An escalating global trend to include artificial intelligence in education curricula

Abu Dhabi, May 10 / WAM / Empowerment of the generation of young people in the field of artificial intelligence has turned into an urgent need and a strategic step for any country that seeks to achieve sustainable development and prosperity in the present and the future.
And the world witnesses, starting from this reality, a trend in an upward trend towards the inclusion of artificial intelligence in the education curriculum for the various academic stages; As many countries have taken proactive steps in this field, including the UAE, which will include artificial intelligence as a course within the educational system of government schools, from the kindergarten stage to the twelfth grade, starting from the next academic year 2025-2026.
China is one of the most prominent countries that adopted an ambitious strategy to teach artificial intelligence, as it started in 2018 the application of artificial intelligence curricula in 40 model schools, and worked to develop 14 approved curricula from the Ministry of Education, and train 5,000 specialized teachers.
And the educational authorities in the capital, Beijing, announced, last March, the inclusion of classes for artificial intelligence in the educational curricula of primary and secondary schools starting from the next academic year, noting that schools will devote at least eight hours of artificial intelligence lessons per academic year, as these subjects will be studied either as independent decisions or by integrating them into existing academic subjects such as information technology or science.
In turn, South Korea began since 2022 the adoption of artificial intelligence as a new subject within the learning curricula in local secondary schools, before expanding its teaching within the curricula of kindergarten and primary and middle schools starting this year, in an attempt to enhance preparations for a digital future.
South Korea has developed a plan for educational curricula that include programming, the basic principles of artificial intelligence, methods of use, and ethics, as well as steps towards making higher education colleges provide programs to re -teach artificial intelligence to about 5 thousand teachers by 2025.
In the same context, the experience of Finland to include artificial intelligence in educational curricula is an experience that is used to the global level in terms of focusing on comprehensive education for all age groups, and the combination of theoretical and applied side.
The Finnish experience began at the initiative of the University of Helsinki, which in 2018 launched a free online course to teach artificial intelligence that more than 1% of the Finnish population joined, and was translated into 22 languages.
In 2021, Finland included artificial intelligence in basic education by implementing a experimental program in a number of schools, which was distinguished by focusing on the basic concepts of artificial intelligence and the effect of technology on society.
Singapore succeeded in turning into a global center to provide artificial intelligence study programs at very high levels that combine modern theories and practical applications, with a focus on automatic learning, robotics and the analysis of huge data.
Singapore includes a group of prestigious universities that offer specialized programs in artificial intelligence, and feature advanced global classifications and strong partnerships with the technology sector.

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