AI in Learning & Skills: Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Science and Education signed a three-year MoU with OpenAI to build AI teaching tools, train teachers, and develop safer, responsible use in schools, including an AI-supported education management system for math, science, and reading. Higher Education Reshaping: China unveiled a university overhaul that classifies institutions by mission (research, applied education, or skills training) and aims to end the elite hierarchy while steering schools toward labor-market needs. University-Industry Partnerships: Marist University and IBM launched an Innovation Incubator with an IBM z17 mainframe for student and faculty AI projects, including safeguards for autonomous agents and improved polling methods. Grants & Research: Indiana University of Pennsylvania doctoral student Courtney Hughes helped secure a $30,000 Adobe grant for AI-critical ethical literacy and multimodal writing support; Washington State University and partners backed $1.5m for rainbow trout breeding research to reduce ecological risk. STEM Recognition: Ohio named 77 schools and 1,249 teachers for the Governor’s Thomas Edison Awards for STEM excellence and student research. School Infrastructure: Ukraine’s Ternopil region opened an EIB-funded EUR 931,000 upgrade of a gymnasium and administrative services center, improving energy efficiency and services. Education Policy & Access: FindMySchool says it merges inspection and performance sources to help parents compare schools across England. Local School Disruption: Runcorn council plans for school closures sparked union strike talk and possible legal action.