GenAI

The project, initiated by Indrek Ibrus, Professor of Media Innovation at TLÜ, seeks an answer to the question of how to begin teaching, researching, developing, and implementing the use of generative AI in various types of creative work and creative research work at Tallinn University. The project focuses on the use of generative AI in different modalities (creative writing, audiovisual creation, cross-media, curation, music, choreography, etc.) with the aim of developing teaching, development, and research work cohesively.

In its initial phase, GenAI coordinates related activities across the three collaborating schools, and in the final phase, it will expand its coordinating activities across the entire university. The broader goal of the project is to reduce the fragmentation of existing activities and to consolidate and connect current initiatives within the three schools – to share experiences and resources, coordinate activities, and set common goals.

Regarding curriculum development, the goal is to develop various forms of instruction, ranging from larger lecture courses (general subjects) to specialised and focused masterclasses. There are also plans to develop new types of training for experts and interested parties outside the university.

In terms of research, the aim is to coordinate activities and networks to initiate joint international project applications. The development work focuses on improving the necessary technical support for teaching and research across the university – servers and HPC hardware, their management, as well as developing the university's strategic relationships with relevant service providers (ETAIS, LUMI, AWS, etc.). Finally, the project aims to develop strategic relationships with relevant partners in both the private and government sectors and with selected partner universities.

As one of the initial activities, a regular knowledge exchange program was launched between the schools in January 2025 – joint seminars were held every two weeks to map out the courses and pedagogical experiments already underway in different schools, as well as existing research projects.

The project is supported by the Tallinn University Research Fund.

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