Education, innovation, and the AI Leap

We explore Estonia’s bold leap into AI-powered education with insights from Gert Jervan, Dean of the School of Information Technologies at TalTech. Gert shares how Estonia is preparing to teach artificial intelligence in high schools and why the country’s new AI-focused bachelor’s program is critical for shaping future innovators. We also hear from Liis Siiroja, CEO of EdTech Estonia, who highlights the role of the private sector in driving educational innovation and explains how Estonian EdTech companies are scaling globally. Finally, Heli Aru-Chabilan, a long-time education policy expert, reflects on Estonia’s decades-long journey toward digital learning - from the Tiger Leap era to today’s AI Leap. She unpacks the strategic decisions, teacher training efforts, and cultural mindset that made it possible. Tune in to discover how Estonia is once again redefining the future, this time by transforming how we teach and learn in the age of AI.

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Education, innovation, and the AI Leap is an episode from e-Estonia podcast: The Art of Digitalisation by E-Estonia Briefing Centre.

This episode is 51:44 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2025.

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