Global Scans · Education · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Education will increasingly be online, just-in-time and competence-based. VR will become more mainstream in education technology. The vision of easily accessible learning will be enormously powerful and widespread in a few years. The global artificial intelligence market in the education sector will grow exponentially and post an impressive CAGR of over 39% by 2020.

• [New] In 2026, AI plays multiple roles: it personalizes learning by adapting content to individual students, automates administrative tasks like grading, provides 24/7 tutoring support, helps teachers plan lessons, and gives real-time analytics on student engagement and mastery. International Journal of Teaching, Learning and Educati
• [New] By 2026, generative AI will become an integral part of education, reshaping how students learn and educators teach. TREU - An Agile Technology Brokerage
• [New] AI-powered Android apps in 2026 are expected to deliver personalized learning experiences, intelligent content recommendations, and automated performance tracking. NASSCOM | The Official Community of Indian IT Industry
• [New] Amid soaring demand, thousands more children will receive free health and development checks in 2026, as the Minns Labour government invests an extra $9.8 million in participation grants for early learning services across NSW. The Sydney Morning Herald
• [New] Lumieres will prioritize undergraduate scholarships, new academic programs, and stronger connections between universities, scientific research, and employers to transform bilateral education into a broader ecosystem that connects knowledge exchange with Kazakhstan's modernization priorities. The Astana Times
• [New] As global disparities widen, 2026's observance will spotlight gaps in income, education, healthcare, digital access and essential services that shape children's life chances. The Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation
• [New] To address the risk of AI shortcuts, and to ensure that students are truly learning rather than merely relying on AI outputs, many top universities, such as Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, are reintroducing oral exams. Think Academy US Blog -
• [New] BCI-powered cognitive enhancement will allow for optimized focus, reduced mental fatigue during complex tasks, and accelerated learning of new skills. Emre Arslan
• [New] With a focus on educational access and quality, AI could potentially play a significant role in providing personalized learning experiences, improving literacy tools, and expanding access to resources, all of which could support Room to Read's mission of transforming education for children globally. Omdena
• The federal education research system already possesses extensive data sets that could be used to support AI-driven analysis of student learning. Govtech
• Expanding education, reskilling initiatives, and pathways for high-skilled talent will be critical to sustaining U.S. leadership. Industrial Cyber
• A study in China applied deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to predict mineralization potential in gold deposits, illustrating how ML can manage complex, high-dimensional datasets and make accurate predictions in uncertain environments. SpringerLink
• The countries that control advanced AI will shape not only technology markets, but also finance, healthcare, education, defence, and governance - often indirectly, through the tools the rest of the world adopts. Medium
• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a projected 15% growth in AI-related educational jobs over the next decade, highlighting a shift toward tech-driven education environments. Research.com
• Up to 30% of tasks in education jobs could be automated over the next decade. Research.com
• In 2026, employers will lean more heavily on competency frameworks, project-based learning partnerships, and verified skill demonstrations to confidently hire early-career workers again. VMblog
• By 2026, the adoption of AI tools in educational settings will no longer represent an impending phenomenon - it will represent the new standard of some level of usefulness within the education system. Quetext
• The year 2026 is expected to be a breakthrough period for reliable world models and continual learning prototypes, with interactive systems enabling real-time physics simulation for training embodied AI. Panoptica featuring Epsilon Theory
• The polycrisis facing US higher education could reduce universities' influence over the great issues of the day, it has been warned. Times Higher Education (THE)
• By 2031, 72% of all jobs in the United States will require some postsecondary education, up from 67% in 2021-while data show that the share of recent high school graduates enrolling in college fell from 69% in 2018 to 62% in 2021. Bipartisan Policy Center
• The National Center for Construction Education and Research projects roughly 41% of the current construction workforce will retire by 2031, a compressed timeline that training pipelines are not equipped to absorb. Tax Credit Advisor
• By connecting global expertise with local business communities, the Digital Commerce Labs will create a scalable education model that can be replicated across markets to help entrepreneurs translate digital knowledge into real-world growth opportunities. Newsroom | TikTok

Last updated: 13 May 2026