audit and Compliance Professionals
Communications Professionals
Finance Professionals.

By integrating AI competencies into these disciplines, the consortium endeavours to equip graduates with the necessary skills to excel in an increasingly AI-driven landscape. Industry partners will provide critical insights to ensure that the updated curricula meet current and future market demands. BME has plans to deliver the content of the programmes in both full-time masters and vocational training formats.

"Participating in the Panoraima project offers a significant opportunity for BME to enhance our Master's programs in a way that is aligned with the highest ethical and legal standards," said Mihály Héder, Head of Department of Philosophy and History of Science at BME.

"AI has become an essential technology for a wide range of non-ICT users, making advanced AI knowledge crucial in modern society. However, AI has also become a societal force, meaning its development relies not only on AI professionals but equally on non-ICT users who help shape its future applications. This project perfectly aligns with that dual mission," according to Péter Antal, head of the AI group at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Systems Engineering.

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