In a blog post on the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung site, the eTeach network Thüringen says its free online AI training series for university teaching staff drew over 630 participants in March 2026, with 89 percent positive ratings. All figures come from the organiser itself; no learning effect has been measured, and pre-post surveys are only planned.
How this is computed
- Key claims supported: 2 of 6
- Type of source: Institution on its own work
- Independent confirmation: None
Rates the source, not the topic and not our analysis.
Why it matters
Our reading: The post illustrates how German universities might respond to AI literacy expectations with short, low-threshold formats, and it points to a possible gap between training offered and training teachers know about. Attendance and satisfaction figures say nothing yet about whether lecturers’ competence or teaching changes.
What the source says
- Vendor claim only The eTeach network Thüringen says it developed KI@eTeach in 2024 as a free online series for teaching and teaching-support staff at all Thuringian universities, run over two weeks with bookable 90-minute modules.
- Vendor claim only According to the organiser, more than 630 participants attended in March 2026, which it calls a record; it is not stated whether this counts individual people or module registrations.
- Vendor claim only The organiser reports that 89 percent rated the sessions as very good or rather good; response rate and questionnaire are not published.
- Unverifiable The author says participants reported feeling more competent and responsible with generative AI in their own teaching, based on selected anonymous feedback.
- Conditionally supported Citing two separate studies, the author writes that 96 percent of universities offer AI training for teachers, while only 23 percent of teachers report knowing of such offers.
- Conditionally supported The author states that the EU AI Act obliges universities to train teaching staff to a sufficient level of AI competence; no article of the regulation is named.
The key caveat
Every figure on the programme comes from the organiser writing about its own work, and none measures learning outcomes: satisfaction ratings and self-assessments are not evidence of competence gains.
Open questions
- Does the figure of over 630 count unique participants or registrations across modules?
- Are the 96 percent and 23 percent figures comparable, given that they come from different studies with possibly different samples and methods?
- How exactly does the EU AI Act’s AI literacy obligation apply to universities and their teaching staff?
What’s next
Watch whether the eTeach network publishes results from its planned pre-post surveys and how it integrates the UNESCO competency dimensions.
Source: Hochschulforum Digitalisierung, 7 September 2026: KI-Kompetenzen niedrigschwellig vermitteln – Die Weiterbildungsreihe KI@eTeach des eTeach-Netzwerks Thüringen
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