ChatGPT Adoption and Integrity Concerns in Libyan Higher Education — Two Independent University Surveys

ChatGPT usage spread across Libyan campuses in 2024 with no national AI-in-education policy in place. Two independent, university-led surveys documented the same pattern seen across the region: fast bottom-up adoption paired with unaddressed academic-integrity risk.

At the University of Benghazi, Hamed and Senussi (Department of Computer Science) surveyed 108 students across multiple disciplines (AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences, vol. 8(2), June 2025). Separately, Abolkasim and Hasan (Gharyan University) ran an online questionnaire distributed to students and academic staff across multiple Libyan universities, gathering over 1,000 responses (Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences, vol. 23(2), July 2024).

Many Benghazi students were already familiar with ChatGPT but used it inconsistently for coursework, and respondents explicitly asked for institutional guidance on responsible, legal use. In the Gharyan survey, many respondents were still unfamiliar with ChatGPT but showed strong motivation to adopt it; scientific research was the leading use case among lecturers and academic study the leading use case among students, with mobile apps the most common access route.

Respondents in the Gharyan survey explicitly warned that overreliance on AI risks 'compromising integrity and creativity,' and the authors called for clear rules and regulations governing its use. Both studies establish adoption prevalence and stated concerns rather than the effect of any deliberate intervention.