Project aim: to strengthen the capacity of university education to train responsible citizens and future managers who can act effectively and ethically amid digital transformation and in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), in line with the values of the European Union.

Project objectives:

1. To develop students’ digital reasoning and critical analysis skills through the study of EU digital and AI policies, governance mechanisms and real decision-making scenarios.
2. To build the capacity for responsible, AI-enhanced leadership, with an emphasis on ethical judgement, transparency, accountability and respect for fundamental rights in the digital environment.
3. To integrate EU digital transformation and AI policies into higher education curricula by developing an interdisciplinary Jean Monnet Module aligned with the EU’s strategic priorities.
4. To strengthen the pedagogical capacity of the teaching staff involved in the module by introducing innovative teaching methods, including simulations and scenario-based approaches grounded in European approaches to digital governance and leadership.
5. To raise awareness of European values and democratic principles in the context of digital transformation among students and the wider academic community.

Main project activities:

• the training module “Digital Reasoning and Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: European Dimension” (60 hours);
• the EU-DRAIL electronic workbook as an open educational resource;
• three thematic summer schools: “Digital Reasoning and the European Foundations of Digital Development” (40 hours), “Responsible Leadership in AI-Supported Environments” (40 hours) and “Managing Digital Crises and Decision-Making” (41 hours);
• the final round table “Digital Reasoning and Leadership in the Age of AI: A European Dimension”.

The main target groups of the project are higher education students and the academic staff who teach subjects related to European topics and management education. The module will help future managers develop critical thinking, sound decision-making and leadership skills, which support the integration of European values and standards into the work of organisations and the formation of management practices based on the democratic principles of the EU. At the institutional level, the project strengthens the European dimension of digital education in management and the integration of EU policies into university educational programmes.

Project duration: 1 October 2026 – 30 September 2029 (36 months).

Project coordinator: Liudmyla Iliich, Professor at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Doctor of Science in Economics, Professor.

Project working group: Rusudan Makhachashvili, Head of the Research Laboratory for Internationalisation of Higher Education, Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor; Tetiana Pospielova, Professor at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Doctor of Science in Public Administration, Associate Professor; Olena Akilina, Associate Professor at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor.