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BrAIn — Croatia's National AI Curriculum Pilot for Vocational Schools

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CARNET's ESF+-funded BrAIn project piloted Croatia's first AI curriculum in VET schools, covering responsible AI use, plagiarism and authorship crediting; 68 teachers and 1,018 students across 53 schools took part, with over 90% of teachers planning to continue in 2025/26.

68
Teachers reached in pilot (2024/2025)
1,018
Students reached in pilot (2024/2025)
53
VET schools participating (2024/2025)
>90%
Teachers intending to continue curriculum in 2025/2026 (2025)
BrAIn — Croatia's National AI Curriculum Pilot for Vocational Schools

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
CARNET (Croatian Academic and Research Network), Ministry of Science, Education and Youth
Period
2023–2029 (pilot completed June 2025)
Keywords
vocational education and training (VET), AI curriculum, digital citizenship, teacher training

Context

BrAIn (“Application of Artificial Intelligence-Based Digital Technologies in Education”) is a EUR 15.99 million project (85% European Social Fund Plus, 15% Croatian state co-financing) running September 2023 to September 2029, led by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET) under the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth, with the Agency for VET and Adult Education, the Croatian Catholic University and the Croatian Association for Artificial Intelligence (CroAI) as partners.

Activities

The project's first curriculum — covering responsible AI tool use, digital content creation, and identifying safety threats, cyberbullying, plagiarism, authorship crediting and effects on emotional well-being — was piloted in the 2024/2025 school year and completed in June 2025, reaching 68 teachers and 1,018 students across 53 VET schools.

Results

A student survey of 135 respondents from 16 VET schools (April 2025) highlighted hands-on AI skills, a relaxed learning environment, teacher engagement and ethical discussion as the most valued elements. In a teacher survey, roughly three-quarters reported high or exceptional student interest, and over 90% said they intended to continue the curriculum in 2025/2026; results fed into a curriculum revision for the following year. A conference in April 2025 attracted over 800 teachers, principals and researchers to disseminate early findings nationally.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Very high (> €5M) — EUR 15.99 million total project budget (85% ESF+, 15% Croatian state co-financing) for a 2023-2029 programme, of which curriculum piloting through June 2025 is one phase.
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Multi-year project September 2023 to September 2029; first curriculum pilot ran the 2024/2025 school year.
Staffing & skills
CARNET (Croatian Academic and Research Network) project team, Agency for VET and Adult Education, Croatian Catholic University, Croatian Association for Artificial Intelligence (CroAI)

Conditions for success

  • Teacher buy-in and willingness to continue the curriculum after piloting
  • Structured feedback loop from student/teacher surveys feeding into curriculum revision

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ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus National / regional programmes

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