Informing policy and good practices for the use of AI in education: results of the European co-funded project AI4EDU

On Saturday, December 6, the University of Cyprus (ReSciTEG) and the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute co-organised a national event to present the project results with emphasis on policy recommendations inspired from the AI4EDU project. Educators, researchers, students, and policy stakeholders came together to explore:– How GenAI works and what it really means for teaching and learning– What AI4EDU pilot data reveal about […]

Open Classroom Conference 2025

The Final Conference of the project entitled Open Classroom Conference 2025, “Empowering Educators and Learners for the Age of AI,” was held on November 7–8, 2025, at the premises of Ellinogermaniki Agogi School. The conference was supported by the Open Technologies Organization and eTwinning, and was held under the auspices of EDEN. The main objective […]

AI4EDU final consortium meeting

Before kicking off the Open Classroom Conference 2025, the AI4EDU team gathered for our final consortium meeting at Ellinogermaniki Agogi. We spent the day tying up final deliverables and reports, exploring exploitation opportunities, reconnecting in person, and enjoying some well-earned time together with plenty of great conversations (and a bit of sunshine too!). After three […]

Pilots implementation in CY, GR, IE and SE

From January to May 2025 classroom pilots were conducted across the four project countries to explore how AI tools support teaching, learning, and student academic performance, motivation and engagement. For SB, a control–experimental group comparison approach was adopted: In the experimental group, students used SB either outside class (e.g., for self-study, homework, and test preparation) or […]

Training workshops for pilot implementation (CY, GR, IE, SE)

Before the pilots, teachers and students in all four countries participated in dedicated training sessions to familiarise themselves with the AI4EDU tools and evaluation instruments. Sessions focused on using the Study Buddy and Teacher Mate assistants for several teaching and learning activities, e.g. lesson planning, content creation, concept explanation etc. as well as on informing […]

Navigating The New Frontier — HumAInology, Creativity and the Code Within

Navigating The New Frontier — HumAInology, Creativity and the Code Within Dr. Daithí Ó Murchú © October 2025 Abstract This paper, positioned as BLOG 16 in the evolving AI4EDU series, explores the intersection of AI Singularity, STREAMS education (Ó Murchú, 2019/Appendix 1), and HumAInology (Ó Murchú, 2024/ Appendix 2) — the emerging pedagogy of human–AI […]

6th Barcelona Conference on Education (ARC)

AI4EDU takes the stage at BCE2025!with Anna Vacalopoulou, Spyridoula Stamouli, Giorgos Paraskevopoulos, Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, Gregory Milopoulos, Marios Papaevripidou, Ph.D., Theodoros Karafyllidis, Sofoklis Sotiriou, Vassilis Katsouros At the 6th Barcelona Conference on Education, we’re presenting:“Enhancing teaching and learning with conversational AI agents: Pilot testing and impact assessment in real classroom settings.” This work explores the educational […]

ARC teachers workshop 3rd Korydallos High School

As part of an Erasmus+ KA1 Job Shadowing activity, the 3rd Korydallos High School welcomed two educators from the Galileo Galilei School (Florence, Italy) for a short-term training exchange focused on sharing practices and exploring educational innovation. Following the school’s kind invitation, Anna Vacalopoulou delivered a 3-hour hands-on workshop on the use of conversational AI assistants in […]

UCY ESERA 2025 Conference

A big thank you to everyone who joined our presentation at #ESERA2025! It was a pleasure to share key findings from our TAM-based study on #AI4EDU’s tools for science education and to exchange ideas with researchers across Europe. Congratulations to Theodoros Karafyllidis and Marios Papaevripidou, Ph.D. for representing the project with clarity and impact. Swipe […]

LTU WASP Thematic Summer School

Welcome to the WASP Thematic Summer school on Rethinking and Rescaling LLMs in Luleå. Large Language Models (LLMs) have become ubiquitous, providing AI solutions across various fields, including robotics, bioinformatics, music, and more. The costs involved, however, show that new ways of thinking are required to make them sustainable. This Summer School aims to inspire […]