A new chapter for AI in Romania and AIRi@UTCN begins today!

Today, 1 September 2026, marks the official start of the RO AI Factory project - Romanian EuroHPC AI Factory at ICI Bucharest - funded by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking under the HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2025-AI call. For AIRi@UTCN this is an important milestone for the role of Cluj-Napoca and UTCN in advancing AI research, innovation and technology transfer. As a consortium partner, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca brings its expertise in artificial intelligence, research infrastructure, education and collaboration with industry to the development of the RO AI Factory ecosystem. The opportunities this initiative creates for: advanced AI research and experimentation, access to HPC and AI infrastructure, collaboration between academia and industry, support for start-ups and SMEs, development of AI skills and talent. Infrastructure creates possibilities. Collaboration turns them into impact. We look forward to contributing to RO AI Factory and to building, together with our partners, a strong Romanian AI ecosystem connected to Europe.