Global Scans · Education · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Education will increasingly be online, just-in-time and competence-based. VR will become more mainstream in education technology. The vision of easily accessible learning will be enormously powerful and widespread in a few years. The global artificial intelligence market in the education sector will grow exponentially and post an impressive CAGR of over 39% by 2020.

• [New] China expects to fully integrate AI into its education system and significantly boost both the scale and quality of AI talent training by 2030. chinadailyhk
• [New] The countries showing the highest vulnerability to disinformation are Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Albania, where systemic deficits in education and media freedom continue to hinder societal resilience. osis.bg
• [New] The United Nations Children's Fund today released a report showing that nearly half, or 1.1 billion, of the world's children are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, their education and their survival. UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
• [New] Looking ahead, financial support, infrastructure planning, stronger policies, and continued education will remain important in advancing the adoption of ZETs across the United States. CALSTART
• [New] AI is impacting every field and area of society, and nowhere is the potential for disruption greater than in education. Default
• [New] Within a span of nine years, students in the United States will be making use of learning applications based on AI technology. Medium
• [New] Singapore mandates all higher education students to receive baseline artificial intelligence training from 2027. Center for Strategic and International Studies
• [New] China's national AI + Education plan is rolling out compulsory AI lessons to all elementary and middle schools from 2026-27. LinkedIn
• [New] Youth voices are shaping education beyond 2030. Learning Planet Institute
• [New] AI will be messing a bit with how a Data Science Course is set up in 2026, not just doing the usual theoretical learning stuff, but shifting toward AI-integrated, practical, and automation-heavy workflows. Boston Institute of Analytics
• [New] By 2050, the new AI model for education is highly honed as well. The Great Progression: 2025-2050
• Beyond individual courses, PATH is building clearer pathways for students to turn AI learning into real job opportunities. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Generative AI is transforming the workplace faster than ever, but new research from the University of Vaasa suggests the biggest threat may not be AI itself - it's falling behind in learning how to use it. ScienceDaily
• 2026 will see more programs connecting coursework, industry certifications, work-based learning, and simulations into holistic, stackable journeys - recognizing learning across the full life cycle from higher education to corporate learning and development. caa | Capital Analytics Associates
• 85% of organizations plan to increase their investment in upskilling employees through 2025-2030, and 76% of learning and development leaders now view continuous skills training as a cornerstone of business resilience. caa | Capital Analytics Associates
• The convergence of artificial intelligence, finance, education, and digital commerce is creating entirely new opportunities for businesses and individuals around the world. TechBullion
• Over the next three to seven years, the most reliable prediction is that agentic AI will become increasingly woven into the background of work, learning, and civic life, often in ways that feel incremental rather than revolutionary. Educational Technology and Change Journal
• The number of young people not in work or education in Britain could rise to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without urgent government action, a landmark report has warned. The Guardian
• The Thai government approved the Thailand national AI strategy and action plan (2022-2027) for driving AI country development plan, supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. Roza.Pace@trade.gov
• By 2026, 50% of higher education institutions will deploy AI-driven student success platforms. GitNexa

Last updated: 24 June 2026