AI in Higher Education: Interrogative Dialogue Series

AI in Higher Education: Interrogative Dialogue Series

The series is designed as a set of short, high-level interrogative dialogues exploring the implications of Artificial Intelligence for teaching, learning, governance, and institutional transformation in African higher education. Each session will include short provocations from invited contributors, followed by moderated dialogue and plenary synthesis.

The sessions will take place in a hybrid format and all SU staff as well as the public are welcome.

Please register for one or all of the sessions at:
https://forms.gle/5QHsqY68jNCfb77T9

Hosted by the Faculty of Education, 
Prof A Bayaga ([email protected])

Download the detailed programme here.

Session 1: 14thApril 2026

In person: Room 3008, GG Cillie Building  Online: Link will be sent

11:00-12:00 Prof Nuraan Davids - SU

If AI can think, then what is the purpose of the university?

Session 2: 16thApril 2026

In person: Room 5003, GG Cillie Building  Online: Link will be sent

10:00 - 10:45 Dr Hanelie Adendorff – SU (Centre for Teaching & Learning) 

Responsible AI in HE (T&L), Institutional initiatives & case studies,  SU GenAI teaching-learning-assess

11:00 - 11:45 Industry voice (Studiosity / Validate) - Norvalid’s acquisition by Studiosity. Garnet Berry

Is the process of validating student effort and learning a better method from detection?

Session 3: 20th April

In person: Room 3008, GG Cillie Building  Online: Link will be sent

10:00 - 10:45 Dr N. Tshuma - SU 

Invisible majorities - what algorithmic bias looks like in the Global South

11:00 - 11:45 Dr Peter Plüddemann - UWC (Responsible AI perspective),  Policy contributor, Academic Integrity / Assessment specialist

Session 4: 14th May 2026

In person: Room 3008, GG Cillie Building  Online: Link will be sent

13:00 - 14:00 Professor Aslam Fataar - SU 

Epistemic platformisation and the public university in the age of AI