It is for this purpose that we are launching OpenAI’s Education for Countries as a new pillar of our OpenAI for Countries initiative. We will work with governments and university consortia to bring AI into education systems to personalize learning, reduce administrative burden, and prepare students for the workforce. Working with Ministries of Education, partners, universities and researchers, the initiative will bring together several core elements:

Our first cohort includes Estonia, Greece, Italy’s Conference of University Rectors (CRUI), Jordan, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United Arab Emirates.

AI tools like ChatGPT Edu have already been deployed nationwide in Estonia, across public universities and secondary schools, reaching more than 30,000 students, educators, and researchers in its first year. Longitudinal research partnerships are also underway, such as a large-scale study with the University of Tartu and Stanford, to measure how AI affects learning outcomes among 20,000 students over time.

As AI is introduced at scale, rollouts typically follow a phased approach, starting by equipping educators with the tools and training they need to lead AI use in classrooms. In higher education, ChatGPT Edu is already available to students. In high schools, student access begins through small pilots developed in close collaboration with local leaders, to ensure safety and alignment with local curricula. These pilots are paired with ongoing work by OpenAI to strengthen protections for young people who use ChatGPT, including age-appropriate model behavior improvements and developing AI literacy content for educators with trusted partners like Common Sense Media.