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Fontys University of Applied Sciences master's student receives grant for innovative AI project in agricultural technology 28/10/2025 Bulgarian master's student Simeon Dimov from Fontys ICT has received an MIT grant of €124,000 for his start-up Synthgen. The grant supports an innovative AI project that uses synthetic data to make agricultural robots smarter at recognizing crops and weeds. The project was developed in collaboration with the Venlo-based company Luxeed Robotics and contributes to the further development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Netherlands. Read more

Collaboration between Fontys ICT and partners confirmed 15/09/2025 Last week, Fontys ICT and eight companies took a new step in their collaboration. During a festive ceremony, agreements were signed to renew existing partnerships and confirm new ones. This once again emphasizes how important the connection between education and business is for the future of the Brainport region. The demand for highly qualified professionals in the technical sector is and will remain important. The involvement of companies plays a key role in this. Read more

The new professional is an AI collaborator 04/09/2025 The rise of generative AI sometimes feels like a tsunami: everything is becoming faster, smarter, and cheaper. Yet AI's greatest strength lies not in its speed, but in its ability to fundamentally change our work. Not only in the tech world, but especially outside of it. In healthcare, education, the creative sector. That is precisely why, according to Fontys researcher Erdinç Saçan, AI is not a technical theme, but a social issue. It touches the core of our craftsmanship: what makes a human being indispensable when the machine does the groundwork? Read more