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BC Ings, based in Matsubara-cho, Minami Ward, and operator of the Tanaka Gakushukai cram school, launched a new brand called GYUN on September 1. It is a self-directed one-on-one tutoring format that uses AI teaching materials. Conventional one-on-one tutoring and group classes will continue to be offered.
Read the original →IIM Bangalore students sat an unusual Generative AI midterm in which they built their own chatbots to answer 15 questions. They wrote prompts, supplied course material as memory and tested multiple bots before submitting one for grading. The AI-assisted exam platform was developed by their professor and hosted on Vercel.
Read the original →OpenAI began activities in Japan in late August for OpenAI Student Collective, a student-led community to spread AI learning and practice. It selected 17 student leaders, called Campus Leads, from 10 universities across the country.
Read the original →Hue University announced the appointment of Associate Professor Nguyen Quang Rich as dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. The faculty focuses on training personnel in artificial intelligence, microchips, electric vehicles and nuclear power.
Read the original →As AI and digital technology change how knowledge is created, transmitted and received, higher education needs to redefine its development model. Quality, innovation, STEM education and lifelong learning are cited as its new pillars.
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