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CoRE AI Featured Among Uppsala University’s International Research Initiatives

“It takes time, and it’s important, to establish and foster personal contacts if you want to succeed. In Africa, people see each other more as people than functions, which is a more common attitude in Europe,” says David Sumpter, co-lead of CoRE AI. CoRE AI was recently featured on the Uppsala University website as one […]

Kujenga: Empowering Lives Through AI and Machine Learning

Kujenga, meaning “to build” in Swahili, is a six-week program launched in February 2026 by CoRE AI (Cluster of Research Excellence in AI) at Uppsala University, with support from the IT Equal Opportunities Group. The program helps students use mathematical modelling and AI to solve real-world challenges in their communities. It received over 1,200 applications, […]

Core AI visits ENGAGE in Kenya

Our African partner universities are nurturing the full pipeline of future data scientists. Our cluster member Kajsa Hallberg Adu, Ph.D., visited the ENGAGE Project KE at the University of Nairobi. ENGAGE Project KE is an initiative that opens doors for high school girls to discover the excitement and possibilities of data science. Their pilot program […]

Focus on responsible AI at the 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Responsible AI took centre stage at the 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, where our cluster was prominently represented by Dr. Chika Yinka-Banjo and Dr. Victor Odumuyiwa from the University of Lagos. Their participation highlighted the strength and momentum of Nigeria’s AI research community in driving ethical, inclusive, and innovative AI development. Read […]

CoRE AI at Africa Days – Uppsala University

In June 2025, the cluster hosted a delegation from Ghana with representatives from grassroots organisations  BecauseSheCan founders Otema Yirenkyi and Kweyakie Blebo and Doing A PhD In Africa, founder Titilope Ajayi, Ph.D., discussing how toonboard more PhD students into our future doctoral programs with David Sumpter’s brain-child the Kujenga-course, ensure access also for women students,  […]