Welcome to the ShanghAI Lectures 2010. These lectures about Natural and Artificial Intelligence are held at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and broadcast via videoconference to Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and a number of universities across the planet. The lectures on embodied intelligence are complemented by discussion sessions and exercises in a 3-dimensional collaborative virtual environment and other community-building activities to promote interaction and cooperation among the participants. Click here for the tentative program.

The ShanghAI Lectures project is designed to contribute to the fundamental goal of making education and knowledge on cutting-edge scientific topics accessible to everyone on the planet. On the basis of state-of-the-art technology and novel methods of knowledge transfer and community building, it attempts to overcome the complexity of a multi-cultural and interdisciplinary learning context and bring global teaching to a new level.

We believe that global teaching can be a fantastic tool to create an intercultural discourse – to bring people from different backgrounds together, who would not otherwise share common activities.

Please download the latest description for participating universities and an overview of dates and time zones.