Paris, AI and our colleagues

2025.07.07.

In June, two of our faculty members, Dr Krisztina Bence-Kiss and Dr Judit Fortvingler, participated in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme titled 'Sustainable Strategies for the Integration of AI in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)' in Paris. At the programme, they met with representatives of several leading European universities and their corporate partners in the field of artificial intelligence. As part of the programme's online module, participants attended an introductory lecture, followed by five days of discussions on the potential applications of AI at EM Normandie's Paris campus.

The programme consisted of lectures and interactive workshops, during which representatives from Trinity College Dublin, the Estonian Business School, the Stockholm School of Economics, the Adam Smith Business School and other renowned universities presented their best practices. A total of 42 participants from 23 countries, including South Africa, Spain, Estonia, Portugal, Croatia, Slovenia, France (the host country) and Hungary, shared their experiences.

'It was an extremely useful five days,' said our colleague Dr Krisztina Bence-Kiss, reflecting on her experiences. 'We saw many good practices related to our work in the areas of education, assessment, and research. It was particularly pleasing that the participants welcomed the measures introduced at ELTE GTK regarding the ethical use of artificial intelligence in student work with great enthusiasm. After the presentation, we received manyquestions, and several colleagues came up to us to ask for additional materials or advice.'

'The conference was extremely intense and provided many valuable thoughts and inspiring ideas. The diversity of the conference was reflected in both the variety of topics and the backgrounds of the participants. There were professionals teaching economics as well as colleagues from the IT field, which created an opportunity to discuss issues related to artificial intelligence from multiple perspectives and in a more nuanced way. It was particularly exciting to experience the synergy that arose from the meeting of different professional perspectives', added Dr Judit Fortvingler.

In the second half of the event, companies that develop applications and tools using artificial intelligence also presented their innovations. These included Microsoft, Mistral AI, EdTakeand Nolej, a French start-up that develops educational technology tools that can be integrated into Moodle and Canvas.

Photos: Dr Krisztina Bence-Kiss, Dr Judit Fortvingler