On October 9, 2024, the first online meeting of the TrustAI: Higher Education as a Catalyst for the Trustworthy and Sustainable use of AI project was held. The project is funded by the European Union (project number: 2024-1-BG01-KA220-HED-000249185) and aims to develop sustainable and trustworthy approaches to artificial intelligence within the context of higher education.
The meeting, conducted via Google Meet, included representatives from all partner organizations:
- ULSIT (Bulgaria)
- Acta Foundation (Bulgaria)
- AHE (Poland)
- MECB (Malta)
- UniTo (Italy)
- Clúster Canarias Excelencia Tecnológica (Spain)
Key highlights of the meeting:
- Partners’ presentations: The meeting began with a brief introduction of the participating organizations and the key individuals involved in the project.
- TrustAI project overview: Acta Foundation presented the project’s objectives, target groups, expected outcomes, and work packages. A presentation titled “TrustAI Project Overview” was shared and is available in the dedicated Google Drive repository.
- Administrative updates: Participants were updated on the signing of the grant agreement with the Bulgarian National Agency and the upcoming individual partnership agreements. These processes are expected to be finalized by the end of October 2024.
- Financial requirements: Partners were informed about the necessary documents for reporting project activities, including timesheets, contracts, attendance lists, and more.
- Next steps: The primary task ahead is the development of a curriculum framework (WP2, Activity 1). ULSIT is responsible for this activity. The project coordinator will create a Doodle poll to determine the date for the next online meeting in November.
- Project logo: The importance of creating a project logo to finalize branding and initiate promotional activities was discussed.
The TrustAI project aims to serve as a catalyst for the sustainable and trustworthy use of artificial intelligence by leveraging the expertise of leading institutions across Europe.
Complete meeting minutes and project documents will be made available to partners via the shared Google Drive folder.
