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VAIA accelerates the adoption of AI in Flemish companies and organisations by gathering and redistributing a broad and relevant range of AI training courses for professionals in Flanders.

We help training organisations tailor their courses to meet current and future AI needs, by providing insights into the AI training requirements of different professional sectors and connecting them with AI expertise from academia and industry.

As a bridge-builder, we facilitate the smooth exchange of AI knowledge between academics and businesses. In this way, we promote lifelong learning in Flanders and make AI knowledge accessible for everyone.

Domain/sector

  • Across all disciplines (AI in general)

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Permanent courses

How GenAI can support and challenge students

Webinar - Online - VLIR, VAIA & Flemish Universities

Rethinking Master's Theses in an Era of GenAI

webinar - online - VLIR, VAIA & Flemish Universities

GenAI and students: what teachers really think

webinar - online - VLIR, VAIA & Flemish Universities

Learning and assessing smarter with AI

webinar - online - VLIR, VAIA & Flemish Universities

Skills that endure as AI transforms the world

webinar - online - VLIR, VAIA & Flemish Universities

AI in Healthcare: Hype or Help?

webinar - Skillstown & VAIA

Algorithmic Fairness

webinar - Skillstown & VAIA

Legal Protection by Design for AI Systems, Mireille Hildebrandt of VUB LSTS

Webinar Sense & Sensibility of AI series with Mireille Hildebrandt (VUB) - Online - VAIA

Fairness and Transparency in Ranking

Webinar Sense & Sensibility of AI series with Carlos Castillo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) - Online - VAIA

Scheduled courses

Building Trustworthy AI in Healthcare

8 December 2026

study day on the state of the art in Flemish research - Gent - Flanders AI Research, VAIA, UZ Antwerpen

Robots on the Factory Floor: What works today, what comes next?

16 December 2026

study day on the state of the art in Flemish research - Gent - Flanders AI Research, VAIA, Volvo Car Gent

Past courses

Save costs and time in your business by making better and more reliable decisions

6 February 2023

Workshop - Ghent - PUC KU Leuven Continue, VAIA, Flanders AI EDIH

AI & Digital Design Tools in Architecture

11 May 2023

Two-day Masterclass - Antwerp - VAIA & UAntwerpen

Save costs and time in your business by making better and more reliable decisions

7 March 2023

Workshop - Heverlee - PUC KU Leuven Continue, VAIA, Flanders AI EDIH

Embodied AI

5 December 2022

Winter school - Ghent - VAIA, UGent & Utrecht University

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Explainable & Trustworthy AI

21 March 2022

in-depth course for computer scientists - VAIA & the University of Ghent, UGain Engineering Academy

Uncertainty in Machine Learning

1 February 2023

Workshop - Gent - VAIA & UGent

Trends in AI

16 March 2023

Seminar series - Bruges - PUC KU Leuven Continue, VAIA

The Linked Data Summer Academy

7 August 2023

summer school - Gent - UGent & VAIA

Data Visualization

22 September 2023

Course - Bruges - PUC KU Leuven Continue, VAIA, Flanders AI EDIH

Blog posts

Lifelong learning about AI is important. Why? Because!

Companies, professionals and sectors must evolve with the arrival of AI, especially in Flanders' innovative knowledge economy. How can you keep up with all these trends when they are coming thick and fast? 'Lifelong learning' offers the answer: AI adoption stands or falls with knowledge.

A competitive edge in the job market, thanks to language technology

VAIA spoke to Professor Véronique Hoste and Doctor Cynthia Van Hee about the history of language technology, the importance of this discipline for employees and employers, and approachable ways to upskill.

The basics of AI

AI systems learn from experience, meaning they get better at their tasks over time. How does AI exactly work? We’ll explain some of the basics.

What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence, or AI, embodies the best features of computers: high stability, excelling in routine tasks, and enormous computing power.

What training do professionals need to start using AI in their company? Six recommendations

How to convince Flemish SMEs to get started with AI. More knowledge is certainly a factor, but how can you make training and learning opportunities more effective?

Navigating the many roads towards a mAIndshift

For our symposium on Lifelong learning about AI, co-coordinator Ilse De Vos wrapped up the day posing the right questions. What elements are important to organise lifelong learning and AI
and which options were chosen by the international cases presented at mAIndshift?

Tine Goovaerts Goovaerts

Tine Goovaerts

VAIA UGent liaison & Project Leader

Isabelle Borremans Borremans

Isabelle Borremans

Not an AI expert! Communication about AI courses at VAIA

Femke De Backere De Backere

Femke De Backere

Project lead bij VAIA en associate professor in software engineering bij UGent. Specialisaties: eHealth & personalisering

Bart De Moor De Moor

Bart De Moor

Voorzitter VAIA (Vlaamse AI Academie), Co-auteur van het Vlaamse Beleidplan Artificiële Intelligentie, Gewoon hoogleraar - KU Leuven

Lisa Hilte Hilte

Lisa Hilte

University of Antwerp, VAIA, freelancer

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