Coventry University project bridges education gap in Vietnam with AI tools

Coventry University researchers are using AI to support teachers in northern Vietnam‘s rural communities, where access to technology and training is often limited. Led by Dr Petros Lameras, the GameAid project introduces educators to generative AI, an advanced form of AI that creates text, images, and other materials in response to prompts, helping teachers improve lesson development and classroom engagement.

The GameAid initiative uses a game-based approach to demonstrate AI’s practical benefits, providing tools and guidelines that enable teachers to integrate AI into their curriculum. Dr Lameras highlights the project’s importance in transforming educators’ technological skills, while Dr Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen from Hanoi University emphasises its potential to close the educational gap between Vietnam’s urban and rural areas.

The initiative is seen as a key step towards promoting equal learning opportunities, offering much-needed educational resources to under-represented groups. Researchers at Coventry hope that their work will support more positive learning outcomes across Vietnam’s diverse educational landscape.