Armenia has announced the launch of a major project under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme aimed at strengthening artificial intelligence research and innovation across the Eastern Partnership countries.

The initiative, titled “Expanding Research and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Excellence in the Eastern Partnership Countries,” seeks to boost scientific capacity across the region, Armenpress reports.

The project will establish interdisciplinary AI centres of excellence at leading regional universities and promote integration into the European Research Area through the development of digital infrastructure.

A total of 13 research institutions and higher education establishments from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Germany, France, Switzerland and Sweden will participate in the initiative.

Among them are Yerevan State University (YSU), Tbilisi State University (TSU) and the Technical University of Moldova (TUM).