AI & Education News — 2026-10-23 (Fri)

Overview

AI-related moves appeared across all life stages in the past 24 hours. The most visible themes were school and university rules and training (Vietnam, Japan's Hosei University, US Senate questions to Google) and AI courses and qualification programs for adults and older people. Most items are policies, programs or announcements; none of the headlines confirm learning outcomes.

AI literacy

- Colliers warns that an AI skills gap threatens to stall Europe's AI growth: "AI skills gap threatens to stall Europe's AI growth, Colliers warns" (Data Centre Solutions). - Sundance and CU Boulder have teamed up to help filmmakers navigate AI (Colorado Hometown Weekly). - Education Days 2026 offers free online courses to bridge the AI skills gap (Il Sole 24 ORE). - Japan: No notable developments.

Early childhood education

The headlines in this group do not specify age groups. - Uzbekistan is bringing AI into annual psychological assessments for students and educators (Daryo). - Ho Chi Minh City is introducing computers in schools in the Con Dao special zone and is training teachers in how to use AI (Vietnam.vn). - VERTA International School asks what it will teach children in an era when AI can write essays and solve math problems quickly (Vietnam.vn). - Japan: No notable developments.

Elementary school

- Japan: Asahi Shimbun ran the second part of a series on how generative AI could change English classes, covering the classroom practice of Shunsuke Takagi at Seiko Gakuin. The headline describes a practice; it does not confirm effects (Asahi Shimbun).

Middle school

- A Vietnam.vn item says creative experiences with AI are used to build students' self-study ability. The headline states this as an aim, and no effect is confirmed (Vietnam.vn). - Japan: No notable developments.

High school

- Google faces US Senate questions on AI and student well-being (KTTN). - A Vietnam.vn item covers the background to an AI textbook series for students from the first year of elementary school through the third year of high school, framed as a combination of education and technology (Vietnam.vn). - Hong Linh Education provides AI training for high school teachers and students (Vietnam.vn). - Japan: No notable developments.

University students

- Japan: Hosei University has fully revised its policy on the educational use of generative AI. It set practical guidelines and says it will promote an environment where AI can be used with confidence (Niconico News). - A Vietnam.vn infographic covers transparency in AI use and how to handle academic misconduct (Vietnam.vn).

Adults

This covers re-learning, lifelong learning courses and qualifications only. - Vietnam: HSU students are widening their opportunities by earning the CMA (Certified Management Accountant) qualification, in line with AI-era accounting and finance trends (Vietnam.vn). - Japan: ENTERDB opened a dedicated site for five products that centralize exam operations, from reception to transcripts and AI question creation (valuepress). - Japan: AISEE CONNECT began offering a new Copilot course aimed at business use (VOIX). - Japan: Tokorozawa City Hall is holding a prep course for job seekers around the Japan Chamber of Commerce PC certification exam. The course includes the Digital Skills Standard and generative AI use (Chamber of Commerce certification exam site).

Older adults

- Gyeongil University is running generative AI training for elderly residents in Gumi (Herald Economy). - Japan: No notable developments.

Statements by key figures

No notable developments. (Nothing on Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, appears in the headlines.) 【Integrated analysis: what is happening】 Common across stages: Institutions are moving first on rules, training and teaching materials, rather than reporting results. Examples include Hosei University's revised policy, the AI textbook series, teacher and student training in Vietnam, and training for elderly residents in Gumi. This suggests that, across ages, the working question is shifting from whether to allow AI to how to use it within defined limits.

Differences by stage: For younger students, the headlines focus on teachers and schools (teacher training in Ho Chi Minh City, a classroom practice at Seiko Gakuin) and on concerns about well-being (the Senate questions to Google). For university students, the focus is on transparency and academic misconduct. For adults and older people, the headlines center on courses and qualifications: Copilot, the PC certification exam, the CMA, and generative AI training in Gumi.

Judgments that are changing: Teachers and institutions appear to be deciding what to teach when AI can produce essays and solve math problems, as VERTA's headline asks. Learners, especially adults, appear to be choosing courses and qualifications that name AI tools or AI-era skills. Because none of the headlines report outcomes, these shifts are inference from announcements.

What to watch

- Whether the Senate questions to Google on AI and student well-being lead to concrete requirements for AI products used by students. - Whether other Japanese universities follow Hosei University in publishing practical generative AI guidelines, and how they handle academic misconduct. - Whether the Asian school programs (AI textbooks, teacher and student training) come with evidence of their effects on learning.