We are pleased to launch VETAssIst Talks, a multilingual podcast series produced as part of our VETAssIst project. Each month, we will speak with VET practitioners, experts, policymakers or researchers about how artificial intelligence is being integrated into vocational education and training (VET) in our four partner countries: Germany, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia. Episodes are … Read more
in Trnava Develop Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence On 17 September 2026, representatives of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (UCM) visited the Secondary Technical School of Electrical Engineering in Trnava. During the visit, they met the school’s management to discuss opportunities for cooperation in the professional development … Read more
On July 3, 2026, VETAssIst was presented at the 10th Austrian Vocational Education Research Conference (BBFK) in Innsbruck by Dr. Vivian Harberts, as part of a thematic forum hosted by our German partner institution, the Institute Technology and Education (ITB) at the University of Bremen: “VET staff and artificial intelligence (AI): accepting or shaping a … Read more
VETAssIst project team members representing the partner institutions University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, participated in the conference “HuCER 2026 – Educational Innovation and Tradition in the Digital Age” held in Hungary at Obuda University. During the event, UNS delivered a presentation titled AI use in Serbian vocational education: a comparison of Hungarian minority and Serbian majority teachers), highlighting … Read more
We are pleased to announce that the VETAssIst project paper “Artificial Intelligence as Teacher Assistant – Empowering VET Teachers with AI” by Helena Manojlovic and Eszter Bükki has now been officially published in the Springer conference proceedings of ICL 2025 – Innovation via Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education. The paper presents the aims and research … Read more
On May 15, 2026, the Hungarian partners presented the VETAssIst project to an audience of VET teachers and leaders at the “Dual Paths, Shared Competences” conference, organised by the Department of Technical Pedagogy at BME. Project coordinator Eszter Bükki and VET teacher pilot participant Péter Horváth presented the project objectives and activities, including the development … Read more
Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pondelíková participated in a teaching mobility within the Erasmus+ programme at the University of Madeira in Funchal (Portugal), which took place from 3 to 10 May 2026. During the mobility, she was invited to deliver a lecture entitled From Barriers to Bridges through AI Driven Design Thinking, which was carried out as … Read more
From April 12–19, 2026, our Slovak partners, Ivana Pondelíková, together with colleagues Katarína Welnitzová and Jana Luprichová, participated in an international Erasmus+ staff mobility in Malta. During the mobility, they also presented our Erasmus+ project VETAssIst – Artificial Intelligence as VET Teacher Assistant (2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387), thus disseminating our project results. The main focus of the mobility was the course “AI-Powered Content Creation for Educators,” … Read more
On the 26./27.03.2026 the 3rd partner meeting of VETAssIst (Artificial Intelligence as VET Teacher Assistant, https://vetassist.mpt.bme.hu/) was conducted at ITB, Uni Bremen. As almost always, the meeting was very fruitful and constructive, among other it provided guidance for the remaining last year of the project. Besides the standard agenda, the meeting offered as a highlight … Read more
We are proud to share that our contributions from the Schola 2025 conference (December) have just been published! 🎉 🔍 The Slovak team presented two research papers exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence in vocational education and training (VET): 👉 Pondelíková, I. & Welnitzová, K. examined Slovak VET teachers’ experiences with AI through a large-scale survey (208 respondents) and 38 … Read more
A recent study conducted within the Erasmus+ VETAssIst project (2024–2027) explores how artificial intelligence is currently being integrated into vocational education and training (VET) in Slovakia. Based on 38 semi-structured interviews with Slovak VET teachers and a nationwide survey of 208 respondents, the research highlights a generally positive yet cautious attitude toward AI. Teachers recognize the potential of AI to support lesson … Read more
VETAssIst pilot activities are now underway in all four partner countries.The modular VETAssIst e-learning course is designed for VET teachers to learn about how AI can support their teaching-related work and help reshape VET practice – by strengthening active learning, collaboration and tutoring processes, and the design of more personalized learning pathways, with a clear … Read more
Trnava, 4 February 2026 – On 4 February, Assoc. Prof. PaedDr. Juraj Miština, PhD., held a meeting at the Secondary School of Electrical Engineering in Trnava, Slovakia, with the school’s Principal, Mgr. Lukáš Ilavský, to discuss opportunities for cooperation with the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, in the field of integrating artificial … Read more
On 11, 15, and 16 December 2025, online workshops focused on the use of artificial intelligence in education were held within the international project VETAssIst – Artificial Intelligence as a VET Teacher Assistant (Erasmus+ KA220, project No. 2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387). The workshops were part of a pilot training course designed for teachers of vocational secondary schools. The … Read more
From 2 to 5 December 2025, Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pondelíková and Assoc. Prof. Katarína Welnitzová participated in the international scientific conference SCHOLA 2025, where they presented the paper From Needs Analysis to Training: Building AI Literacy Among VET Teachers in Slovakia. The conference was also attended by Dr. Jana Luprichová, who presented the results of … Read more
On 26 November 2025, the first online workshop focused on the pedagogical use of artificial intelligence (AI) took place within the international project VETAssIst – Artificial Intelligence as a VET Teacher Assistant (Erasmus+ KA220, Project No. 2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387). The workshop was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pondelíková, Assoc. Prof. Katarína Welnitzová, and Dr. Jana Luprichová. Participants … Read more
On 20 November 2025, the Faculty of Arts at Matej Bel University hosted a series of three expert lectures delivered by invited educators. The lectures thematically complemented the issue of artificial intelligence in education and formed an integral part of the international project VETAssIst. Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pondelíková, PhD., presented the lecture Teacher of the … Read more
On 19 November 2025, the Faculty of Economics at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica hosted a pilot workshop focused on the pedagogical use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the international project VETAssIst – Artificial Intelligence as a VET Teacher Assistant (Erasmus+ KA220, Project No. 2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387). The workshop was led by Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pondelíková, … Read more
The VETAssIst project was represented at the 25th Annual National Conference on Educational Research (ONK 2025) in Szeged, where Eszter Bükki and Helena Manojlovic (BME GTK, Department of Technical Education) presented their research titled “AI Pioneers in Vocational Education and Training.” The presentation showcased findings from the project’s 2025 mixed-method study conducted in Hungary that involved: Results indicate considerable interest and curiosity among Hungarian VET teachers … Read more
The VETAssIst project partners successfully concluded their highly productive Partner Meeting in Subotica, Serbia, on November 6-7, 2025. The meeting was expertly hosted by the Hungarian Language Teacher Training Faculty at the University of Novi Sad (UNS), located at Štrosmajerova 11, Subotica. Key Outcomes and Project Milestones Over the two-day session, partners focused on critical … Read more
On 6 November 2025, the VETAssIst Erasmus+ project was featured at the 14th International Methodological Conference “Creativity and Play” in Subotica, Serbia. The presentation titled “European Collaboration for Developing AI Competencies of VET Teachers” introduced the project’s objectives, research findings, and ongoing activities to an audience of educators and researchers. The VETAssIst project aims to … Read more
Between 20 and 22 October 2025, in-person pilot workshops focused on the use of artificial intelligence in education were held at the Secondary Vocational School of Agriculture and Rural Services in Košice and the Secondary School of Electrical Engineering in Prešov. The sessions were conducted by Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pondelíková and Assoc. Prof. Katarína Welnitzová … Read more
The report of the initial results of a questionnaire survey conducted by the Department of Technical Education at BME as part of the VETAssIst project presents the responses of 757 vocational and general subject teachers on how they understand and apply artificial intelligence in VET in Hungary. The findings confirm that there is great interest … Read more
On October 11, 2025, the VETAssIst project team participated in the INTERKULT 2025 international conference. Our presentation was titled: “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Inclusive and Intercultural Vocational Education”.During the session, we showcased how artificial intelligence can support the development of inclusive and intercultural approaches in vocational education, with a special focus on the … Read more
Our project has identified as one of its key objectives the establishment of international and national partnerships and networks with organisations and individuals engaged in integrating artificial intelligence into VET. The aim is to strengthen synergies and enhance cooperation among ongoing initiatives in this field. At the very beginning of the project, the Hungarian project team … Read more
Between October 3–5, 2025, the Learning and Society (2025) Interdisciplinary International Conference was held in Eger, Hungary.At the conference, Judit Sörfőző Szügyi and Zoltán Papp presented a research model on the motivational factors influencing Serbian VET teachers in using generative AI in teaching. The proposed model is based on fuzzy cognitive maps, offering a novel … Read more
The VETAssIst project was proud to contribute to the International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2025) https://icl-conference.org/current/ in Budapest with a dynamic workshop and an award-winning presentation on the project objectives and course development process. Our workshop titled “Artificial Intelligence in Education – From Digital Assistants to Human-Centred Innovations”, organized in collaboration with a BME colleague from the Department of Philosophy participating in … Read more
We are delighted to share that our paper titled “Modelling Teacher Motivation with Fuzzy Cognitive Maps: A Pilot Study on Serbian Data” received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE 23rd Jubilee International Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Informatics (SISY 2025), held in Subotica, Serbia, from September 25–27, 2025. SISY is a prestigious IEEE international … Read more
The VETAssIst project was presented at the final conference of the AI Pioneers project https://aipioneers.org/ai-pioneers-final-conference-ai-and-the-future-of-education/, held in Bremen on 22–23 September 2025, under the title 🧠 “AI Pioneers – and the Rest?” The presentation, delivered by Andreas Saniter (University of Bremen) and co-authored by Malte Gerdau, Eszter Bükki, Zoltán Papp, Helena Manojlovic, Jana Luprichová, and Elvira Kovács, introduced preliminary findings from an interview study exploring how vocational education and training (VET) … Read more
Last week, we had the honour to present at the ECER2025 conference in Belgrade the outcomes of our interview study with AI-pioneer and non-pioneer VET teachers in Germany, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, as part of our VETAssIst Erasmus+ project. Our conference session on AI & ICT gave us the opportunity to share insights with researchers from the AIPioneersNetwork and colleagues across Europe, an inspiring … Read more
On June 19, 2025, Assoc. Prof. Katarína Welnitzová, PhD. from The Department of British and American Studies at University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava – colaborating in the project 2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387 Artificial Intelligence at VET Teacher Assistant – participated at the NextGen Education Forum – The Future is Now in Nitra. The conference, which was … Read more
As a VETAssISt project partner, the University of Novi Sad participated in the 15th Tudóstalálkozó (15th Scientific Meeting), organized by the Hungarian Academic Council of Vojvodina (VMAT). This special edition of the event was held as part of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences’ (MTA) 200th anniversary celebrations and took place in the beautifully renovated headquarters … Read more
From May 4 to 6, 2025, dr. Jana Luprichová, a member of the project team representing the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia, participated in the XVII International Scientific Research Congress held in Prague, Czech Republic. The congress welcomed participants from 36 countries and provided an international platform for scholarly exchange across … Read more
Between April 27 and May 3, 2025, Dr. Ivana Pondelíková and Assoc. Prof. Katarína Welnitzová participated in an Erasmus+ mobility at the Universidade da Madeira in Funchal, Portugal. The aim of the mobility was to deepen professional competences in the field of cultural and language studies, with a focus on innovative didactic approaches, the method … Read more
From April 7 to 11, 2025, Dr. Ivana Pondelíková, Assoc. Prof. Katarína Welnitzová, Dr. Zorka Široká, and Dr. Jana Luprichová participated in an Erasmus+ mobility in Barcelona. The main objective of this mobility was to attend a professional training course titled Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Education, focused on the application of artificial intelligence in the … Read more
On March 24–25, 2025, a business trip to Prešov took place, focused on the presentation of the Erasmus+ project No. 2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387, titled Artificial Intelligence at VET Teacher Assistant, and delivering lectures at the University of Prešov. Dr. Pondelíková delivered a lecture titled Artificial Intelligence in Teaching: A New Era of Literacy, while Associate Professor Welnitzová … Read more
On February 17, 2025, Dr. Pondelíková and Dr. Luprichová organized the AI Text Tools Workshop for students of English and American Studies, as well as future teachers of the English language. The workshop took place as part of the Erasmus+ KA220 Cooperation Partnerships project – Artificial Intelligence as a VET Teacher Assistant (No. 2024-1-HU01-KA220-VET-000253387). During the workshop, students explored … Read more
Shortly after the launch of our project, we had the privilege to present it to our peers during a conference titled Economic and Social Aspects of Artificial Intelligence, organised by the BME Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (GTK) on 4 December 2024. As a groundbreaking technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has captured widespread attention across … Read more
Event report The VETAssIst – AI in education networking event, organised as part of the first Budapest International Conference on Education on 28 November 2024, aimed to provide a platform for practitioners and researchers engaged in or interested in the field of AI in education (AIEd) to connect and share their work and experiences. In … Read more
The project’s kick-off meeting took place on 27-28 November 2024 in Budapest, bringing together our partners from ITB (German), UCMT (Slovakian) and UNS (Serbian) at BME for their first in-person collaboration. After brief introductions, the first day was devoted to discussing and finalising the project work plan and reaching agreements on the first tasks and … Read more
At the conference, the VETAssIst partners delivered a presentation titled: “MESTERSÉGES INTELLIGENCIA A SZAKKÉPZÉSBEN: TANÁRI KOMPETENCIÁK, KIHÍVÁSOK ÉS FEJLESZTÉSI IGÉNYEK MAGYARORSZÁGI ÉS SZERBIAI KITEKINTÉSBEN” This presentation explored the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into vocational education and training (VET), with a specific focus on: The presentation also highlighted the findings from the project’s data collection … Read more