Luxembourg has emerged as a leader in AI training: 0.8% of the working population has already taken an Elements of AI course

On 3 April 2025, Luxembourg hosted a conference on the results of the national Elements of AI course, an educational initiative that has become one of the key components of the government's digital transformation strategy. The event was organised by the Competence Centre of the University of Luxembourg (Université du Luxembourg). Representatives of science, technology, economy and public sector took part.

Elisabeth Margue, Minister responsible for Media and Digitalisation, gave a welcome speech. She recalled that since 2021, 5,300 people have completed the course, which is 0.828% of the working age population. This is almost in line with the national target of 1 per cent by 2030.

Luxembourg ranked second in Europe in terms of the number of people who have completed the course - just behind Finland, where the course was developed, and ahead of Sweden. "This is not just the end of the programme, but a signal of a firm political commitment: to make AI an understandable, safe and ethical part of life in Luxembourg," the Minister stressed.

The Elements of AI course was developed by the University of Helsinki and the MinnaLearn platform and was the first large-scale project to increase digital literacy in AI among the general public.

The conference featured a new analytics on the 2021-2025 outcomes, the Elements of AI in Retrospective study by the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn. Speakers included Microsoft Luxembourg, LIST (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology), ADEM, Digital Learning Hub, Université du Luxembourg and the PIX platform, talking about current practices in adapting education to the challenges of the AI era.

Participants noted that flexible, inclusive and adaptive learning formats are increasingly in demand, and certification systems need to keep pace with technological advances.

The Minister reminded that trust in AI is not possible without balanced regulation. In this context, the forthcoming implementation of the AI Act regulation at the national level is particularly important. According to her, any technology should be in line with EU values: fairness, transparency, protection of personal data and human rights.

The Minister concluded by emphasising: "No AI model can work without data and connectivity." Therefore, the government continues to invest in broadband, secure data centres and sustainable cloud services - these are the foundations for a reliable and efficient digital ecosystem in the country.