Dear compatriots, January 24 is celebrated as International Day of Education and this year the theme is “The power of youth in co-creating education.”

This theme highlights the role of young people in shaping education policy and contributing to the development of the sector. It also reminds us that education is first and foremost about, around and with the learner.

Education should empower young people, enhance their competitiveness in all areas of life, and foster the discovery and development of their talents. This is exactly the idea behind the slogan of the education sector strategy: “Study well to live well.” It is primarily about the learner's activity, initiative, participation, and engagement, also suggesting the learning outcome, which is both the individual's and the public well-being, that is combined with it and derives from it.

The Global education system is undergoing active transformation, and in the near future, this transformation will become more visible.

The latest report on digital education from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development shows that every third teacher worldwide already uses an artificial intelligence toolkit. Furthermore, 57 per cent of teachers using these tools report that they have helped them plan and prepare lessons more efficiently. At the same time, over 70 per cent of teachers are concerned that artificial intelligence tools could harm the academic community environment.

Research shows that although children are better at solving tasks using AI, it does not become real knowledge and skills, but rather appears as situational behavior, because when there is no opportunity to use AI, learners who use this toolkit perform worse than others. At the same time, under efficient pedagogical guidance, the AI toolkit not only provides situational support but also helps to continuously strengthen and refine knowledge and skills.

To this end, AI should be integrated into the education system thoughtfully and pedagogically, serving as a guided assistant to teachers and lecturers. Such use of AI requires, first and foremost, AI literacy, which must become an integral component of media literacy and be taught in all educational institutions.

Like all journeys in education, it is a path to be travelled together, through consistent effort and continuous learning.