VEZILKA Kick-off Meeting

Today marks a major milestone for VEZILKA AIFA, our official kick-off meeting hosted at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE / FINKI), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

Joined by our EuroHPC Project Officer Linda Gesenhues, Mr Miroslav Grozdanovski from the Ministry of Digital Transformation, our full Project Management Board, and domain experts from across the university, we spent the day aligning on vision, work packages, deliverables, and the road ahead.

Key themes from today:
🧵 Building North Macedonia’s national AI capabilities with a European lens
⚡ Connecting AI research with real societal impact across vertical domains
🤝 Establishing strong governance, risk awareness, and partnership practices from day one

A big thank you to FCSE Dean Prof. Petre Lameski for the warm institutional welcome, to Prof. Dimitar Trajanov for laying out the vision and scope of VEZILKA, and to the entire team for their energy and commitment.

The work begins now. Excited for what we’ll build together. 🌐