Views: 26In May 2026, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, entitled “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence”. He appeals for the safeguarding of humanity, promotion of truth, dignity of work, social justice and peace; he underlines the AI’s impact on human life, including democracy, war and the […]
Category: Education and training
aimed at reviewing modern trends in online education, with specifics in professional and general education and teaching at various education levels (graduate and post-graduate), as well as “teaching sustainability” direction
Global trends in education policies: the European effects
Views: 80The UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (launched in March 2026) and the Higher Education Global Trends Report (launched in this May) highlighted a worsening education crisis characterized by stalled access and widening economic inequalities. The reports provide important data that can assist the EU policy makers to guide higher education systems and policies at […]
Political economy at a cross-road: facing polycrisis’ instability and AI models
Views: 50Modern instabilities in national and global political economy’s perspectives require urgent measures to mitigate complex and mounting challenges. Most vital remedies are grounded in modernised education policies, particularly, by introducing some new courses dealing with the crises’ prediction, better content’s understanding and means to mitigate crises; as well as in new approaches to decision-making.
AI’s perspective facets: from GenAI to Agent AI
Views: 44Imagine a customer service department that never sleeps, never gets frustrated, and can handle thousands of inquiries simultaneously: that’s the power of AI agents in customer service. The agent-AIs are poised to reshape entire digital “industry”, cutting costs and enhancing productivity: hence, customers are witnessing the dawn of a new era in which intelligent […]
European University Alliance: first outcomes
Views: 59The European University alliance’s network, EUA has released its first in-depth report revealing new developing strategies for perspective EU-wide educational policies, and EUA’s financial sustainability. The report, written by two EUA’s colleagues (E. B. Pruvot and Th. Estermann), reveals the existing European “educational cooperation”, contributing to progressive education policies.
International Day of Education: European outcome
Views: 84International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24; in 2026, it is recognized in the EU as the event continuing the United Nations’ commitment to advancing education worldwide. This year’s theme is “the power of youth in co-creating education”: hence, this time the EU states will have to recognise youth and […]
Digital transition in education and sustainability
Views: 89The digital technologies and AI models are advancing both sustainability’s agenda (by helping researchers to analyse complex interaction among various SDGs parameters, and facilitating sustainability’s decision-making) and education policy strategies (through a personalizing learning and expanding access to education through new AI tools). The University World News explores these issues in a series of […]
Contemporary European simplification agenda: strategies and implementation
Views: 126At the end of 2024, the EU institutions adopted the Political Guidelines for 2024-29, with the forward-looking and innovative policies to make Europe a “more desirable place to live, work and invest”. At the same time, the guidelines suggested “radical reduction” in the regulatory load for people, businesses, national governance, as well as in […]
European strategy for consumers: Agenda-2030
Views: 89European regional consumer policy (EU-2030 Consumer Agenda), is aimed at “uniting” million consumers in the EU-wide single market; consumers contribute over 50 percent to the EU’s GDP through household spending. As consumers play essential role in the European economy, the agenda is enhancing consumers’ trust, ensuring legal clarity, bolstering enforcement and easing administrative burden […]
AI in education: contemporary European issues
Views: 150The digital tools and opportunities offered by AI companies for the education providers and students have grown rapidly recently. Various AI tools/models have become a vital part of educators and policies; but the AI’s deployment varies widely among European education providers: some countries are cautious in approaches, others use AIs restrictively, while students are […]