The Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) are joining forces to develop pioneering courses in the field of trustworthy AI. The two partners are thus taking the first step towards a more comprehensive cooperation model.
“With DFKI, we have a strong partner at our side with outstanding expertise in AI research,” says Sebastian Kreibich, Managing Director of the Scheer School. “Offering training on state-of-the-art trustworthy AI is key for us, but it is only a first step.”
The collaboration in the field of Trusted AI is intended to lay the foundation for a more extensive framework agreement that brings together the expertise of both partners.
DFKI CEO Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger: “The cooperation with the Scheer School of Science complements DFKI’s AI education program with a specialization in the field of Trusted AI. With the AI Campus and the DFKI Academy, we are already promoting AI training and the targeted transfer of technology and knowledge to companies. With this step, we are further expanding our commitment to future-oriented AI education.”
Kevin Baum, member of the Executive Board of the Center for European Research in Trusted AI (CERTAIN) and head of the Responsible AI and Machine Ethics (RAIME) group at DFKI, also emphasizes the importance of the partnership: “The Scheer School enables us to put our research results into practice in an even more targeted manner. Together, we want to promote new approaches for the safe and ethically sound development and application of AI technologies.”
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The Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University is a joint initiative of Saarland University and the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute. Its mission is to empower organizations and professionals to shape digital change. It combines academic excellence with practical relevance and offers accredited certificates and degree programs (B.Sc./M.Sc.). Modular structures enable flexible further education. Close cooperation with business and administration results in teaching formats that incorporate technological, social and economic developments .
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence GmbH (DFKI) was founded in 1988 as a non-profit public-private partnership (PPP). It has locations in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Darmstadt, laboratories in Berlin and Lübeck, as well as a branch office in Trier. DFKI combines scientific excellence and business-oriented value creation with social appreciation. DFKI has been researching AI for humans for over 35 years and is oriented towards social relevance and scientific excellence in the key future-oriented research and application areas of artificial intelligence. DFKI is one of the most important “Centers of Excellence” in the international scientific community. Around 1,560 employees from over 76 nations are currently researching innovative software solutions.
