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
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
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
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
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
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