Feb 15, 2026
Saxony's universities with new joint projects for digital teaching
Two new joint projects to strengthen digital higher education in Saxony
Two cross-university projects on digital teaching were launched at the end of 2025 as part Two cross-university projects on digital teaching were launched at the end of 2025 in collaboration between all public universities in the Free State of Saxony. Working in close coordination, the two projects InfraSax.DVIB and InfraSax.KI contribute to the implementation of the digital transformation strategy for higher education developed by the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism (SMWK) and the Saxon Rectors' Conference (LRK). The projects are supported by the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism.
InfraSax.DVIB is being implemented at Leipzig University and focuses on integrating and testing digital innovations that support cooperative teaching and learning processes.
InfraSax.KI is coordinated at TU Dresden and addresses the secure and responsible use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning.
Both projects build on several years of development work involving Saxon, German and European partners. The innovations developed through these efforts will now be made sustainably accessible to universities across the Free State of Saxony.
InfraSax.KI at TU Dresden strengthens the secure use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning
InfraSax.KI – Infrastructure expansion for the secure integration of Saxon innovation projects on artificial intelligence in centrally used teaching and learning infrastructures – is a project running for almost two years and coordinated at TU Dresden. In close cooperation with the participating Saxon universities and the office of the E-Learning Working Group of the Saxon Rectors' Conference, a shared and secure infrastructure for the use of generative AI in teaching and learning is being developed.
The aim is to make already tested AI services for learning support available centrally, sustainably and across all Saxon universities by mid-2027.
InfraSax.KI addresses a key current challenge: the reliable, data-protection-compliant and pedagogically sound use of generative AI in higher education. For the first time, AI-based tools developed in previous research projects will be systematically transferred into a shared infrastructure and made accessible to all universities in Saxony. The project thus creates the foundation for a coordinated transfer of AI systems into teaching and learning across the entire state.
“Artificial intelligence only unfolds its full potential in higher education when technological innovation and pedagogical expertise are consistently combined and when broad acceptance and readiness are established,” emphasises project leader Professor Thomas Köhler (Director of the CIDS Department CODIP). “With InfraSax.KI, we are creating a framework in which generative AI is not only used experimentally, but can also be applied sustainably, securely and in ways tailored to specific subjects and contexts.”
Added value for teachers and students across Saxony
InfraSax.KI opens up new perspectives for participating universities across Saxony. The combination of modern AI technologies, established digital learning environments and dedicated support structures with the existing pedagogical expertise of university staff enables the development of tailored tools to support learning. Teachers are thus better equipped to support students individually on their path toward self-directed learning.
The project explicitly addresses all universities in Saxony. “We have already been able to engage several universities in actively contributing to the project, helping to shape the expansion of the infrastructure and making long-term use of the results. This demonstrates the openness and willingness of universities to establish artificial intelligence as a component of future-oriented teaching,” Professor Köhler concludes.
Further information on the InfraSax.KI project: https://infrasax-ki.codip.tu-dresden.de/
Further information
Prof. Dr. Thomas Köhler has been Chair of Educational Technology at the TUD Dresden University of Technology at the Institute of Vocational Education of the Faculty of Education since 2005, founding director of the Center for Open Digital Innovation and Participation (CODIP), spokesperson for the e-learning working group of the Saxony Rectors' Conference and Chairman of the Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft e.V. (GMW).
The E-Learning Working Group of the Saxony Rectors' Conference is a scientific committee that provides specialist and strategic advice on university projects in the field of digital teaching.