UNESCO Director-General Azoulay announced on January 21 that the 2025 International Day of Education (January 24) will focus on artificial intelligence, and called on UNESCO Member States to invest more in training teachers and students to promote the rational use of artificial intelligence in education. The United Nations has designated January 24 each year as the International Day of Education. UNESCO plans to hold meetings in Paris and New York on the 24th, as well as a webinar to launch a global discussion on the place of AI in education. The announcement noted the growing use of AI in education. In...

Nearly half (56%) of UAE students believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize education, according to a new study published by Anthology. The study shows that AI is popular in UAE universities, with students actively adopting the technology and believing it will play an important role in future learning. More than 5,000 higher education leaders and students from countries around the world participated in the survey, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Brazil, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The results show that students in the UAE are among the most frequent users of generative AI tools, with 3…