Jointly established by the University of Prishtina and KREN

Kosovo HPC & AI Competence Centre

National gateway for High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Data Analytics in Kosovo, connecting academia, public institutions, SMEs and industry with national and European HPC expertise.

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About / Mission

Building national capacity for advanced computing

Through the EUROCC project, awarded to the University of Prishtina and the Kosovo Research and Education Network in December 2025, Kosovo will establish the National Competence Centre for High-Performance Computing, joining other countries that already have such a centre.

The aim is to create opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises, industry, researchers and public institutions in Kosovo to access advisory services, knowledge development, and national and European high-performance computing resources.

High-performance computing supports simulation, artificial intelligence, digital twins, scientific visualization and large-scale analytics that are difficult or impossible to run on ordinary desktop systems.

What is HPC?

High-Performance Computing means using powerful computers or connected servers that analyse very large volumes of data to solve complex problems.

It is especially useful when a project needs parallel processing, repeated experimentation, faster model training or secure access to shared compute resources.

EUROCC

EUROCC, led by the University of Stuttgart, brings together 107 partners from participating countries, including the University of Prishtina and the Kosovo Research and Education Network KREN. In addition to Kosovo, the project includes 36 partner countries.

It connects national competence centres into a European knowledge network so teams can share expertise, methods and access pathways for HPC and data-intensive work.

Services

A one-stop shop for HPC, AI and HPDA

HPC/AI Opportunity and Readiness Assessment

Assessment of an organization's computational problem and data by UP and software and infrastructure by KREN, and expected benefits from HPC or AI.

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Advanced HPC Adoption Roadmap

Development of a practical roadmap covering workload prioritization, infrastructure options, data preparation, software requirements, staff skills, security, estimated resources, and implementation milestones.

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EuroHPC Access Facilitation

Guidance on selecting suitable regional, or EuroHPC resources and support with the access process.

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HPC User Onboarding

Assistance with account activation, access, software environments, data transfer, job submission, resource selection, and first-workload troubleshooting.

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HPC and AI Data Management Consultancy

Advice on data organization, transfer, storage, access control, backup, metadata, archiving, sensitive-data handling, and movement between infrastructures.

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Domain-Specific HPC/AI Workshop

A focused workshop addressing one sector or application area through use cases, demonstrations, and stakeholder discussion.

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Access to HPC

Three clear support journeys

I am a researcher

For professors, PhD students, labs and institutes that need compute power for research.

Request Research Support

I am an SME or startup

For companies exploring AI, simulation, optimization, analytics and data-driven products.

Request SME Consultation

I am from public administration

For ministries, agencies, municipalities and public bodies planning secure data use cases.

Request Public Sector Support
  1. Submit request
  2. Initial assessment
  3. Technical consultation
  4. Resource recommendation
  5. Support during implementation

Use Cases

Advanced computing for Kosovo priorities

Academia

Bioinformatics, climate modelling, computational physics, engineering simulations and Albanian language technologies.

Industry & SMEs

Predictive maintenance, computer vision, financial risk modelling, manufacturing and logistics optimization.

Public Sector

Traffic analysis, environmental monitoring, education analytics, cyber threat analytics and disaster risk modelling.

Energy & Climate

Forecasting, grid planning, renewable energy analytics and scenario simulations.

Cybersecurity

Large-scale log analytics, anomaly detection and incident response support.

Cultural Heritage

Digitization pipelines, image processing, language resources and preservation analytics.

Resources

Guides, templates and best practices

These materials help users move from a first idea to a well-structured HPC or AI project, while also supporting good data handling, reproducibility and secure use of compute resources.

NCC Kosovo Survey

Key highlights of the EuroCC 3 survey on HPC and AI needs in Kosovo.

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Documentation

Start with structured centre documentation, service overviews and support models used by national competence centres.

See a centre overview
User guides

Practical onboarding materials for first-time users, including access, batch systems, software setup and support workflows.

Explore user support
Templates

Use ready-made structures for use cases, workloads, resource planning and project summaries before applying for compute time.

Browse guide templates
Best practices

Hands-on guidance on code quality, profiling, parallelization, I/O, software stacks and efficient use of HPC time.

Read best practices
EuroHPC access

Learn how EuroHPC access is framed, what workload details matter and how impact, resources and readiness are described.

Understand access models
Security and data

Look at secure data handling, access control, storage decisions and responsible sharing patterns used in HPC centres.

Review secure workflows

Contact / Helpdesk

Request support from the Kosovo HPC & AI Competence Centre