On 2 July 2025, the Laboratory of Industrial & Energy Economics – LIEE of NTUA successfully hosted an online workshop to present and gather feedback on the “Train-the-Trainer” programme, developed under the AI-THOS project.
This programme offers educational material aimed to enhance the awareness, knowledge, and skills of higher education teaching staff on the responsible use of AI in both teaching and research, in full alignment with Ethics and Research Integrity (ERI) principles.
Over 40 professors, researchers, and PhD students from NTUA and other universities and research institutions actively participated in the event. The workshop featured lively interaction and high levels of engagement, with participants actively responding to targeted questions and contributing thoughtful feedback that enriched the discussion. We owe a huge thanks to all attendees for their valuable insights and collaborative spirit.
What was covered in the workshop?
Aimilia Protogerou and Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos introduced the structure and development of the “Train-the-Trainer” programme and presented three of the programme’s key components:
1. EU Code of Conduct for Research Integrity: Introduction to ERI principles contextualized for AI use in research and teaching.
2. AI Tools in Higher Education: Overview of widely used generative AI tools, their educational applications, prompt engineering techniques, and best practices for responsible use.
3. Using AI to Support Alternative Teaching Methods: Real-world case studies of university educators using AI to implement innovative teaching methods, highlighting both pedagogical opportunities and ethical challenges.
The workshop fostered a collaborative and reflective environment, where participants shared experiences and critically engaged with each section.
This workshop is part of a broader initiative, with similar national workshops organized by our project partners: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland), Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University (Lithuania) and University of Ljubljana Faculty of Theology (Slovenia)
What’s next?
Feedback gathered from the four national workshops will be used to refine and finalize the “Train-the-Trainer” programme, which will be disseminated through a dedicated platform across European higher education institutions.
Let’s continue to explore and responsibly integrate AI in higher education, balancing its transformative potential with responsible use.
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.
