FORUM: “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation.“ International Day of Education 2025. Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24th as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. As computer and AI-driven systems become more sophisticated, the boundaries between human intention and machine-driven action often blur, raising critical questions about how to preserve, redefine, and, ideally, elevate human agency in an age of technological acceleration. Under the theme “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation”, the 2025 edition will inspire reflections on the power of education to equip individuals and communities navigate, understand and influence technological advancement. The International Day for Education 2025 aims to: • Examine new possibilities offered by AI, especially for teaching, learning, assessment and educational administration. • Promote the development of critical AI literacies by equipping educators and learners with the competencies needed to understand, use and influence AI technologies, in line with the UNESCO AI competency frameworks for teachers and students. • Ensure that AI complements, rather than replaces, the essential human elements of learning, including the cultivation of in-person relationships and emotional intelligence. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #EndLearningPoverty, #Education2030, #DayofEducation, #24January, #EducationforPeace, #Learningforpeace, #education, SDG4.
EVENT: Organized by UNESCO and the UN Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning, the International Day of Education 2025 will delve into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping education and learning. By dedicating this year edition to artificial intelligence, UNESCO is aiming for a global discussion on the place of this technology within education. The Organization has scheduled conferences in Paris and New York, as well as a webinar.
On January 24th, the high-level event to celebrate the International Day of Education 2025 will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education and lifelong learning today, innovate teaching and learning practices, and accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4. However, rapid technological developments inevitably bring multiple risks and challenges, which have so far outpaced policy debates and regulatory frameworks. Current policies on AI and lifelong learning often adopt an instrumental and technologically deterministic approach, prioritising efficiency over human development and agency. The participants will explore how education can help people understand and steer Artificial Intelligence to better ensure that they retain control over this new class of technology and are able to direct it towards desired objectives that respect human rights and advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Get the UNESCO’s concept note for the 2025 celebration, the agenda programme and watch the event!
Artificial Intelligence and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation.
24 January 2025: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm CET
Location:UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, Room I
Arrangement type: In-Person and livestream
Concept note
Contact: X.Zheng M.Pagano
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“Artificial Intelligence and Education: Challenges and Opportunities”
24 January 2025: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Location: Trusteeship Chamber, UNHQ, New York, United States of America
Arrangement type: In person
Contact: ELISABETTA.CAPORASO
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LIVESTREAM: Under the theme of International Day of Education 2025, "Preserving human agency in a world of automation", UNESCO is organizing a global event in New York to spotlight the dynamic interplay between AI and education.
How AI technologies are revolutionizing teaching and learning practices, while education, in turn, serves as a guiding force to ensure that AI is ethical, inclusive, and aligned with human values?
More particularly, the event aims to:
- Encourage reimagining education in an age of AI and welcome new and improved possibilities for teaching, learning, school environments, curriculum, educational organization and assessment.
- Promote critical AI literacies by discussing how educators and learners can be empowered with the competencies needed to understand, assess and influence AI technologies, in line with the guidance contained in the UNESCO AI Competency Frameworks for Teachers and Students.
- Advocate for a human-centered approach to AI integration in education, i.e. an approach that prioritizes human control, transparency, and accountability in AI design and deployment, while ensuring it serves to expand human capabilities, uphold human dignity and agency, and promote justice and sustainability throughout its entire life cycle.
- Ensure that AI complements, rather than replaces, the essential human elements of learning, including the cultivation of in-person relationships and emotional intelligence
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