The objectives of the Hu-rizon Programme and the successful project proposals of the research groups at the Centre of Excellence for Interdisciplinary Research, Development and Innovation (IKIKK) of the University of Szeged (SZTE) were presented on 25 September at the first stop of the nationwide roadshow organised by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), held at the University of Szeged.

Artificial intelligence has become an inseparable part of our daily lives. These days many people turn not to another person but to a chatbot for answers, and instead of digging through the internet or drafting texts themselves, they hand the job over to a large language model. But what actually happens inside the “brain” of artificial intelligence when it replies to us? This topic is the subject of numerous international research projects. In Hungary, it is also a key focus area of the NRDI Office’s HU-rizon Programme.

The XPAND Program, initiated by the National Innovation Agency (NIÜ), is designed to help Hungarian startups and SMEs enter international markets, connect with global investors, and expand their business networks.