AI Capable of Impacting Varsities – ABU VC

The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Kabiru Bala, said the advent of artificial intelligence will continue to boost quality of teaching, learning and research activities in tertiary institutions.

Bala said this in Abuja during a national dialogue on AI aimed at guiding the use of AI in Nigerian tertiary institutions recently.

The dialogue was jointly put together by ABU, Zaria, the International Institute of Online Education, and the UNESCO International Centre for Higher Education Innovation.

Bala said, “The impact of AI is expected to continue to manifest in the quality of teaching, learning, and research activities within our higher education ecosystem and in the future workplace.

According to a UNESCO (2023) report, 'Harnessing the Era of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Primer for Higher Education Stakeholders', “in the immediate future, regardless of location or resource level, is the need for HEI leadership to be equipped to advance in the responsible implementation of AI.

“As such, it has become important that capacity is built within policy-making structures to better understand AI, its possibilities, limitations, and risks to create interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral platforms for discussions on AI issues, and actively engage a wide range of stakeholders.”