Category: <span>Stories & News Service</span>

Category: Stories & News Service

Oxford University Awarded Major Funding for Groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence Technologies

Listen to the story {Play} Oxford University announced today a significant share of an £80 million investment by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for next-generation artificial intelligence technologies. This funding solidifies the University’s role as a leader in the global AI research sector. The Oxford hub, led …

Germany’s “StartChances” Program Receives Scientific Support for Maximum Educational Impact

Listen to the story {Play} The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published guidelines to fund scientific support for its “StartChances” program. This comprehensive initiative seeks to break the cycle of educational opportunity gaps linked to social background for maximum educational impact. The support will run for …

Germany launches largest-ever education program to tackle inequality

Listen to the story {Play} Germany’s federal and state governments have agreed on a landmark €20 billion program to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, marking the largest education program in the country’s history. The “Starting Opportunities” program, set to begin in August 2024, will target around 4,000 schools with …

AI and Mathematics: Human-Level AI Mathematicians – is it possible?

Listen to the story {Play} Building computational systems that understand and practice mathematics at the level of human mathematicians has been a long-standing aspiration of artificial intelligence (AI). The rise of large language models (LLMs) has sparked imaginations that we are closer than ever to attaining, or surpassing, human-level performance …

Expert Committee Begins Work to Support Social Innovations in Germany

Listen to the story {Play} Berlin, Germany – November 15, 2023 – The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has established an international advisory board for social innovations to support the implementation and further development of the National Strategy for Social Innovations and Companies Oriented to the Common Good. …

Germany Unveils AI Action Plan to Boost Innovation and Economic Growth

Listen to the story {Play} Berlin, Germany – November 7, 2023 – Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger today unveiled the AI Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to solidify Germany’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The plan outlines eleven key areas of action, including …

Minecraft Education: New Technology for the Classroom In Poland

Listen to the story {Play} Primary and secondary school students across Poland now have free access to Minecraft Education, an educational version of the popular video game. Minecraft Education allows students to learn through play, developing skills such as creativity, problem-solving, and systems thinking. “The Minecraft game places particular emphasis …