AI in Education: Lessons from Kuwait

What happens when educators move beyond the hype and get practical about AI in the classroom?

Last week, I was in Kuwait for four days of intensive AI training with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Educate Ventures Research, and Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). It was the final in-person sessions for a cohort who had already completed three months of hybrid learning – and the energy in the room showed just how far they’d come.

The participants were teachers, trainers and educators from across primary, secondary and higher education. What brought them together was a shared question: how can AI genuinely support better teaching and learning?

Carla Aerts leading a session with teachers.

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