After combining with Udemy in May 2026, Coursera previewed Project Helix, an AI-native skills platform for enterprises, targeting broad launch in 1H 2027. The company said its 2026 Global Skills Report and AI-Human Skills Synergy Index show strong U.S. demand for AI skills, security, and agentic workflow content. Verizon will tap Coursera content alongside IBM, Google, and Microsoft in a $70M national AI education program.
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Indian edtech company Arivihan has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by existing investors Accel and Prosus Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to expand into more states, launch new programs for CBSE students, and strengthen its AI and vernacular-language capabilities. Founded in 2022 and based in Indore, Arivihan offers video lessons, doubt resolution and personalized study plans, with 80% of its subscribers coming from Tier-III and rural areas.
Adelaide University's Computer Science Education Research (CSER) Group is partnering with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to bring the Experience AI program to Australia. The team localised Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind materials to align with the Australian curriculum, offering teachers free materials including lesson plans, slide decks, videos, student activities and assessments. Teacher professional learning involves six hours of interactive workshops and webinars split into two three-hour sessions, with a certificate on completion, open to all year levels with no prior knowledge assumed.
According to a Duozhi report dated September 30, 2026, Gauth, ByteDance's overseas education app, fully launched its AI Course on September 1, 2026, adding more than 200 math courses to its initial history offerings, covering U.S. high school content such as Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry and AP Calculus, and opening a user-created course feature. In the same period, Doubao Learning in China launched a Synchronous Course feature linking explanation, follow-up questioning, practice and review into a closed loop. Official data shows Gauth has been downloaded over 200 million times since its 2020 launch, with mathematics the most consulted subject globally.
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced the results of the 2026 AI-Centric University competitive project, selecting Donga University in Busan. The city of Busan and Donga University will invest a total of 25.2 billion won over eight years from 2026 to 2033, including 21.2 billion won in national funding. The project is titled Demonstration-Based AI-Centric University Leading the Physical AI Transformation (Physical AX) for Specialized Industries in the Southeastern Region, covering manufacturing, energy, maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors.
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT held a joint launch ceremony for AI-centric universities and AX graduate schools on Sept. 29 at Yonsei University in Seoul. Three new AI-centric universities were selected this year, along with 15 universities converted from existing software-focused universities; 15 universities are participating in AX graduate schools. AI-centric universities require all students, regardless of major, to receive basic AI education, with 3 billion won per university per year for up to eight years.
Voorhees University in South Carolina announced the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Institute of Technology and Research Center (AIITRC), funded by a $1,188,800 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, to transform Bedford Hall into a hub for AI education, workforce training, research and community engagement. The center will integrate AI skills across academic programs, expand undergraduate AI research, prepare students for AI-related careers in industry, government and education, and offer workforce training and community programming for residents and organizations in Denmark, Bamberg and surrounding rural communities. The performance period runs from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2031, and the university has developed a long-term sustainability plan covering endowment growth, workforce training revenue, future grants, industry partnerships, sponsored research and philanthropic support.
Harvard researchers found that students using an AI tutor learned more than twice as much physics as those learning in a classroom. The study involved 194 undergraduate students, with each student trying both methods. Students using the AI tutor scored a median of 4.5 on a test, compared with 3.5 for classroom learners, and spent 49 minutes learning compared with about 60 minutes. Learners reported high motivation with the AI tutor.
A Beijing Daily client survey found that primary and secondary school students commonly use AI to do homework, with essays the worst-hit area; some students adjust AI-generated text to hide traces. A 2025 survey by Sun Hongyan of the China Youth and Children Research Center covering students in seven provinces and municipalities found over 60% had used generative AI, mainly to help finish homework, and nearly 20% to have it write assignments. Beijing No. 18 High School has had students draft AI usage principles since 2024, with version 3.0 planned for November 2026.
Pearson announced on September 29, 2026 that it has agreed to acquire Workera, an AI-native skills intelligence platform. Workera combines agentic AI, psychometrics and adaptive assessment to measure demonstrated proficiency through role-specific scenarios and simulations, and its customers include ServiceNow, Accenture and the United States Space Force. The acquisition is expected to close in H2 2026 subject to customary closing conditions and any required regulatory filings or approvals, after which Workera will become part of Pearson's Enterprise Learning & Skills business unit.
Coursera released the eighth edition of its Global Skills Report on September 29, 2026, introducing the AI-Human Skills Synergy Index covering 98 countries. The United States ranks eighth overall, first in policy, infrastructure and technology readiness, but 27th in learner proficiency and behavior. AI security enrollments among US learners rose 358% year over year, and critical thinking enrollments rose 206%.
A September 2024 Harvard Gazette report described preliminary findings from a Harvard physics experiment involving 194 students. Students in Physical Sciences 2 experienced two lessons over consecutive weeks, alternating between an instructor-guided active-learning lesson and a custom AI tutor used at home. Preliminary analysis found the AI-tutored group's learning gains were about double those of the classroom group, with higher reported engagement and motivation. The study was led by Harvard lecturers Gregory Kestin and Kelly Miller, and the final research was still pending publication at the time.
On September 29, 2026, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Uttarakhand and the Kotak Education Foundation (KEF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build AI literacy and competency among teachers and strengthen digital and technology-enabled education across the state. The two sides will jointly work on content development, online course design, technical support, and the implementation and dissemination of online courses for teachers. The courses are expected to be delivered through platforms such as DIKSHA, UK e-Srijan and Mission Karmayogi, with KEF adapting and rolling out its AI course for educators for the state's teachers.
A Harvard randomized crossover experiment with 194 undergraduates compared a custom AI tutor with an active-learning classroom. Led by Gregory Kestin and Kelly Miller, it covered physics topics including surface tension and fluid flow, with students experiencing both methods. Students using the AI tutor recorded more than twice the learning gains of the classroom group, with a median post-test score of 4.5 versus 3.5, while spending less time and reporting higher engagement and motivation.
The nonprofit EdReports released a new brief reviewing AI features from 10 K-12 curriculum and edtech vendors. Only one of the 10 vendors provided third-party evidence that its embedded AI features improved educational outcomes. The brief also states that existing frameworks often analyze privacy and safety of AI integrations, but lack consistent ways to determine whether AI can strengthen learning or preserve curriculum coherence.
Harvard and MIT researchers ran a randomized controlled trial in which 194 college students, over two consecutive weeks, experienced both a 60-minute peer active learning class and an at-home lesson delivered by a custom AI tutor called PS2 Pal, covering surface tension and fluid flow. Students using the AI tutor showed median learning gains more than double those in the active learning classroom and reported higher engagement and motivation. The study says PS2 Pal was built around verified content, structured practice, timely feedback and self-paced learning.
Hiraia, an open-source AI science tutor created by Filipino blockchain entrepreneur Luis Buenaventura, has entered early alpha (v0.3.1) and runs offline on entry-level Android phones without internet access. It teaches science in Tagalog, Bisaya, and English, with 40,000 science facts and 30,000 illustrations aligned with the Philippine Department of Education's Matatag curriculum. The app is powered by SEA AI Lab's Sailor 2 and Qwen 3.5-2B models, has an installer of about 4GB, and received a ₱1 million grant from the Tether Foundation.
OpenAI has expanded OpenAI Academy with new role-based learning paths for developers, organizational leaders, educators and college students, covering how different groups use AI in practice. The educator and college student courses sit under the Teach and Learn with AI pathway, covering lesson planning, activities and assessments, as well as study plans, group projects, draft review and interview preparation. Learners who complete a course and pass its assessment earn an OpenAI Academy course badge, and organizations can incorporate the courses into onboarding, transformation and workforce development programs.
The UAE plans to train 22,000 teachers and educators in artificial intelligence to support an AI curriculum being rolled out across public and private schools. The curriculum covers AI data, algorithms, applications, risks and ethical use, and is designed to build knowledge progressively from kindergarten through Grade 12. The UAE Cabinet approved the nationwide curriculum this month after a pilot and evaluation in public schools. Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge is separately implementing an AI literacy framework across more than 170 private schools, targeting 19,000 educators for training.
On September 24, 2026, during a forum on the risks of artificial intelligence in education and employment held as part of ICTWEEK UZBEKISTAN 2026, the AWS Academy program was officially launched at 12 universities in Uzbekistan, enabling students to gain knowledge and practical skills in modern cloud technologies. The forum also announced the nationwide launch of the Heirs of Muhammad al-Khwarizmi project, which aims to train young people in modern professions. Coursera's Larisa Whitcroft discussed the learning achievements of Uzbek users on the platform, and iFLYTEK's Jason Zhang showcased AI solutions that can function across several languages.
The Ghanaian government has formalised an agreement with Intel to expand the AI for Youth programme across the country's public school system, aiming to integrate artificial intelligence education into K-12 classrooms. The agreement was signed during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the "Fostering the Future Together" summit convened by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, with Ghana's Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, signing on behalf of First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama. The collaboration involves Intel, the Ministry of Education and local implementation partner Coral Reef Innovation Africa, targeting 700+ public schools, 45,000+ devices, 1,400+ teachers and 1,000,000 learners.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced the free Horowitz Andreessen Academy, aimed at recent high school graduates and college dropouts, to train them in building AI products. The first phase is funded with $42 million from a16z and individual investors. The first cohort is scheduled to start in fall 2027 in San Francisco, with about 50 students for one year, and the company aims to extend it to two years starting next year.
On the morning of September 23, 2026, China's State Council Information Office held a briefing in its "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan" series, where Vice Ministers of Education Du Jiangfeng and Wang Guangyan presented plans for implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan and accelerating building an education powerhouse. Guo Peng, director of the Ministry of Education's Development Planning Department, said that from 2027 to 2030, undergraduate enrollment at Double First-Class universities will expand by another 76,000. The briefing also called for categorized reform of universities, building national interdisciplinary centers, deepening science-education and industry-education collaboration, and strengthening teachers' and students' AI literacy along with AI ethics rules and safety oversight.
On September 23, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan and accelerating the building of an education powerhouse. Guo Peng, director of the Ministry of Education's Department of Development Planning, said Double First-Class universities expanded undergraduate enrollment by a cumulative 38,000 in 2024 and 2025, with an additional 24,000 this year, bringing the three-year total to 62,000 additional undergraduate enrollment slots. The 15th Five-Year Plan outline calls for increasing undergraduate enrollment at these universities by more than 100,000, meaning another 76,000-plus expansion from 2027 to 2030. Guo said the expansion advances structural optimization and quality improvement in parallel, with priority support for artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, biomedicine, new energy and other frontier and emerging interdisciplinary fields.
On September 22, 2026, Marist University and IBM announced a new Innovation Incubator at the Poughkeepsie, New York campus, equipped with an IBM z17 mainframe to provide AI computing power on campus. Initial projects include controlled synthetic marketing campaigns run by autonomous AI agent teams to stress test guardrails, quantum optimization algorithms for real-time financial data, and exploring how AI can improve polling methodologies and survey design. The partnership, now more than 50 years old, expands from enterprise computing and computer science education into university-wide interdisciplinary AI research and experiential learning.
Coursera released a report in July 2026 measuring business, technology and data science skill levels through online learning trends, ranking Singapore first among 109 countries for AI maturity, ahead of Denmark and Switzerland. Besides its own AI course enrollment figures, the report analyzed research output from Singapore's higher education institutions and drew on the International Monetary Fund's AI Preparedness Index. Singapore has recorded 107,000 Gen AI course enrollments to date, including 44,000 new enrollments in 2024; millennials account for 62 percent, Generation X 28 percent and learners under 25 six percent.
On 26 August 2026, Kosovo's Ministry of Digitalization and Public Administration, the Ministry of Education and Science, and UNICEF Kosovo launched the study "From Digital Access to Digital Competence" in Pristina, assessing digital competence development in the pre-university education system. The study covers student and teacher digital skills, curriculum integration, policy frameworks, infrastructure, and institutional readiness, and presents a roadmap for digital education reform. It notes that nearly two-thirds of Kosovo's workforce require digital upskilling, the highest share in the Western Balkans, and that a comprehensive framework for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence is absent.
On May 12, 2026, the World Digital Education Conference held eight parallel sessions in Hangzhou covering basic education, vocational education, higher education, teacher development, scientific research, education evaluation, lifelong learning and enterprise collaboration. The basic education session released a series of AI literacy education resources for primary and secondary schools and a series of AI tools on the National Smart Education Platform. The teacher development session released the 2026 Report on Chinese Teachers' Use of Generative AI, the 2025 Annual Report on Chinese Primary and Secondary School Teachers' Digital Literacy, and the Action Plan for Improving Teachers' Digital Literacy in the Global South.
