Following ASSAI partners’ participation in Digital Learning Week 2026, we are pleased to share that proposals are now open for the next edition, taking place from 23 to 25 March 2027 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Looking back: Exploring AI dilemmas with ASSAI partners
During Digital Learning Week on 8–11 September 2026, four ASSAI partners helped facilitate “Frictions or Non-Frictions?”, a participatory workshop developed by the UNOE network, created in collaboration with UNESCO and coordinated by Nantes Université.
Across four sessions, participants had the opportunity to explore dilemmas including:
- Suspicions of students using AI without supporting evidence.
- Teachers using AI while students are prohibited from doing so.
- Unequal access to paid and free AI tools.
- AI’s role in language learning.
- Gender bias in assessment.
Read more here.
Looking ahead: Digital Learning Week 2027
The next edition will explore “Education in an age of AI: Thinking | Empowering | Governing.” The theme addresses how education can strengthen critical thinking, protect the agency of learners and teachers, and develop inclusive approaches to AI governance. These questions closely connect with ASSAI’s focus on responsible and ethical AI use in higher education.
Key event information:
- Dates: 23–25 March 2027.
- Location: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.
- Participation: In person, with plenary livestreams and online access to most sessions for registered participants.
- Registration: Opens in December 2026; participation is free.
Updates will be available on the UNESCO Digital Learning Week website.
Share your work: submit a proposal
The call for proposals is open until 9 December 2026.
We encourage researchers, educators, institutional leaders and organisations working on AI in education to apply to Digital Learning Week 2027. Sharing practical experience can help the international education community examine difficult questions, learn from different contexts and develop more informed approaches to AI. Read the requirements and submit a proposal.
Bring your research, experience and ideas to the conversation and help shape the future of education in an age of AI.