DP World Foundation, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE) launched a multi-year collaboration to scale AI literacy education across Dubai’s private schools.
Running until February 2030, the programme will build foundational, responsible AI understanding for students in grades 6 to 8 (years 7 to 9). In addition, it will also equip teachers with practical professional development, tools, and assessments to deliver AI learning across core subjects. The initiative is expected to reach around 80,500 students supported by roughly 3,600 teachers through a phased approach.
In the first phase, the institutions will co-design with educators from select schools to ensure their experience shapes the approach. A broader rollout across Dubai’s private schools will follow after classroom pilots and teacher training.
Her Excellency Aisha Miran, Director General of KHDA, said: “The collaboration with DP World and MIT RAISE reflects Dubai’s Education 33 vision and the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), which place future-ready skills, talent development, and innovation at the heart of our growth. By embedding AI literacy across everyday learning, we are preparing students not just to use emerging technologies, but to think critically, act responsibly, and contribute confidently to a fast-evolving economy. At the same time, we are supporting teachers with the tools, training, and confidence they need to lead learning in an AI-enabled world.”