EUonAIR Summer School Heilbronn
- Study period: 29 June - 3 July 2026
- Location: Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Heilbronn, Germany
- Language of instruction: English
- Credit points: 2.5 ECTS
- Application deadline: 11. May 2026
- Participation fee: 100€
This international summer school examines the pillars of responsible AI and introduces students to ethical foundations, societal implications, business use cases, and practical approaches to implementing AI responsibly. Participants gain insights into core topics including AI ethics, responsibility, safety, and sustainability, alongside current practical debates on AI development and applications.
The programme combines thematic lectures, interdisciplinary teamwork, mentored preparation time, and field visits in a practice-oriented format. Working in international teams, participants develop and pitch their own solution to a real-world responsible AI challenge and critically discuss their ideas in an academic setting.
Monday, 29. June 2026 | 09:00 – 12:30: Welcome keynote; challenge briefing and programme overview; rubrics and deliverables. 14:30 – 16:00: Visit to the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (IPAI) in Heilbronn. |
Tuesday, 30. June 2026 | 09:00 – 12:30: The pillars of responsible AI; AI & ethics. 14:00 – 16:00: Visit Audi Forum Neckarsulm. |
Wednesday, 01. July 2026 | 09:00 – 12:30: Responsible AI in business: use cases; AI & climate change. 14:00 – 18:00: Visit city of Heidelberg & Max Planck Institute for Medical Research. |
Thursday, 02. July 2026 | 09:00 – 17:00: Mentored preparation time. |
Friday, 03. July 2026 | 09:00 – 15:00: Final presentations; closing ceremony. |
The application period has now closed — thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, we are no longer able to accept additional applications.
A scholarship is available for EUonAIR students. The scholarship includes travel support of up to 250€ and accommodation support of 85€ per day for a maximum of 7 days.
Students wishing to apply for the scholarship should submit a statement explaining why they require financial assistance with travel and accommodation costs (a pdf with max. 500 words), as well as a copy of their student ID or another document confirming their institutional affiliation and active student status.
29. June - 3. July 2026
>> RESPONSIBLE AI: Ethics, Innovation, Practice
As artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in business, public institutions, and everyday life, questions of ethics, responsibility, safety, and sustainability have become central to contemporary debate. With the global economy undergoing an AI-driven transformation, this topic has taken on an entirely new meaning and significance.
In this context, responsible AI is no longer only a technical issue, but also a practical and societal challenge that requires critical reflection, interdisciplinary cooperation, and application-oriented problem-solving.
Hosted in Heilbronn, one of the central hubs of the German and European AI ecosystem, this international summer school brings together advanced Bachelor‘s and Master‘s students from diverse backgrounds to explore the foundations and real-world implementation of responsible AI. Through interactive seminars, collaborative challenge-based learning, and practice-oriented field visits, participants engage with key debates on AI ethics and responsible innovation while developing concrete solutions to current AI-related challenges in business and innovation ecosystems. With a growing landscape of emerging AI businesses and institutions such as IPAI located in the region, Heilbronn provides an especially dynamic setting for examining responsible AI at the intersection of ethics, innovation, and practice.
The summer school is part of HHN‘s membership in EUonAIR. The programme is open to all eligible students; priority will be given to students of the EUonAIR alliance. Scholarship support for travel and accommodation is available to EUonAIR students.
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