The Laboratory of Industrial & Energy Economics (LIEE-NTUA) proudly participated in the AI-THOS Train-the-Trainer International Bootcamp, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia (6–8 May 2025)—a milestone event advancing ethical, innovative AI integration in higher education.

AI-THOS project aims to train, support and empower teachers of higher education to integrate AI tools in the teaching process in alignment with Ethics & Research Integrity (ERI) principles.

The Bootcamp brought together academic partners from NTUA (Greece), Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland), Vilnius University (Lithuania), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), and other societal partners (Stimmuli for Social Change and Art Transparent) in order to test and fine-tune the AI-THOS Train-the-Trainer programme for HEIs teaching staff—designed to support university educators in using AI tools aligned with ERI principles.

During the bootcamp, Aimilia Protogerou (Assistant Professor, LIEE-NTUA) and Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos (Post-doc Researcher, LIEE-NTUA) led a workshop exploring AI-powered teaching methods such as: Problem-Based Learning, Case-Based Learning, Flipped Classroom, Team-Based Learning, Jigsaw Method, Game-Based Learning.

They shared real-world examples based on interviews with university teachers already experimenting with AI tools—discussing both the pedagogical value and ethical challenges.

The workshop sparked a rich, interdisciplinary discussion on responsible AI usage in education—showcasing the importance of collaboration, experimentation, and ethics.

From the side of NTUA, four additional teachers-researchers participated and actively contributed to the Bootcamp’s activities: Giorgos Paraskevopoulos, Associate Researcher on machine learning at the Institute for Speech and Language Processing at “Athena” Research Center, Anna Bougia, Reseacher at the Computer Technology Institute & Press “Diofantus”, Petros Dimas, Post-doc Researcher, LIEE-NTUA, and Theodora Xenidou, Senior Researcher at NTUA.

Next step: The training materials will now be piloted across partner countries through national workshops—bringing AI & ethics to classrooms across Europe.