The Faculty of Informatics at the University of Debrecen is launching a unique and essential elective course titled “Modern Artificial Intelligence.” This 13-week course will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts, principles, and practical applications of AI.
The primary goal of the course is to offer extensive knowledge to students, educators, and university staff interested in this technology. The online course will cover multiple fields, including arts, creative industries, medicine, economics, ethics, robotics, cloud technologies, data and cybersecurity, as well as agriculture.
- “We aim to focus on the processes that are taking place in the world today, where AI technology plays a key role. The reception of our upcoming course is very positive, including from guest lecturers. This allows experts from various fields to participate in the education. Increasingly, students are asking how they can deepen their understanding of artificial intelligence beyond simply using tools like ChatGPT. We are launching a course that offers a deeper and broader knowledge than just the simple use of AI tools, which can even be integrated into everyday work. Additionally, we want to demonstrate how AI can be applied in scientific work. For instance, how AI can be used in writing a thesis or conducting research. Since the University of Debrecen is highly multidisciplinary, we will touch on as many scientific fields as possible during the course,” said András Hajdu, Dean of the Faculty of Informatics at the University of Debrecen.
The faculty leader emphasized that over time, various disciplines will inevitably become interconnected, and that significant developments will require collaboration between different scientific fields, with AI being the common link. The primary aim of the course is to provide participants with a clear and comprehensive understanding of AI, and to enable them to apply these insights practically. Hajdu added that with this three-credit course, they hope to draw the public’s attention to the advantages and potential applications of the technology.
The course will cover a variety of topics, including everyday AI use such as smartphone assistants, chatbots, self-driving cars, supervised and unsupervised learning, large language models, creative content generation (images, music, video), and AI in personalized medicine.
In addition to students from any faculty of the University of Debrecen, lecturers and even administrative staff are welcome to enroll in the course. No prior IT knowledge or programming skills are required. The course will be available soon on the NEPTUN – Electronic Academic System registration platform.
For those seriously interested in the topic, the György Hajós Data Science Collegium AI workshop is also open for participation.
(unideb.hu)
