UCT Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Education

“AI is a large and loosely defined domain area.”

The University of Cape Town’s AI in Education Framework, endorsed in mid-2025, provides a structured institutional roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into teaching, learning and assessment. The document was developed through extensive consultation with faculties, student bodies, and support units, and is anchored around three core pillars: promoting AI literacy among staff and students, safeguarding academic integrity in assessment practices, and investing in pedagogical innovation and curriculum evolution. (UCT News)

Underlining the framework is a recognition that AI adoption must be guided by principles of equity, transparency and trust. It explicitly calls for discontinuation of unreliable AI-detection tools (such as Turnitin AI Score) that risk unfairly penalizing students, in favor of processes that foreground fairness and educational integrity. (UCT News) The framework delineates roles and responsibilities across the university community, and envisions an evolving roadmap of short- and medium-term actions to adapt to the fast-changing technological landscape. (UCT News)