AI in university formation: Learning AID 2025 on campus!

AI in university formation: Learning AID 2025 on campus!

Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Deutschland - The upcoming conference Learning AID 2025, which takes place on the Ruhr University campus on September 2 and 3, 2025, is aimed at teachers, researchers, students and employees in support facilities. According to news.rub.de , the focus is on current questions about artificial intelligence (AI) and Learning Analytics. Technological changes that affect university formation are also discussed. The program includes keynotes, impulse lectures and discussions that offer up to seven program tracks, including a special for international perspectives.

A community day on September 1, 2025 before the conference is intended to promote the exchange between the groups of participants. The highlights of the event include a political panel discussion with NRW Minister of Science Ina Brandes and Keynotes by Prof. Dr. Sabine Seufert from the University of Sankt Gallen and Dr. Melissa Bond from University College London.

participation and registration

Participation in the conference costs 65 euros, with the registration deadline being set on August 15, 2025. Students who would like to take part in the event at no cost can take part in the event, but have to contact the organization team with an email and study certificate. The organizer, the KI: Edu.NRW project, is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and is a consortial project of the Ruhr University Bochum, RWTH Aachen and the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

Integration of AI into university education

The conference also addresses the increasing integration of artificial intelligence into university formation. According to digital-lehre.uni-mainz.de , Openai’s Chatgpt, which was released in November 2022, influenced discussions about AI in the academic world. It is pointed out that many students already use AI tools regularly. The recommendations for the integration of AI into teaching require a clear reflection on the use of these technologies and an openness in dealing with AI generated content.

teachers should be instructed to use AI tools in their courses, for example in the creation of work tasks or the processing of specialist questions. It is also important that students learn to use AI tools and to critically reflect on their use. In order to promote digital competence, advanced training offers for employees and teachers are to be provided that strengthen AI literacy and skills.

resources and ethical considerations

Additional resources that serve to integrate AI into academic education offers the Joanneum University of Applied Sciences. This institution has published a detailed AI guide with principles and methods for the teaching context and offers innovative AI tools and best practice for the use in the tertiary education sector. Furthermore, your offer includes webinars and online courses on the subject of fh-joanneum.at .

The recommendations for adapting exams to enable the transparent use of AI include, among other things, the development of new exam formats and the update of declarations of independence for written work. A central "White List" for harmless AI tools is also to be created in order to promote a responsible and quality-assured handling of AI in academic teaching.