Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Education – EEU Hosts the 4th Joint Conference of School and University Students

• Session I – Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Digital Education (Moderators: Associate Professor Ketevan Aptarashvili, Associate Professor Sergo Durglishvili, and Assistant Professor Natia Gegelashvili);
• Session II – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Education, Science, and Technology (Moderators: Assistant Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Healthcare, Elene Zurabishvili, Assistant Professor Giorgi Tatanashvili and Assistant Professor Ekaterine Beniashvili).

In addition to university students, pupils from grades VIII–XII of both public and private schools participated in the conference. Participants represented schools from Tbilisi, including Tbilisi First Classical Gymnasium, Public Schools No. 126, No. 32, No. 208, Komarov School No. 199, Public Schools No. 30 and No. 118, as well as private schools „Millennium“, „Albion“, „Skhivi“ and „Candidi”. Pupils from regional schools, including Dusheti, Gardabani, and Zestaponi, also took part in the event.

During the conference, participants delivered 33 presentations covering a wide range of topics, including the application of artificial intelligence in education and clinical practice, cybersecurity, cyberbullying prevention, personal data protection, digital transformation, inclusive education, teacher well-being, student mobility, the relationship between architecture and technology, youth digital culture, and contemporary educational challenges.

The conference was attended by field experts, school teachers, EEU students, academic staff, and other invited guests. The event was conducted in a panel discussion format, providing participants with the opportunity to exchange ideas, research findings, opinions, and practical experiences.

All participants were awarded certificates of participation.

• Ketevan Aptarashvili (Chair of the Organizing Committee, Dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences);
• Ani Kvelashvili (Member, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences, EEU);
• Ana Maisuradze (Member, Coordinator of the Center for Continuing Education and Student Services, Department of Education, EEU);
• Ana Akhalkatsi (Member, Intern, Center for Continuing Education and Student Services, Department of Education, EEU);
• Mariam Tsiklashvili (Member, Intern, Center for Continuing Education and Student Services, Department of Education, EEU).