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BRICS leaders back AI in education and push for global university ranking system

BRICS leaders back AI in education, push for global university ranking system
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Institutional DevelopmentPeople-to-People ExchangeSustainable Development

Source: The Indian Express | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 14:01:57 UTC

Key Points

  • BRICS leaders welcomed the outcomes of the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting in Bhubaneswar and reaffirmed cooperation in education for sustainable development and people-to-people exchanges.
  • They supported continued cooperation through existing BRICS education mechanisms, including the BRICS Network University.
  • The leaders noted India’s initiative on traditional and indigenous knowledge systems and encouraged consideration of adding such knowledge as an International Thematic Group in the BRICS Network University.
  • They encouraged cooperation on early childhood care, foundational literacy and numeracy, mutual recognition of qualifications, academic mobility, digital literacy, and safe, ethical, human-centred use of AI in education.
  • The declaration supported the BRICS Rectors’ Forum, discussions on the BRICS Education Olympiad, and further exploration of a BRICS University Global Ranking and Evaluation System.
  • BRICS leaders recognized the role of the BRICS TVET Cooperation Alliance and looked forward to its progress report and compendium of sustainable skill initiatives.
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