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AI Content – School of the Future: Vodafone Foundation's National AI-Literacy Curriculum for Romanian Middle Schools

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In 2025–2026, Vodafone Romania Foundation and the Ministry of Education delivered six AI-literacy and ethics modules to 17,626 students and 932 teachers across 295 schools, nearly triple the original target, with most teachers reporting improved digital skills.

17,626 students
Students reached (2025-2026 school year)
932 teachers
Teachers reached (2025-2026 school year)
295 schools
Schools participating (2025-2026 school year)
100 ambassadors
Educational ambassadors supporting delivery (2025-2026 school year)
85 %
Teachers reporting improved digital skills (2025-2026 school year)
97 %
Teachers rating the platform materials as high quality (2025-2026 school year)
AI Content – School of the Future: Vodafone Foundation's National AI-Literacy Curriculum for Romanian Middle Schools

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Vodafone Romania Foundation / Ministry of Education and Research / CyberKnowledge Club
Period
2025–2026 school year
Region (NUTS)
RO32
Keywords
middle school, AI literacy, ethics, digital citizenship, public-private partnership

Context

In the 2025-2026 school year, the Vodafone Romania Foundation ran "AI Content - School of the Future for Middle School - Explorers in the World of Artificial Intelligence" with Romania's Ministry of Education and Research and the Economic Informatics Club Association (CyberKnowledge Club).

Objectives

Deliver six interactive modules on algorithmic bias, ethical dilemmas in AI, responsible AI use, AI's environmental impact and digital citizenship to middle-school students and teachers nationwide.

Activities

Six modules were delivered across 295 schools with support from 100 educational ambassadors, reaching students in large urban areas (39%), smaller urban communities (37%) and rural areas (24%).

Results

Enrolment reached 17,626 students and 932 teachers, nearly three times the original target, with participating schools 195% above plan. In a post-programme survey, about 85% of teachers reported improved digital skills, roughly 98% found the activities useful for students, about 97% rated the materials as high quality, and close to 99% intended to keep using the resources.

Conclusions

These are self-reported perception measures rather than independent assessments of student learning gains, and no controlled comparison against non-participating schools has been published.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Foundation/ministry partnership funding a national six-module curriculum, ambassador network and platform materials for 295 schools; no public cost breakdown found.
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Full national rollout delivered within a single school year (2025-2026).
Staffing & skills
Vodafone Romania Foundation programme team, Ministry of Education and Research, Economic Informatics Club Association (CyberKnowledge Club), 100 educational ambassadors

Conditions for success

  • Ministry co-sponsorship enabling nationwide school access
  • Ambassador network for local delivery support
  • Six ready-made interactive modules embeddable in existing curriculum

Common failure modes

  • Reliance on self-reported teacher survey data rather than independent assessment
  • No controlled comparison against non-participating schools published

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