EULiST WP3 “Teaching and Learning” Workshop in Athens: Advancing the EULiST Agora for Education

From June 17th to 18th, 2025, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) hosted the in-person workshop of Work Package 3 “EULiST Teaching & Learning”.

The main objective of the meeting was to bring together WP3 partners and experts to further develop the implementation plan for key WP3 outputs, specifically Deliverable 3.2 “Pilot implementation and evaluation of EULiST Agora Education tools” and Milestone 9 “AI for Education Toolkit”.

The NTUA was represented by Assoc. Prof. Ioanna Roussaki, co-leader of Task Group 3.3 “Artificial Intelligence Tools”, Prof. Georgios Chatzistelios, Director of Lifelong Learning Centre and member of Task Group 3.2 “Innovative Teaching and Learning Methodologies” and Task Group 3.4 “Life-Long Learning Practices”, Prof. Emer. Spyros Voutsinas, former Director of Lifelong Learning Centre and member of Task Group 3.4 “Life-Long Learning Practices” and PhD student Konstantina – Maria Giannakopoulou, member of Task Group 3.3 “Artificial Intelligence Tools”. The meeting opened with a welcome address by the Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning, Prof. Athanasios Zisis, and was also attended by the General Director of Administrative Support and Studies, Eleni Papayianni; members of WP2 “EULiST Campus”, including Prof. Efi Dimopoulou, Prof. Nikolaos Mitrou, Prof. Emer. Efstathios Sykas, Konstantina Sakka, and IT expert Ioannis Tzigounakis; the EULiST Scientific Coordinator, Prof. Emer. Katerina Adam; the local coordinator, Antonia Lampropoulou; and other members of the EULiST NTUA team.

The agenda also included:

• A joint session between WP2 “EULiST Campus” and WP3 focusing on the advancement of the EULiST Joint Course Catalogue, finalizing its structure and content and aligning it with the broader EULiST Agora for Education
• Discussions on integrating innovative teaching methodologies and defining workflows for the pilot courses.
• Discussions on strategies for implementing microcredentials within the EULiST framework.
• Live demonstrations of AI tools, which will be included in the first release of the AI toolkit and integrated into the EULiST Digital Campus.
• Discussions with TG 1.5 on how to integrate SDGs into Education: a proposed project for Professional Faculty Development focused on including environmental and social responsibility into everyday teaching.

This workshop fostered collaboration and meaningful connections among the member universities and stood as strong proof of the shared vision of all partner institutions: working together to advance teaching and learning and shape the future of higher education across Europe!