New products, services & applications
Ideas developed from the community’s real needs — built to be used by someone in Vrancea, not for a report.
Research and development in Adjud · 2026–2035 · 6 areas of work R&D Hub — Research & Innovation.
Real research and prototyping infrastructure in Adjud — artificial intelligence, IoT, robotics, cloud and emerging technologies, tested together with the community, not just for it.
- 2026–2035
- Digital education & AI
Project sheet
A research lab in Adjud, not only in the big cities.
The R&D Hub gives young people the infrastructure, mentors and links to real research, so they no longer have to leave in order to innovate.
Project status
Concept · 2035 target- 1ConceptAnalysis & partners
- 2PilotFirst activities
- 3OngoingActive in the community
- 4ExpansionRegional scale-up
19,2%
of young people aged 15–29 in Romania are neither in education nor in employment
Eurostat, 2025 · [1]5.2%of companies in Romania use AIEurostat, 2025 · [2]
✓What already exists
- Robot and sensor prototypes built by young people
- The plan for the hub’s 6 areas of work
→Project objectives
- 20+ prototypes turned into real products or services (2035)
- A network of 500+ young researchers trained locally (2035)
- Permanent partnerships with universities and tech companies
R&D Hub · Research & Innovation · from the field
The project in pictures.
Every photo is a real working session. Support the project so it can reach the next school.
From idea to prototype: robots that learn
Sensors and algorithms for greener decisions
Anatomy of a line-following robot
Research and innovation for green solutions
The problem
Vrancea has no infrastructure for applied research.
Good technical ideas die for lack of equipment, advanced technical mentoring and links to real industrial research. Talented young people leave for the big cities or abroad to find laboratories, equipment and research and development projects they can contribute to.
300+Young people involved in applied research
20+Prototypes tested in the community
500+young researchers (2035)
The approach
How we work.
AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, cloud, HPC, VR/AR
Emerging technologies made available to young researchers.
Industrial research & experimental development
Applied research in partnership with universities, companies and research institutes.
Prototyping, testing & validation
Every solution goes through real testing cycles in the community before it is considered ready.
Equipment & technology infrastructure
Laboratories, local servers and edge compute, IoT kits, 3D printers, VR/AR equipment — permanent infrastructure.
Research and development staff
Mentors, engineers and researchers who guide every stage — alongside ESC volunteers and university partners.
2035 targets
An applied research hub, not just a consumer of technology.
Adjud hosts a functioning, recognised R&D hub
20+ prototypes become real products or services, most through the incubator
Permanent partnerships with universities and tech companies
A network of 500+ young researchers and engineers trained locally
Turning pixels into oxygen
“A prototype built in Adjud can change the way a village breathes.”
Part of
The Digital education & AI programme.
Extended through the Social Innovation Lab
What we build next.
This programme feeds directly into the Social Innovation Lab initiatives, built on European models.
What we hope for · how you can help
Good ideas from Vrancea need a lab.
Choose how you would like to contribute.
Help equip the hub
3D printers, IoT kits, workstations.
Donate →Universities and institutes
Applied research alongside young people.
Propose a partnership →Engineers and researchers
Mentoring on prototypes.
Become a mentor →Project 2026–2035
This is a 10-year movement. Choose your role.
Sources and methodology
Where the figures come from.
Our own figures (young people trained, schools, localities) come from the association’s records and are published in the impact report. Context statistics come from official sources, with the year of the latest available edition.
- NEET young people (aged 15–29), Romania — the highest rate in the EUEurostat · edat_lfse_20 · 2025. See source ↗
- Companies (10+ employees) using artificial intelligence, Romania — last place in the EUEurostat · isoc_eb_ai · 2025. See source ↗
Support R&D Hub — Research & Innovation
Help this pilot get started.
Your donation goes straight into the activities of R&D Hub — Research & Innovation in Vrancea — materials, kits, trainers and transport for children and young people. Every amount counts.
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