The University of Geneva is closing its IT centre after 50 years. The university also plans to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The announcement led to protests among students. According to the university, the reorganisation should not have any disadvantages for staff or students. The activities, expertise and teaching programmes of the computer science centre will be retained and integrated into specific faculties, the university announced. + Switzerland considers AI data 'theft' defences Founded in 1975, the Centre universitaire d'informatique (CUI) was an interdisciplinary unit at the University of Geneva that functioned as both a teaching institution and a research centre for computer science and digital technologies. The university cites the adaptation to the changing needs of the faculties and society as the reason for the reorganisation. The faculties have now developed their own digital competences.
