NCC Montenegro continued its outreach activities with a visit to Logate, one of Montenegro’s leading technology companies. With two decades of experience in software solutions for telecommunications, banking, and enterprise clients, Logate manages over 20 million user accounts daily for more than 200 companies across Montenegro and the region. Its strong engineering capacity, industry-focused products, and international presence make it an important partner for discussing advanced digital solutions.
During the meeting, NCC Montenegro presented its service portfolio, support activities EuroHPC access opportunities, AI Factories framework and HPC/AI reference cases in Montenegro. NCC Montenegro also presented the upcoming FFplus Open Calls, which support European SMEs and startups in adopting HPC and generative AI through business experiments and innovation studies.
The visit opened discussion on project ideas, potential HPC/AI use cases, technical requirements, application pathways, and future cooperation. It also represents another step in strengthening the link between EuroHPC opportunities and Montenegro’s ICT companies with strong innovation and international growth potential.
The University of Donja Gorica and NCC Montenegro have established a collaboration with two renowned European scientific institutions – the “Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences (University of Belgrade, Serbia) and the LP2i Bordeaux laboratory (CNRS/University of Bordeaux, France). The partners will cooperate on applying advanced computational simulations and high-performance computing (HPC) in biomedical research, combining the partners’ expertise and computing resources.
The collaboration contributes to strengthening regional research capacities and opens the way for future participation in European scientific initiatives.
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At the Montenegro STEM & Finance Forum 2026, successfully held on June 10th 2026 at the University of Donja Gorica, participants were introduced to the National Competence Centre of Montenegro (NCC Montenegro) within the framework of the international EuroCC3 project. The STEM & Finance Forum 2026 was an event dedicated to young innovators, entrepreneurs, and teams developing solutions in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), finance, circular economy, and social innovation.
The presentation of NCC Montenegro and the EuroCC3 project was delivered by Prof. Dr Milica Vukotić, Vice-Rector of the University of Donja Gorica and the NCC Montenegro member, who highlighted the importance of developing advanced computing capacities and artificial intelligence as key drivers of Montenegro’s digital transformation.
NCC Montenegro represents a key infrastructure for the development of advanced computing technologies in Montenegro. Through the EuroCC3 project, the centre supports businesses, research institutions and the public sector in accessing high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence and big data analytics. The establishment of NCC Montenegro opens new opportunities for innovation, digital transformation and increased competitiveness of the Montenegrin economy on the European and global market, while also strengthening the link between science and industry through the joint development of solutions based on the most advanced technologies.
The Forum was organised by Junior Achievement Montenegro in cooperation with Chamber of Economy Montenegro and CKB bank in Montenegro and brought together representatives from academia and the business sector.
As part of the training programme, NCC Montenegro members, Arnad Lekić, Igor Ćulafić and Dr Stevan Čakić delivered a training session on the topic “The Use of AI Tools in Active Projects”, providing participants with insight into the practical application of artificial intelligence tools in real project scenarios and day-to-day work.
Dr Bojana Mališić delivered a training session on applying for EU projects, equipping participants with practical knowledge and guidance on accessing European funds and international financing programmes.
The presentation of NCC Montenegro at this event for young innovators and entrepreneurs reaffirms the University of Donja Gorica’s commitment to making advanced computing technologies and the outcomes of international projects accessible to the broader academic and business community in Montenegro.
The National Competence Centre (NCC) for High-Performance Computing (HPC) in Montenegro participated in the final project review meetings of EuroCC2 and EuroCC4SEE, held at the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking premises in Luxembourg. The meetings brought together representatives of NCCs, project coordination teams, reviewers, and the European Commission Project Officer to assess the last phase (01.01.2025-31.03.2026) of project implementation, results, and future sustainability.
EuroCC2 and EuroCC4SEE group picture
The EuroCC2 Final Project Review took place on 20–21 May 2026, covering overall project management, financial and operational reporting aspects, 34 NCCs (countries) presentations, dissemination and exploitation results, as well as interactive discussions and final feedback from the reviewers. The EuroCC4SEE Final Project Review followed on 22 May 2026, featuring a dedicated session for NCC Montenegro, alongside the National Competence Centres of Türkiye, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During the Montenegro presentation, NCC Montenegro highlighted its role as a national access point and service hub for HPC, HPDA, and AI, supporting companies, start-ups, academia, and public institutions in understanding and adopting advanced computing technologies. A key part of the presentation focused on Montenegro’s progress in user engagement and capacity building.
EuroCC4SEE country representatives, PMT managers EU policy officer at the Final Review 22.05.2026
The NCC reported overachieved results in engaging with SMEs, start-ups, academia, and public institutions, including over 100 HPC4SME assessments, more than 35 company visitsand technical consultations, and expert support for more than 15 EuroHPC access applications across diverse industrial use cases and research domains.
NCC Montenegro also presented its user-centric training portfolio, delivered in cooperation with more than 20 European NCCs and CoEs, industry partners such as NVIDIA, and key national stakeholders supporting the MNE innovation ecosystem. The portfolio included over 40 training events, industry workshops, hands-on boot camps, and webinar series, reaching more than 1500 participants and covering a broad range of HPC, HPDA, and AI topics.
The final review meetings confirmed the importance of NCC Montenegro as a bridge between European supercomputers and the national innovation ecosystem. Looking ahead, the NCC Montenegro will continue to support SMEs, start-ups, academia, industry, and public institutions by providing expert guidance, professional training, EuroHPC access support, and hands-on assistance in developing high-impact HPC and AI use cases.
A research proposal submitted under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking Development Access call (EHPC-DEV-2026D06-045) has been successfully evaluated and officially approved, marking a continued commitment to HPC-driven atmospheric research in Montenegro.
The project, titled “HPC Development for Very-High-Resolution Atmospheric Reanalysis over Montenegro (1994–2008) Using the WRF-NMM Modeling System and ERA5 Reanalysis Data”, has been granted 4,000 node hours on the LUMI-C partition for a period of 12 months. This represents a continuation of the previously completed project on the LUMI HPC system, which successfully delivered very-high-resolution atmospheric simulations over Montenegro using the same modelling framework.
Lumi HPC
The research builds upon the NMM (Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model) dynamic core, originally developed by Prof. Zavisa Janjic, and aims to produce very-high-resolution atmospheric simulations reaching horizontal resolutions of up to 400 metres over the Montenegrin domain, driven by ERA5 reanalysis data. Building on the results and experience gained in the previous allocation, the project continues to advance ongoing research in numerical weather prediction and atmospheric modelling on state-of-the-art HPC infrastructure.
This allocation enables IHMS to further advance research in numerical weather prediction and atmospheric modelling, leveraging the capabilities of state-of-the-art HPC infrastructure, said Angel Marcev, Principal Investigator (PI) of the project, from the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro.
The National Competence Centre (NCC) Montenegro provided support throughout the application process within the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking framework.
