Spotlight session
The EAIE Thematic Committee Student & Alumni Services is interested in the many touchpoints with students that feature across the international higher education experience. In this session, the focus is on the potential role of artificial intelligence (AI) across this area of professional practice, particularly in relation to international students. AI can be a powerful timesaving tool, but its use may also have negative impacts or come with risks. So, what can we say at this stage about its place in the domain of student and alumni services? This session explores this question through the lens of two areas of interest to this Thematic Committee: the use of AI in employability across student career and alumni services, and its potential impact on international student mental health. We will explore together examples of using AI in student services and alumni areas, discuss possible impacts of the technology on practice, and brainstorm practical and useful applications of the technology that participants can test out in their own work.