T4EU presidency

Exploring the Implications of AI Integration in Higher Education and Research from a T4EU Perspective

Our first activity, an online study, will map the implications of AI integration in higher education and research from the Transform4Europe perspective. The survey will gather comparative data on current practises, identify gaps and opportunities, and offer a baseline for shared institutional policies and training. 

Challenges to the implications of AI in higher education

In February we will turn to concrete challenge cases, real scenarios where AI intersects with teaching, assessment, research ethics, and professional roles. We will investigate the potential benefits of AI in education against the potential drawbacks, offering responses to the main concerns we hear from academics, students or partners regarding AI’s impact on the professional development and role.

The challenges are developed as specific case studies to which a response is needed and aim at:

• weighing the potential benefits of AI in education against the potential drawbacks;
• offering responses to the main concerns we hear from academics, students or partners regarding AI’s impact on their professional development and role;
• identifying what kind of support and training is essential to ensure academics are adequately prepared to integrate AI ethically and effectively;
• identifying whether there are already policies and applied practices in the partner higher education institutions;
• identifying how ethical risks associated with AI in education for partner organisations are ranked.

They will offer real practice cases for collaborative problem-solving and will result in the creation of a portfolio of well-defined “challenge cases” on AI use in education. Their solution and exchange among partners will strengthen alignment between research, teaching, and institutional strategies. The final outcomes will be presented at the General Assembly in Sofia 2026.

Specialized section “Mathematical Methods and Models in Support of Digital Transformation”, 29 March 2026

The year 2026 will be dedicated to bringing research closer to people and making knowledge accessible across disciplines. In March 2026, we start with a specialised academic event organised by the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics as part of their traditional Spring Scientific Session.

A second event is an international conference called Data Centre AI for the Digital Transformation of the Economy and Society. The conference will serve as a forum for discussing interdisciplinary research and collaboration, focussing on how data-driven AI models and technologies are transforming various sectors, including education, healthcare, media, finance, etc. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss policies and present their innovation research and practical innovation. 

Roundtable discussion on Digital Media Literacy as a Key Skill of the AI Era, second half of May

In May, our roundtable will address digital media literacy as a key skill in the AI era. Dedicated to digital skills, digital literacy and the use of AI by teachers in education, higher education and secondary education.

GeoAI applications for climate change study and effective adaptation of European cities and regions, 27-28 October 2026

In October we hold a combined webinar and hands-on workshop on Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) applications for climate change study and effective adaptation of European cities and regions. This is a hybrid event exploring how geospatial AI can help us to predict, analyse and manage the growing climate challenges around us and to cope with the fast-changing geography which is resulting from that. Experience the best of both worlds, an interactive online webinar and hands-on workshop where experts and participants come together to share ideas, tackle real-world cases and co-create solutions for a more resilient future. Students and young researchers with little or no programing skills will get the chance to discover how GeoAI is changing the way we see our planet.

International conference on “Data Centred AI for the Digital Transformation of the Economy and Society: Artificial Intelligence – freedom or constraint”, 27-28 October 2026

Our concluding event will be the International Conference Data-Centred AI for the Digital Transformation of the Economy and Society, Artificial Intelligence, Freedom or Constraint.

What a spectacular way to conclude a year of collaboration, research and innovation and to pass the presidency on to the University of Alicante!