27 July 2026

On Monday, 27 July 2026, as part of the academic program of the Athens Institute, a Symposium on “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Research, and Publishing: Personal Experiences from Users” was held at the Athens Institute premises in Athens. The symposium program is available at: www.atiner.gr/events/27July2026.pdf

The symposium was moderated by Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute & Professor (Adjunct), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

The session featured presentations by Dr. Bob Uttl (Professor, Mount Royal University, Canada); Dr. Raid Suleiman (Professor, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan); Dr. Sabrina

Joseph (Provost and Professor, The American University of Rome, Italy); Dr. Gisele Tchamba (Faculty Member, Adventist University of Africa, Kenya); Dr. Laima Gerlitz (Head of European Project Center, University of Wismar, Germany); and Dr. Xinyu Xiao (Researcher, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China).

Interventions were also delivered by Dr. Wensupu Yang (Associate, SAMI Consulting, UK); Dr. Spiro Doukas (Professor, American Public University, USA); Dr. Daphne Vidanec (Full Professor, Baltazar University of Applied Sciences, Croatia); Dr. Afsin Sahin (Professor, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Türkiye); and Dr. Asanbe Comfort (Professor and Chair, Psychology Department, City University of New York, USA).

The symposium explored the growing role of artificial intelligence in higher education and scholarly work through the personal experiences of academics and researchers from around the world. Presentations and discussions examined how AI is transforming teaching practices, research methodologies, academic publishing, university governance, and policy development. Participants also reflected on the opportunities and challenges of human-AI collaboration, the evolving role of educators and researchers, and the importance of responsible and ethical use of AI in academia.