Innovation Research Network for AI for Education – EduAI Hub

Countries

Benin and Nigeria

Principal Investigator(s)

Innovation Networks

About

Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant education challenges, including high numbers of out-of-school children, language barriers in classrooms, and overburdened teachers. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers transformative potential to address these issues, enhancing access to education and improving the quality of learning across the continent.

The EduAI Hub established a research network to develop responsible AI innovations for education in sub-Saharan Africa. Bringing together researchers, developers, and designers, the initiative focused on creating scalable, inclusive, and locally relevant AI solutions to strengthen teaching, learning, and administrative functions in schools. By fostering AI innovation within Africa, the project aimed to drive sustainable and inclusive education systems across the region.

Organisation(s)

Nigeria AI Research Lab
Data Science Nigeria
Université d’Abomey Calavi

Innovation Research Network for AI for Education – EduAI Hub

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Subprojects

AI assisted resource administering and allocation in Ethiopian Universities to improve Inclusion

AI4KSL: Bridging Language Barrier using Artificial Intelligence for Kenyan Sign Language among Deaf Learners.

Leveraging Machine Translation and Text-to-Speech Technologies for Disseminating Educational content in Native Nigerian languages.

Development of Responsible AI application for Personalized learning of Primary School Mathematics in major Nigerian languages.

Design and Implementation of Amharic Text-to-Speech System for Visual Impaired and Blind Students.

Development of AI-Driven Text2Sign-Sign2Text System for Enabling Inclusive Education of Pupils with Hearing Impairment.

Designing and assessing an Artificial Intelligence-enabled e-tutorial platform for gender-inclusive learning in rural South Africa.