Module 1
MODULE 1 – The European Union’s human-centered approach towards AI. (PCTO)
– 30 hours per academic year
– intensive mode
– recipients: high school students and teachers in order to train young people on the following topics:
The European approach to excellence and trust in AI;
Ethical guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence;
Policy and investment recommendations for trustworthy AI;
Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ALTAI);
Social implications in the use of artificial intelligence.
Ethical issues related to artificial intelligence in its social and economic implications as defined by the European Union;
Problems of the “platform society”: use of big data and aspects of responsibility in external communication, with reference to the type of target to which the communication is addressed.
2023/2024
Buth-AI: The European Union’s human-centered approach to A.I.
In the context of the latest generation digital evolution,Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges as the common thread that weaves together innovation and unprecedented possibilities. The PCTO (Transversal Skills and Orientation Path) entitled The European Union’s human-centered approach to A.I., created within the Buth-AI project at the Link University, focused on this theme.
During the 30 hours foreseen by the activity, theoretical, laboratory and discussion moments alternated.
The students of the Seneca scientific high school in Rome, guided by teachers and tutors, critically confronted this new, sophisticated and undoubtedly revolutionary technology.
Artificial intelligence is proposed as a disruptive technology that intends to improvehuman-machine interaction, with significant repercussions in every sector, from health to mobility, from education to finance, not to mention the effects on production processes.
The primary objective was to accompany students in reflection about the need and possibilities of trustworthy AI. Among the topics that most interested the students was the one relating to the challenges that an AI capable of guaranteeing a human-centric approach must respond to, the ethical use of AI, and its repercussions in communication and social media.
The PCTO saw the alternation of various professors from the Link University who presented the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective. In the first two days, the introductory questions aimed at:
- frame the importance and need for critical reflection on AI developments (Stefania Capogna);
- illustrate the legal implications connected to its implementation (Flavia Zorzi);
- show the similarities and differences with respect to human intelligence (Eugenio De Gregorio);
- explain the fields of application and the related evolutionary scenarios in different fields (Francesco Niglia)
Subsequently, professor Maria Chiara De Angelis and tutor Sergio Pappagallo led the two workshop days. In this protected space, the students were confronted with various case studies and applications of AI. Divided into six mixed groups, they had the opportunity to choose between seven case studies in which AI is applied, grouped into the following four fields:
- Health
- Work
- Education
- Education
Each group developed and presented a project around one of the proposed cases. From the development of autonomous vehicles to computer-assisted medical diagnosis, from more intuitive human-machine interactions to the creation of artificially generated content, students saw first-hand how AI is shaping the present and future world.
HEALTH
- Automated Healthcare App
- Perugia, artificial intelligence to study Alzheimer’s
- The Revolutionary Algorithm for the Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s
WORK
- Strategheion and hiring through theA
- Humanyze and workplace surveillance
EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION
- Minerva High School and the optimization of the school
- Khanmigo, the Virtual Tutor.
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Below, the presentations of the winning groups:
Humanyze e sorveglianza
sul luogo di lavoro
Perugia: l’intelligenza artificiale
per studiare l’alzheimer
Automated
Healthcare App
What do you think about AI?
2024/2025
BPCTO Buthai – The European Union’s Anthropocentric Approach to AI
Even in the academic year 2024/2025, the PCTO dedicated to second-cycle schools was launched on Monday, January 13, 2025, titled The European Union’s Approach to Human-Centered AI.
The course aimed to introduce students to Artificial Intelligence from a reflective perspective, focusing on the central role of humans in the design, development, and use of AI-based systems. Specifically, the following topics were analyzed:
- The European approach to excellence and trust in AI;
- Guidelines for reliable AI;
- Policies and investment recommendations for reliable AI;
- AI evaluation systems;
- The social implications of AI use;
- International sources of examples and regulations on AI applications.
The activities unfolded over four days, alternating between in-person sessions and moments of independent work. At the end of the course, students put the knowledge they acquired into practice by participating in an Hackathon. This initiative not only offered them the opportunity to critically reflect on AI-related issues but also allowed them to apply their skills in a challenging and collaborative context.
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Below are the students’ presentations:
Trattamento dei dati e privacy. La Minerva High School
L'intelligenza artificiale:
amico o nemico?
Automated
Healthcare App
2025/2026
The Jean Monnet Module – Pathway for Transversal Skills and Career Guidance (PCTO) entitled “The European Union’s human-centred approach to AI” took place in January 2026. This 30-hour training initiative, aimed at students, focused on a critical and human-centred approach to artificial intelligence.
The course aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of the European Union’s guidelines on artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on ethical, legal and social aspects. Key topics covered included: the European approach to excellence and trust in AI, the Guidelines for Trustworthy AI, investment policies and recommendations, AI evaluation systems, and the social implications associated with its use.
The course, coordinated by Prof. Stefania Capogna, involved lecturers and researchers from Link Campus University, including Maria Chiara De Angelis, Eugenio De Gregorio, Sergio Pappagallo and Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, who contributed through lectures, workshop activities and opportunities for interdisciplinary discussion.
The programme comprised 20 hours of in-person activities and 10 hours of independent work in small groups, dedicated to developing a project-based challenge. The training days included theoretical lectures, in-depth discussions on practical applications, reflections on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act and a final hackathon, culminating in the presentation of the projects created by the students and the selection of winners by a jury composed of the course lecturers.
The initiative represented an important educational opportunity to introduce students to the contemporary challenges of artificial intelligence, fostering critical skills, ethical awareness and guidance towards future academic and professional pathways.
Below are the student’s presentations:
What do you think about artificial intelligence? An interview with PCTO 2025-26 students