Vodafone Qatar and Huawei recently hosted the ‘Education Summit 2026’ under the theme ‘Advancing Intelligent Education: AI and Education’.
During the event, education leaders, technology experts, government stakeholders and industry partners explored how artificial intelligence (AI) can support the transformation of Qatar’s education.
The event focused on the opportunities created by AI across teaching, learning, research, campus management, and education networks, highlighting the importance of building intelligent, connected, and future-ready education ecosystems.
Vodafone Qatar showcased how its connectivity and digital solutions can support educational institutions, including advanced fixed and mobile connectivity, managed campus networks, cloud and security solutions. The presentation also explored how these capabilities can enable more connected, secure and intelligent campuses, supporting institutions as they move towards AI-enabled learning environments.
Huawei introduced its practices on AIEC for Basic Education, AIPL for Higher Education, AI for Research, and AI Campus, highlighting their role in accelerating the transformation towards intelligent, personalised and future-ready education. Huawei also emphasised the role of AI in the classroom, exploring how AI-enabled technologies can create more interactive and personalised learning experiences. The session highlighted how intelligent classroom solutions can support teachers, engage students and enable data-driven approaches to education.
Vodafone Qatar also showcased Physical AI solutions during the summit, in collaboration with its partner, AGIBOT, demonstrating applications across Qatar’s learning ecosystem, with robotics education solutions spanning K–12, vocational education and university-level research. The solutions include robotics interest classes and introductory AI courses, robot assembly, calibration and testing, secondary application development and advanced research.
Beyond the classroom, discussions also explored the digital infrastructure required to support AI-powered education. The AI-Driven Education Network session highlighted how next-generation connectivity and intelligent network infrastructure can provide this foundation, with high-performance, reliable, secure and intelligent networks supporting cloud services, AI applications, digital classrooms, research platforms and smart campus environments.
Baran Yurdagul, COO at Vodafone Qatar, said: “Connectivity is becoming a fundamental enabler of intelligent education. By combining advanced networks with cloud, AI and digital platforms, we are helping educational institutions create more connected, accessible and engaging learning environments. Our collaboration with Huawei reflects our commitment to supporting Qatar’s digital transformation and contributing to the continued development of the country’s education sector.”
The event concluded with a panel discussion featuring education and technology leaders, who discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with adopting AI in the education sector. Discussions covered topics including AI readiness, digital infrastructure, teacher enablement, personalised learning, research, data security, and the development of future-ready skills.
The summit reinforced the importance of collaboration between educational institutions, government and the technology sector in supporting the continued development of Qatar’s education sector. Vodafone Qatar remains committed to working closely with its partners and educational institutions to advance digital transformation through connectivity, digital infrastructure and innovative technology solutions.
To find out more about Vodafone Qatar, visit www.vodafone.qa/en
