South Korea is investing 1.4 trillion won to mass-produce AI talent. But the head of the country's top education research institute warns that the system is still training students to find answers in an age when AI already does that better. Seoul National University's AI expansion was just rejected. The structural cracks are showing.
On March 12, 2026, UNESCO launched its first-ever comprehensive roadmap for transforming higher education. With 269 million students enrolled globally, the document delivers an urgent message: incremental reform is no longer enough. Here is what the seven guiding principles actually say β and why they matter now.
A landmark study by Stanford, Harvard, and Dartmouth researchers released on May 13, 2026, reveals that U.S. student test scores have been declining since 2013 β seven years before the pandemic arrived. Data from 70 million students across 38 states rewrites the story of American education.
The 2026 HEPI/Kortext Student Generative AI Survey (third annual) finds that 95% of UK undergraduates now use AI β up from 66% in 2024. Yet universities remain deeply polarised: encouraging and discouraging AI in almost equal measure. Students are navigating this alone.
Japan's Ministry of Education (MEXT) released its Generative AI Guidelines version 2.0 in December 2024, moving from caution to careful adoption. With 50,000 teachers trained and a Digital DX Roadmap in place, Japan is building a human-centred, step-by-step AI education model β with the next curriculum update due in 2026.