The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
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GAI V4: Inspiring Innovation, Upholding Ethics (GAIV4+IIUE)

Visegrad+ Strategic Grant • 06 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 • Ukraine • Poland • Czechia
Project website
www.visegradfund.org

Ethical Generative AI in Higher Education — evidence, tools, and sustainable courses

We study how students actually use GenAI, what ethical risks they face, and what support universities should provide — then we co-create tested teaching materials.

Survey

1,500 students (UA 1,000 • PL 500)

Focus groups

3 countries ~24 participants total

Testing

180 students in classes

Lifelong learning

100 civil servants & local officials

About the Project

Scientists from Ukraine, Poland and Czech will conduct quantitative and qualitative research on preferences and ethical awareness of students about generative artificial intelligence (GAI). Research findings will be used to develop training materials and ethical hints considering regional details.

What we address

Students increasingly use GenAI, often without structured guidance or methodological support.

Institutions tend to focus more on faculty training than student support (as referenced in the application).

We close this gap with student-informed research and tested teaching materials for ethical GenAI use.

At a glance

  • Focus area: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Research
  • Methods: Survey + Focus groups + classroom testing
  • Outputs: task sets, student tips, teacher comments, e-books, printed UA edition
  • Sustainability: GAI course in LPNU + VLE online course with certificates

Research

Survey and focus groups to understand GenAI use, ethics awareness, and support needs

Survey (Output 1)

Design & dissemination at LPNU/UITM.
Questions: use, barriers, ethics, support.
Results published on website.

Focus groups (Output 2)

One per country (UA/PL/CZ).
6–8 participants per group.
Diversity: field, experience, gender.

Ethics & consent

Ethical approval where required.
Recording with consent.
Responsible data handling & reporting.

Research flow

Survey → Focus groups → Joint analysis (Roundtable) → Co-created materials → Classroom testing → Revision → Publication & course integration

Outputs

Educational materials, publications, and sustainable course implementation

Materials (Output 4)

Task sets for selected GenAI tools.
Student tips + teacher comments.
English + Ukrainian; e-books + printed UA edition.

Course transfer (Output 5)

Materials integrated into LPNU Institute.
Online course in VLE with enrolment, assessment & certificates.

Scientific dissemination

Peer-reviewed papers and conference presentations.
International outreach (incl. HSCI2026, per application).

Why this matters

A bottom-up approach: we co-create tools with students and teachers, adapt to regional context, and embed results into formal education and lifelong learning.

News

Stay informed about project developments, events, and announcements.

Project launch

06 Oct 2025

Website goes live; survey preparation and dissemination plan.

Survey fieldwork

Oct 2025 – Jan 2026

Nationwide invitation in Ukraine; dissemination in partner universities.

Focus groups

Feb – May 2026

3 focus groups across UA/PL/CZ to deepen survey insights.

Roundtable (Rzeszów)

Jun 2026

Joint selection of GenAI tools and guidance for materials & testing.

Testing & book drafting

Jul – Nov 2026

Classroom pilots, evaluation forms, revisions, and publication prep.

Closing conference (Lviv)

Mar 2027

Public presentation of results + external evaluation.

Partners

International collaboration with leading universities in Poland and Czech Republic, supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

Applicant (UA)

Lviv Polytechnic National University

Department of Administrative and Financial Management

12 Bandery St., Lviv, 79013, Ukraine

Coordinator: Veronika Karkovska

E-mail: veronika.y.karkovska@lpnu.ua

Website: lpnu.ua

Partner 1 (PL)

University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów

mjr. Henryka Sucharskiego 2, Rzeszów • iberezovska@wsiz.edu.pl • wsiz.edu.pl

Partner 2 (CZ)

Charles University — Dept. of Physics Education

Ovocný trh 5, Prague • marie.snetinova@matfyz.cuni.cz • cuni.cz

Media

Visual documentation of project activities, events, and collaborative meetings.

Brand assets

Project logo package, templates for posts, presentations, and reports.
Visegrad Fund logo used per acknowledgement guide.

Social media

Use @VisegradFund and #VisegradFund where possible.
Publish updates: survey, events, outputs (per application).

Downloads for public

E-books (EN + national languages), printable UA edition, evaluation forms, and course info.

Contact

Project coordination and institutional contacts

Project coordinator

Veronika Karkovska (LPNU) • +38 098 310 9586 • veronika.y.karkovska@lpnu.ua

Applicant institution

Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Administrative and Financial Management

Address: 12 Bandery St., Lviv, 79013, Ukraine

Phone: +38(032) 258 27 58

Website: https://lpnu.ua/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lvivpolytechnic/?locale=uk_UA