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Why are there (master's) theses ? what are the expectations and needs for students and universities (and for businesses in work-study programs)? How to find ways of making sense of (master's) theses, especially in the #AI ages? When I was presenting our pedagogical reflections and practices that we are having in work-study programs at UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain, during the #WIL25 Conference at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, it was a nice surprise to see other perspectives (such as Mona Solvoll's) related to conceptualise theses as work-integrated learning. The conference theme was "shaping the future landscape of Work-Integrated Learning", a prospective approach that we discussed in workshops. My perspective of WIL's challenges in 10 years ? The relation with work is changing, especially with the ongoing fast transformations of the political, social and environmental contexts. Work and work organization are political, and the university, in work-study contexts, should play a role in preparing student with critical thinking of it, and perhaps help to (re)define work's role in this future society. Conference proceedings, including our article are available there: https://lnkd.in/eXXE-izs

🎓 Recommended Event for Higher Education Innovators in Hungary! 📍 Károli Gáspár University, Budapest 📅 October 18, 2025 Artificial Intelligence is reshaping higher education — from teaching and research methodologies to new challenges in assessment, regulation, and ethics. This conference brings together educators, researchers, and innovators to explore best practices and share insights on navigating this rapidly evolving landscape. 💡 Key Topics AI guidelines and regulations in higher education Rethinking assignments and evaluation Developing digital competencies for educators and students Interactive posters, workshops, and book launches 👥 Featured speakers include Ida Dr. habil. Dringó-Horváth, a PROFFORMANCE+ project expert. 🔗 Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/dZagS4Gj

🌍🤝 International partnerships welcome! 🚀 LÚMINA — Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Applied Artificial Intelligence IFHT UERJ returns in 2025.2 with new connections and ideas to transform human development through Artificial Intelligence. After an intense first semester—balancing Teaching and Research at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) with the High Studies Course in Policy and Strategy—we’re resuming our extension mission with renewed energy and a clear focus on new partnerships for 2026. 📢 We’re now scheduling collaborations for projects that integrate Artificial Intelligence, Education, Public Management, and Innovation. 🌟 Our key areas of action 🤖 AI-Driven Training & Capacity-Building Programs Design and delivery of customized courses and trainings using Generative AI to simulate scenarios, solve real problems, and strengthen decision-making for public managers, staff, faculty, and students. 📚 Educational & Technological Content Curation Selection and organization of high-quality, up-to-date resources aligned with best practices in public management and AI governance. 💻 Ethical–Digital & Scientific Literacy Initiatives that foster responsible, ethical, and critical use of digital technologies and scientific knowledge. 🔄 Transdisciplinarity in the Public Sector Bringing together technology, the humanities, social sciences, and administrative practice to co-create innovative, systemic solutions. ♿ Digital Inclusion & Accessible Capacity-Building Tools and approaches that ensure equitable access to AI-mediated learning, tailored to diverse learning profiles and accessibility needs. ✨ LÚMINA invites institutions, laboratories, public managers, and researchers—worldwide—to join us on this journey of innovation and ethical AI education. 📩 Get in touch: lumina@uerj.br — tell us your area of interest, and we’ll explore partnership and joint project opportunities for 2026. #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEd #PublicManagement #Innovation #AIforEducation #AIethics #Accessibility #Transdisciplinarity #GenerativeAI #Extension #UERJ #LUMINA #CapacityBuilding #InternationalCollaboration

AI in Higher Education – A Heated Debate Great opportunity today to join the ID·E Berlin seminar “Exploring Difference: How AI is Changing Higher Education” at Felleshus Nordic Embassies Berlin. As we continue developing our own #AIstrategy at German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), it was highly valuable to gain insights into the strategic approaches of our peers. 🎓 Higher Education at the Crossroads Maintaining the balance between protecting established academic practices from disruptive technologies while simultaneously harnessing the transformative potential of #AI is an emotionally challenging task (Robin Banerjee, Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Sussex. 🤝 Co-Creation and Mutual Learning Teachers can no longer remain comfortably ahead of their students – instead, both sides must learn simultaneously, sometimes with teachers even learning from their students (Jussi Kangasharju, Head of the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki → AI in higher education is a heated debate. What we need now are not isolated approaches, but a continuous and open academic debate — and mutual learning across institutions. #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEducation #IDOS #AIstrategy #AcademicDebate #MutualLearning #DigitalTransformation #AcademicExchange   Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society; Jeanette Hofmann; Simona Tiribelli, PhD; Freie Universität Berlin; Fulbright Germany; DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst; British Council

How do soft skills evolve when they meet Artificial Intelligence? 🌐 From November 17 to 21 in Trento, the Cluster “Soft Skills and AI” invites students to explore how empathy, creativity, and communication intersect with emerging technologies. Organized as a Blended Intensive Program (BIP) within the ECIU network, the Cluster offers 6 ECTS through five engaging micromodules, each taught by a different expert. Students will experience an intensive week of in-person sessions in Trento, followed by additional online classes through November and December. Open to SOI students, ECIU participants, and Erasmus partner university students, the program combines soft-skill development with practical AI insights: a perfect mix for those aiming at the SOI Innovation Certificate (1 Essential + 1 Domain + 4 Specialization credits). 🕓 Full attendance is required. 📍 In-person: Trento, Nov 17–21 | Online: Nov–Dec 🎓 6 ECTS | 36 hours To apply, send an email to soi-info@unitn.it by Sunday, October 12. Learn more about the program at the following link 👇 https://lnkd.in/dhEjzhsH

AI is transforming higher education in the Middle East - driving student success, efficiency, and smarter engagement. Discover how Ellucian empowers universities to unlock AI’s full potential. https://lnkd.in/dZATzQNr Imran Afaq Ghanem Numan Sayer Riaz Hussam R. Abdulqader Al-Khawar Wafaa Alqaderi Zeeshan Khan Muntaser Alsaleem Imran Syed Suhail Javeed RAOOF KHAN

Dear members of the Information and Library Science community, For the seventh time, Koç University Libraries are organizing the International Library Staff Week in Istanbul, between 11-15 May 2026. The event brings together professional Library staff with varied backgrounds working in universities or other research-oriented libraries with an interest in sharing ideas and networking with colleagues. The main theme of the 7th Istanbul International Library Staff Week is "Rethinking Higher Education and Libraries in the Age of AI." The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is profoundly transforming higher education and libraries, bringing new approaches to learning, research, information access, and service design. Within this context, we aim to explore the evolving roles of libraries, the integration and responsible use of AI tools, emerging skill requirements, and ethical responsibilities together. Throughout the week, seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions will offer participants a platform for global knowledge exchange and collaboration. We warmly invite our international colleagues to join us in this transformative journey and to rethink the future of university libraries together. You can find more information in the related Libguide: https://lnkd.in/dC3EA7UH To register for the program, fill the registration form: https://lnkd.in/dxHXFRcb If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Intllibweek@ku.edu.tr.

We’re excited to announce the launch of Aiming Higher: Universities and the Future of Australian Democracy, a new essay by Professor George Williams AO, Vice-Chancellor and President of Western Sydney University. The essay explores how global shifts, policy changes, and the rise of AI are reshaping Australian higher education — and what this means for universities, students, and democracy itself. George will join Alice Grundy from The Australia Institute for a fireside chat to launch the essay at the HEDx Conference – Our Commitments to Students in the Age of AI, on November 5 at The University of Queensland. Don’t miss this closing conversation at a critical time for the sector. A limited number of tickets are left—https://lnkd.in/g3_Mp9cu

🚀 Eight Projects. One AlumNode Community. Real-World Impact in Motion. Today we present the sixth project supported by #AlumNode #ProjectFunding. This one brings #philosophy, #psychology, and #computerscience into dialogue, to ask what counts as #manipulation online, why it matters #morally, and how we can measure its impact. 👉 Advancing Understanding of Morally Dubious Manipulation Dark patterns that make it hard to cancel a subscription. Recommender systems that push content based on hidden agendas. These are everyday examples of what researchers call #morally #dubious #manipulation. AlumNode members Cynthia Liem, Siddharth Mehrotra, Frederic Roemschied, and Michael Klenk are working together across disciplines to better understand how such practices work, how to define them, and what their effects are on users and society. ➡️Progress so far: ✅ A first gathering at Delft University of Technology connected the project to the "Design for Human Autonomy" initiative at the Delft Design for Values Institute and brought in researchers from other Dutch and German universities. ✅ The team organized the "Design for Human Autonomy Conference", featuring a keynote by Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School, known for the #nudge concept. The event connected academia and public policy, including Dutch #government representatives working on #online #safety and #consumer #protection. Here is a recap of the conference: https://lnkd.in/gT25cVj7 ✅ The group began outlining a common #vocabulary for studying manipulation, taking inspiration from approaches in #misinformation #research. ✅ Plans are underway to develop a #policy #paper that links their findings to wider debates on #digital #regulation. ➡️ Why it matters: #Manipulation in #digital #environments has become a pressing issue for democracy, social media, and the rapid spread of #AI technologies. Yet research often stays siloed: philosophy provides concepts, psychology and computer science test specific cases, but the two sides rarely meet. This project bridges that #gap. For the team, the first workshops already showed the value of combining perspectives: “We found ways to integrate our different backgrounds, exactly what we were hoping to do with this project.” ➡️ What’s next: ✅ Finalize a shared-concepts glossary to wrap up the project. ✅ Build on the contacts and ideas established to pursue further joint interdisciplinary projects on digital manipulation in the future. Curious to learn more? Explore related work at TU Delft’s ongoing "Design for Human Autonomy" initiative, which also addresses questions of user agency and digital manipulation: https://lnkd.in/ejKc9kkd Next in line: a project using AI and speech recognition to help preserve native languages in Cameroon.   #AlumNode #ProjectFunding #AI #Ethics #Manipulation #DigitalSociety

We are proud to announce that the University of Crete (members of TALOS Lab) will coordinate the European project Teachers' Academy for AI Literacy, funded with €1.5 million under ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-TEACH-ACA. This initiative brings together a strong consortium of 14 partners from 7 European countries – universities, teacher education institutions, schools, and research centres – united by a shared vision: to empower teachers across Europe with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate Artificial Intelligence in education. The project aims to establish a sustainable and innovative Academy that will offer specialized professional development programs for teachers, focusing not only on the technical aspects of AI but also on its humanistic, ethical, and social dimensions.