The Eastern European Machine Learning Summer School (EEML) was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 2025, bringing together researchers and practitioners from institutions including Google DeepMind, Apple, EPFL, and the University of Cambridge. The six-day programme covered core machine learning and AI topics through lectures and practical sessions, with need-based travel grants for participants.
Who it affects: Researchers, graduate students, and AI practitioners primarily from Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.
What is notably missing: The EEML is an academic conference rather than a government-led training programme; it reaches a small specialist cohort. No binding connection to national AI policy, school curriculum, or workforce training exists. The event is not publicly funded by the Bosnian state.