In this context, Minister Tekin stated that, as of the 2024-2025 academic year in Türkiye, the curricula were revised under the name of the "Century of Türkiye Education Model."

 

Minister Tekin said, "Let us educate our children and youth in the best possible way by utilizing the technological opportunities brought by the modern age. I would like to emphasize that our President has strengthened this perspective for us both through his statements in international forums and his guidance on this issue in domestic policy. In this regard, I believe we definitely need to establish a balance between technological advancements, pedagogical innovations, and our human virtues."

 

In the session, the integration of artificial intelligence into education systems was discussed with a focus on countries' national strategies, examples of best practices, and the challenges encountered.

 

The session was also attended by the Minister of National Education of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Nazım Çavuşoğlu; the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republika Srpska Entity, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljka Stojicic; the Minister of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia, Aleksandre Tsuladze; the Minister of Education and Science of North Macedonia, Vesna Janevska; the Commissioner of the Ministry for Higher Education of Sokoto State, Nigeria, Prof. İsa Muhammed Maishanu; the Minister of Education and Reform of the Education System of Mauritania, Dr. Houda Babah; the Minister of Education of Serbia, Prof. Dr. Dejan Vuk Stankovic; the Deputy Minister of Science and Education of Azerbaijan, Kanan Karimzada; the State Secretary of the Ministry of Education of Romania, Sorin Ion; the Deputy Minister of Preschool and School Education of Uzbekistan, Bokiyev Farkhod; as well as heads of educational institutions and research centers.

 

The participants expressed their sincere gratitude to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin for their dedicated efforts and generous hospitality, which made this event possible.

 

The participants delivering speeches within the program highlighted the cooperation in the field of education conducted with the Ministry of National Education and also shared their experiences regarding the integration of artificial intelligence into the education systems of their respective countries.

 

Minister Tekin thanked the participants in his closing remarks. Afterwards, the participants took a group commemorative photo together.