Lucknow: Lucknow University (LU) has announced an artificial intelligence (AI) capacity-building programme for faculty members of the university and its affiliated colleges for the 2026-27 academic session.
Under the theme, ‘AI-Enabled Higher Education: Empowering Faculty for Teaching, Research, Innovation and Academic Administration’, the university will organise week-long faculty development programmes (FDPs), five-day short-term courses, one- and two-day hands-on workshops, AI boot camps, and advanced certification and master trainer programmes.
Faculty members will receive practical training in emerging technologies such as machine learning, generative AI, prompt engineering, AI-assisted research, digital content creation and learning analytics. They will also be trained to use AI tools, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and others.
“The university will also introduce a four-tier certification framework comprising Certified AI-Aware Teacher, Certified AI-Enabled Teacher, Certified AI Researcher and Certified AI Master Trainer. Participants will be expected to develop AI-integrated lesson plans, digital learning resources, assessment frameworks, research proposals and teaching portfolios,” said LU spokesperson Mukul Srivastava.
To institutionalise the initiative, the university will establish a Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education (CAIHE) under the Department of Computer Science. The centre will coordinate AI training programmes and develop AI-enabled online courses on the university’s Samarth Learning Management System.
