The University’s Strategy 2026–2030 confirms five priority breakthrough areas:
– Energy and Electronics Cluster, aligned with the smart specialisation priority New Manufacturing Processes, Materials, and Technologies. The cluster focuses on developing advanced materials and structures, manufacturing and process management, design technologies, and energy efficiency solutions.
– AI and Cybersecurity Cluster, aligned with the smart specialisation priority Information and Communication Technologies. The cluster advances work in artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cyber security, audiovisual media technologies, and social innovation solutions.
– Health Technology Cluster, aligned with the smart specialisation priority Health Technologies and Biotechnologies. The cluster advances work in applied health technologies for individual and public health, advanced medical engineering for diagnostics and treatment, solutions for safe food development, and sustainable agrobiological resources.
– Societal Resilience, Security, and Defence Technology Cluster, integrates knowledge and competencies of the Energy and Electronics, AI and Cybersecurity, and Health Technology clusters for defence purposes. The cluster advances work in initiatives to strengthen societal resilience, security, and defence technologies, and their strategic application to enhance national security and societal well-being.
– The STEAM Didactics Cluster, with a long-term objective of improving secondary and high school students’ preparedness in sciences, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). The cluster advances work in innovations in STEAM didactics, hybrid learning models, and educational technologies; conducts interdisciplinary educational research on sustainable development and future competencies, and applies big data analytics to education-related solutions.
A breakthrough in science and innovation will be achieved through activities in the strategic direction Research development for technological advancement. Strategic priorities of the direction:
– Development of Priority Fields of the Science and the Arts, promoting the development of priority research and art fields through funding attracted from external sources and the effective utilisation of research infrastructure;
– Targeted Strengthening of Scientific Potential, ensuring faster integration of doctoral students and early-career researchers into the academic community by strengthening international cooperation, mobility, and opportunities for knowledge sharing;
– Interdisciplinary Research and Art Knowledge Creation, creating innovative knowledge, technologies, and solutions by developing centres of competence and excellence, and promoting active cooperation with partners across science, business, industry, and the public sector;
– Transfer of Technologies and Products, and Value Creation, transforming new knowledge and technologies into values that benefit society and promote economic progress.
