Special Report II: AI and Higher Education
GLOBAL
How universities worldwide are responding to generative AI
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University World News continues its exploration of generative AI in this new special report on ‘AI and Higher Education’. In commentaries and features, academics and our journalists around the world investigate issues and developments around AI that are impacting on universities. Generative AI tools are challenging and changing higher education systems and institutions — how they are run as well as ways of teaching and learning and conducting research.
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Commentary
UNITED STATES
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Jenae Cohn
AI technology is here to stay, and it is worth higher education leaders’ time to think about how to engage with it to protect student privacy, enhance the student experience and help all stakeholders prepare for a future of working with powerful technology.
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GLOBAL
Jenny Dixon
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GLOBAL
Rajani Naidoo
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GLOBAL
Savo Heleta
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Features
CHINA-GLOBAL
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Yojana Sharma
China’s generative AI regulations – the world’s first – do not appear to be as limiting for researchers in universities and companies as some initial drafts circulating earlier this year had proposed – a signal that China is keen not to stall research in this area.
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CHINA
Mimi Leung
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JAPAN
Suvendrini Kakuchi
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INDIA
Shuriah Niazi
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GLOBAL
Keith Nuthall
Educators will need more than ever to understand the unique value of a human and to perceive large language models as legitimate and useful sources of ideas rather than shortcuts and avenues for cheating, according to tech-focused educational entrepreneur and author Priten Shah.
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HONG KONG
Mimi Leung and Yojana Sharma
After imposing temporary bans on the use of generative AI models earlier this year, pending investigations into its use, some Hong Kong universities are giving the green light to the incorporation of ChatGPT and other AI tools into the teaching and learning process.
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NORWAY
Jan Petter Myklebust
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INDONESIA
Kafil Yamin
A national strategy that draws on Indonesia’s impressive recent performance in both artificial intelligence-related research and patent development aims to fast track the uptake of AI technology at all levels of society and move the country more firmly towards an innovation-driven economy.
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INDIA
Shuriah Niazi
India’s government is encouraging education in local languages. With effective generative artificial intelligence tools emerging, the University Grants Commission recently issued guidelines for translating higher education textbooks using AI, to ensure their consistency and quality.
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Sponsored Article
Ferris State University staff
Around the globe, university students with big ideas for making their communities and the world better and helping solve some of today’s biggest problems – pollution, hunger, waste, and more – are applying for Wege Prize, an international design competition with a prize pool of US$65,000.
Promoted by Ferris State University.
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Sponsored Article
Ferris State University staff
Around the globe, university students with big ideas for making their communities and the world better and helping solve some of today’s biggest problems – pollution, hunger, waste, and more – are applying for Wege Prize, an international design competition with a prize pool of US$65,000.
Promoted by Ferris State University.
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Sponsored Article
Stellenbosch University staff
Stellenbosch University’s vision to be a systemically sustainable institution addressing continental and global sustainable development challenges is beginning to bear fruit. Not only is it educating future leaders, policy-makers and professionals in this space, but it is also finding solutions through research, training and development.
Promoted by Stellenbosch University.
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Sponsored Article
ABET staff
ABET, the global accreditor of science, computing, engineering and technology programmes, is supporting Pride Month and prioritising equality, diversity and inclusion. It believes collaboration between a diverse pool of talent is a vital contributor to finding the best solutions to the world’s problems.
Promoted by ABET.
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Sponsored Article
UAE University staff
As the world accelerates towards a sustainable future, a new study by United Arab Emirates University researchers shows that Emirati consumers in the UAE are willing to shift to alternative protein sources to promote food security and sustainability.
Promoted by the United Arab Emirates University.
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