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National Artificial Intelligence PhD Programme


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   03 Oct 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   25 Dec 2025

The Italian National PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence is a joint initiative of 5 federated PhD courses that bring together 60+ universities and research institutions. The 5 PhD courses share a common basis in the foundations and developments of AI, and each one has an area of specialisation in a strategic sector of AI applications. Each PhD course is organized by a lead university, in collaboration with the National Research Council (CNR).

Name in original language

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Initiative overview

The National PhD Program in in AI will train researchers, innovators and professionals, both with specialisations in the cutting-edge topics of Artificial Intelligence and in important application sectors, also ensuring an integrated and “complex” vision of the ecosystem of AI technologies and solutions, able to address problems with a systemic and multi-disciplinary approach.
PhD students in AI will participate in common training experiences and activities, both foundational and specialised, offered by the 5 PhD courses. The program covers costs for PhD student’s mobility at national and international level. 

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

National Research Council (CNR)

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • National Research Council (CNR)

Category:

  • AI policy initiatives, programmes and projects

Initiative type:

  • Formal education programme in higher education (Degree and fellowship programmes)

Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2021

Binding:

  • Non-binding

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