The 26th CARNET User Conference CUC2024, Croatia’s largest educational conference, concluded today in Rovinj under the theme “AI in Education – A New Beginning or the Beginning of the End”
I was honored to be part of this conference. We explored key themes of the future of education in the digital age.
Juraj Bilić, Assistant Director of CARNET for the AI Sector, spoke about the AI Act and CARNET’s project “Support for the Application of Digital Technologies in Education – BrAIn“.
CARNET’s project “Support for the Application of Digital Technologies in Education – BrAIn” aimed at improving the quality of the educational process through the integration of digital technologies to establish personalized learning and teaching approaches, as well as through the development of curricula and digital educational content in emerging digital technology fields. Juraj presented newly developed curricula on artificial intelligence, which will be implemented experimentally from this fall as an extracurricular activity for primary schools and an elective subject for high schools.
Under the theme “Artificial Intelligence: From Regulation to Education” speakers included Jaye Richards Hill, Microsoft EDU Director for Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Saša Mladenović, a full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Split, and head of the artificial intelligence research group; Dalia Kager, an informatics teacher and mentor from Eugen Kvaternik Elementary School in Velika Gorica; Antonija Capan, a mathematics teacher at Grabrik Elementary School; and Juraj Bilić, Assistant Director of CARNET for the AI Sector.
In addition to the online component held on April 9th and 10th, the conference welcomed participants in Rovinj on April 18th and 19th. More than 1000 participants had the opportunity to participate in over 30 workshops and informal Birds of Feather discussions, more than 70 interactive presentations, as well as focus groups and panel discussions.
This conference provided a valuable opportunity for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and best practices in integrating technology into education. Continuing the tradition of fostering innovation in education, CARNET has once again demonstrated its commitment to improving the Croatian educational system and promoting collaboration between industry, various educational institutions, and science.
