A UNESCO IITE & NetDragon initiative
Become a UNESCO × learnOS AI Educator Research Fellow.
Join a global community of educators across Africa, South Asia and wider Asia using AI to transform their classrooms — and helping the world understand how. Fully funded. UNESCO-recognised. Open now.
Fellow · Cohort 01
“The students are not the only ones learning.”
A UNESCO IITE & NetDragon initiative
Funded by NetDragon
Aligned to the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers
Why this matters
The frameworks exist. The evidence does not. Yet.
AI is entering classrooms whether systems are ready or not. Teachers in the Global South are too often studied last and served last. This programme inverts that.
of countries are ready to implement AI competency standards in education today. We're here to change that.
have already engaged with the UNESCO IITE × NetDragon E-Library — the six-year partnership this Fellowship grows from.
have a framework for AI competency. Almost none have evidence on what works in real classrooms. You'll help build it.
Funded by NetDragon. Free for every teacher.
What you get
A fellowship designed around teachers.
You're not a test subject — you're a contributor, a researcher, and a recognised pioneer.
Hands-on access to learnOS
A complete AI teaching platform, free, for the duration of the programme.
Personalised AI coaching
Guided progression through internationally recognised competency levels.
UNESCO-recognised Fellowship
Formal recognition as a UNESCO × learnOS AI Educator Research Fellow.
Your voice in global research
Your insights published — your name, your classroom, your impact.
A worldwide community
Fellow educators from dozens of countries, learning together.
A pathway to Paris
Eligibility to attend Digital Learning Week, UNESCO HQ.
How it works
Three steps. Designed around your teaching life.
- 01
Apply & onboard
A short application. Our AI assistant helps you get set up in your language, at your pace.
- 02
Teach & grow
Use learnOS in your real classroom. Progress through the UNESCO competency framework with coaching.
- 03
Research & be recognised
Share structured feedback, contribute to the global study, earn your Fellow recognition.
The movement
learnOS is more than a platform.
It's a partnership between UNESCO and NetDragon to put trusted, locally-governed AI in the hands of every teacher — and to do it transparently, as research, for the public good. During the research phase, this is a not-for-profit programme.
Teachers come first. Evidence comes first.
Built on a six-year partnership.
Cohorts are limited
Applications are open. Be one of the first Fellows.
Apply today. Our AI assistant will guide you through the rest — in your language, whenever suits you.