
CVEinAI - Critical Virtual Exchange in Artificial Intelligence
The Projects and Mobility Office coordinates the project 'CVEinAI - Critical Virtual Exchange in Artificial Intelligence' funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 – Virtual Exchange
The CVEinAI project is designed to foster critical literacy and ethical awareness in Artificial Intelligence (AI) among university students across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. By setting up a Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE), the initiative aims to provide an interactive and interdisciplinary learning environment where students from various disciplines engage in meaningful discussions on AI-related issues.
The project will also deliver training to higher education students and PhD candidates to become facilitators, equipping them with essential skills to guide conversations on AI ethics, global challenges, and responsible AI development. Additionally, university staff will receive upskilling opportunities to support and integrate critical AI education within their institutions.
Through a transcultural and transdisciplinary approach, CVEinAI encourages participants to analyse AI-related topics from both global and local (“glocal”) perspectives, fostering intercultural dialogue and promoting ethically sound decision-making in AI practices. This initiative ultimately empowers future professionals to navigate the complexities of AI with critical thinking, ethical awareness, and a global outlook.
Call
Call for the set-up of the project website is published
Deadline 21/03/2025
Consortium
Partners
- University of Padua, Italy (coordinator)
- UNICollaboration, Belgium
- DTU - Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- UNIMED - Mediterranean Universities Union, Italy
- University of Botswana, Botswana
- Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia
- Maseno University, Kenya
Associated Partners
- Makerere University, Uganda
- Murang’a University of Technology, Kenya
- Bomet University College, Kenya
- University of Namibia, Namibia
- Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana
- University of Media, Arts and Communication UNIMAC, Ghana
- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
- South East Technological University, Ireland
- University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Ireland
- University of Bordeaux, France
- University of Coimbra, Portugal
- National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Romania
- Culture Beyond Borders, Ghana
Project information
Total Grant EUR 496.949,00
Project nr 101193336-ERASMUS-EDU-2024-VIRT-EXCH
Dates 01/02/2026 – 31/01/2028
Projects and Mobility Office
International Relations Division
Lungargine del Piovego 1 - 35131 Padua, Italy
international.projects@unipd.it
cve.project@unipd.it