AI in educational sector of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce

In an increasingly digital world, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is becoming ever more important. The project ‘AI in educational sector of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce’ investigates the impact of AI on education and how it can be effectively used in teaching.

To optimize this transition, the educational institutions of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce (WKW) are developing scientifically based recommendations to be completed by June 2025. The project aims to:

understand how AI will transform the acquisition of skills,
explore societal developments concerning skill requirements in the context of AI, and
establish an AI-hub that consolidates comprehensive resources and data on AI in education.

Funding agency: Vienna Chamber of Commerce – Education Management
Project period: 01.03.2024 to 30.06.2025
Duration: 16 months

WKO Wien

Contact

Department of Digital Economy

Mag.^a Dr.ⁱⁿ Tilia Stingl de Vasconcelos Guedes

Academic Expert & Lecturer
Project Leader

Tel.: +43 690 40 476 089

Project Description

The project offers comprehensive approaches for understanding, optimizing and proactively using AI in WKW’s education sector. It significantly enhances the future viability of educational institutions by addressing both the immediate needs of the different institutions and the long-term requirements of the job market.

Research and Data Collection: Developing research questions and problems, designing and implementing data collection methods, processing results and documenting studies and developments.
Innovation: Identifying and evaluating new AI technologies, developing strategies for the use of AI and conducting experiments to implement and test AI applications.
Consulting and Training: Organizing training measures and developing proposals for guidelines.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Needs Assessment: Encouraging collaboration between technical teams, education experts and researchers, as well as identifying opportunities to improve teaching with AI.

Project Goals

Research-Based Recommendations: Scientifically sound recommendations will be developed to support the use of AI in WKW’s educational institutions.

Human-AI Interaction: Understanding how AI changes the acquisition of skills and developing didactic recommendations based on these insights.

This will help adapt and improve teaching methods to optimize the educational process in the age of AI.

Skill Requirements in the Context of AI: Continuously monitoring job market developments, with an initial focus on communication skills in the context of AI use.

Based on these findings, adapted training programs and events are planned.

AI Hub: Creating a contact point that consolidates comprehensive resources and data related to artificial intelligence in the education sector.

This hub will serve as a central resource for educators, students, and anyone interested in AI in education, providing information and support.

Team

Project Leader: Tilia Stingl (Department of Digital Economy at FHWien der WKW)

Patrick Rupprecht (Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy (IDS) at FHWien der WKW)
Isabel Rodenas (Department of Digital Economy at FHWien der WKW)
Alexandra Traxler (Vienna Chamber of Commerce)
Silja Ziemann (Institute for Economic Promotion of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce)
Andreas Miksche (Department of Management at FHWien der WKW)

Partner Organizations

Vienna Chamber of Commerce and its educational institutions:


FHWien der WKW	Wirtschaftsförderungsinstitut der Wirtschaftskammer Wien (WIFI)	Tourismusschulen Modul Vienna

Vienna Business School	Werbe Akademie	Berufsinformation der Wiener Wirtschaft (BiWi)

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