The Slovak Ministry of Education is funding the creation of an AI Competence Centre at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) as part of a €12 million national initiative supporting two centres — one at STU in Bratislava and one at the Technical University of Košice (TUKE). The centres are designed to expand access to advanced AI technologies, strengthen research capacity, and ensure that AI education reaches all regions of Slovakia equitably.
STU Bratislava’s programme: STU and TUKE will jointly launch a new international study programme focused on artificial intelligence in 2026. The programme addresses the growing shortage of AI, data science, and digital technology specialists across Europe, and explicitly combines technical expertise with ethical, societal, and educational aspects of AI — meaning ethics is built into the curriculum.
Who it affects: University students in Bratislava and across Slovakia who enrol in the new programme, as well as researchers and staff gaining access to modern AI infrastructure and expertise through the STU centre.
What is notably missing: The Competence Centre and study programme target higher education; there is no evidence of mandatory AI literacy requirements for all undergraduate students in Bratislava beyond the national Responsible Use of AI in Education Plan. Teacher training and pre-school or secondary-level curricula remain governed by the national policy rather than a Bratislava-specific mandate.