Applications are now open for the new Finnish doctoral program in AI

A national consortium across 10 universities will educate 100 new PhDs in artificial intelligence research.

The Finnish Doctoral Program Network in Artificial Intelligence has launched its first call for PhD students. The network is offering 100 doctoral positions across ten Finnish universities, as part of the doctoral education pilot of Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture.

The three-year PhD positions are fully funded and will involve close collaboration with companies as well as mobility periods and dual supervision. The ten universities in the network are Aalto University, LUT University, Tampere University, University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, University of Turku, University of Vaasa, Åbo Academi University.

The first cohort of students is expected to start in August 2024, and the second in January 2025. A joint call for doctoral researchers is now open at fcai.fi/doctoral-program and applications close on April 2, 2024.