Novi Sad is the administrative, economic, cultural, scientific and touristic center of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia. Geographically, Novi Sad is in a favorable position. It lies on important transit routes, which provides significant comparative assets.
Novi Sad is connected to the region with road and railway routes as well as waterways. It is in the center of a highway network connecting Northeastern and Eastern Europe to the Middle and Far East and Central and Northern Europe to the ports of the Adriatic Sea.
The Science and Technology Park (STP) Novi Sad was founded by the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina to provide support to its members, to commercialize innovative products and services, and to implement the development and new technologies, as quickly as possible. Members of STP Novi Sad can be any technological company engaged in innovative activities, startup companies and startup teams, as well as research and development institutes.
In addition to spatial and infrastructural work conditions, STP Novi Sad will simultaneously provide scientific research, educational and other services to its members, in order to create ideas and ready-made solutions for the business world. The STP Novi Sad is a place of connecting and exchanging with the economy, science and institutions, which with its activities, programs and services has one of the key influences on the development of a Serbian innovation ecosystem.
Capacities of premises:
Amphitheater (220 seats),
Open amphitheater,
Conference hall (65 seats),
Meeting room 1 (40 seats),
Meeting room 2 (30 seats),
Presentation hall (20 seats),
Meeting rooms (4-6 seats),
Laboratory for 3D printing and scanning,
Laser cutting laboratory,
DEAL Laboratory for active learning and training, equipped with Siemens Team Center software.
The basic idea of the NTP NS is to connect students, science and business, to further develop talents in the field of technological development of innovations, as well as to create conditions for the establishment and development of a larger number of startup companies. Connecting is done through various events such as Open Day, Hackathon (Student Competitions), and Startup Acceleration Program.
The Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
The Faculty of Technical Sciences (FTS) is a higher education institution located in Novi Sad and is part of the University of Novi Sad (UNS). It was founded on May 18, 1960, and it has more than 1,000 employees and over 16,500 students, making it one of the largest faculties in the region. The faculty is located in the center of the UNS campus. It consists of 6 buildings on over 35,000 squared meters of space. FTS is composed of 13 departments, more than 90 study programs, 33 scientific and professional centers and 10 joint professional services.
Departments are:
Production Engineering
Mechanization and Design Engineering
Energy and Process Engineering
Technical Mechanics
Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering
Computing and Control Engineering
Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Traffic Engineering
Architecture and Urban Planning
Industrial Engineering and Management
Graphic Engineering and Design
Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety
Engineering
Fundamental disciplines in Engineering
The activities of the FTS are threefold: education, research and development, and applied research.
FTS offers education in four areas:
technology and engineering,
science and mathematics,
social sciences, and
arts and fine arts.
Research activities are oriented primarily to the realization of research projects funded by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia and the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Also, it Participates in several European research projects (H2020, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, IPA, CEEPUS, Danube Interreg, COST, etc.)
The Faculty of Technical Sciences is strongly involved in cooperation with a large number of scientific institutions as well as with companies from various sectors worldwide, within the scope of its activities.
The Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI) has been established by the Government of Serbia based on the initiative from the Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in the Republic of Serbia: 2020-25. The areas in which IAI conducts research are a combination of Serbia’s strategic goals and the market-identified areas, with the help of experienced scientists, as particularly fruitful. At a high level, IAI researchers and scientists from around the world are grouped into five research groups
Smart Factory
Human Computer Interaction
AI in Healthcare & Lifescience
Computer Vision & Remote Sensing
Green AI
The research groups focus on industrial AI, language understanding, health applications, mathematical foundations for machine learning, and emerging areas. Along the way, the IAI acts as an incubator for startups, encouraging entrepreneurial design thinking of researchers and scientists to patent their discoveries and create new companies to commercialize them.
The IAI strives to transfer its knowledge to employees in the economy to accelerate the modernization of the IT industry in Serbia and increase the productivity of companies in all economic sectors. That’s why IAI is where the cooperation between science and business is realized. It is done through joint projects with existing companies from different sectors to help them develop their business.
Startups play a crucial role in driving innovation and economic growth, particularly in hubs like the Science & Technology Park in Novi Sad. They serve as the core of this dynamic environment, fostering creativity, technological advancements, and entrepreneurship. By connecting bright minds with cutting-edge resources, startups generate new ideas, solutions, and businesses that shape the future. Their agility and willingness to take risks fuel technological breakthroughs, positioning the Science & Technology Park in Novi Sad as a key player in the global innovation ecosystem. These ventures also attract investment and talent, further strengthening the region’s tech landscape.