Jun252026 by Prof. Dr. Hendrik DrachslerNo Comments
Keynote: From Experiment to Infrastructure: Reflections on AI in Higher Education

Keynote: From Experiment to Infrastructure: Reflections on AI in Higher Education

Academy, Artificial Intelligence, Conference, Higher Education, Keynote, Keynote
Today, Hendrik Drachsler gave a keynote at the VHB annual Conference in Bamberg, speaking to an audience of over 33 AI project leaders from higher education institutions in Germany. The topic was "From Experiment to Infrastructure: Scaling, Evaluation, and Governance of AI Systems in Higher Education," reflecting his thinking on various grassroots projects and how to scale them across the whole university. The gap between performance and learning Hendrik opened with a provocation: Is AI the new calculator? Both technologies automate cognitive processes, both faced early scepticism, and both promised efficiency gains. But the analogy breaks down quickly. A calculator takes over arithmetic, not problem-solving. AI takes over the formulation, analysis, and argument. That is a qualitative difference, and it demands a different institutional / governance response. Mixed results on…
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Nov22022 by Atezaz AhmadNo Comments
Updates by Jane Yau as a Global Young Academy member

Updates by Jane Yau as a Global Young Academy member

Academy
Since June 2022, Jane Yau has become an official member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) and has participated in a number of ongoing activities in the direction of collaborative contribution towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In May, Jane undertook a 2-day online Science Leadership programme. In June, Jane attended the 4-day online Annual Conference with highlights and recordings available on the GYA website. In particular, Jane participated in the Science Advice for Policy-Making Workshop, and gave a lightning talk and panel discussion on the Global Educational Problem, where millions of children and adolescents worldwide don't have access to (quality) education. In October, Jane was selected as one of the reviewers for the UN Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 as well as joined the launch event of the new…
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Oct302022 by Daniele Di MitriNo Comments
Lebiniz Leadership Academy

Lebiniz Leadership Academy

Academy
The German Leibniz Association, the network of German research institutes that includes DIPF, now has its new Leadership Academy, a training course entitled "Leadership Development" for early-stage junior research leaders in one of the Leibniz institutes with a maximum of two years of experience in leadership positions. This programme is aimed at junior research group leaders looking for further personal development and guidance in their day-to-day leadership roles. Daniele Di Mitri has been selected on behalf of DIPF to participate in this training course. The course consists of four presence modules about "self-leadership" and "leading people". The first event took place from the 11th to the 13th of October in Berlin, the second will occur in January 2023. For more info about the course, check the Leibniz website.
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