The Anne Frank School in Molbergen, Lower Saxony, has been awarded the title “AI School of the Year 2024”. Forty-four students from the school's computer science elective courses actively engaged in the online AI course of the German Federal Artificial Intelligence Competition (BWKI), showcasing their dedication. Over 3,000 users from 150 schools nationwide took part in the online AI course this year. The top five schools will receive certificates, with the winner also receiving a valuable AI/robotics prize.
The competition was launched in 2018 at the Tübingen AI Center - a research facility of the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. The BWKI encourages students to explore AI through creative projects and has been supported by the Carl Zeiss Foundation since 2020.
"From algorithms, binary code and computers to AI and visions of the future, basic computer science education is full of exciting topics. We welcome any opportunity for our students to engage with them creatively and critically, and the AI course fits perfectly into the program," says supervising teacher Anja Böckmann.
In total, more than 3,000 users nationwide took part in the AI course this year, with more than 150 schools registered. The title is awarded anew every year. Second place also went to Lower Saxony, to Gymnasium Langen. It was followed by Maristenkolleg Mindelheim in Bavaria in third place. Fourth place went to Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium in Bad Homburg, Hesse, and the fifth most active school was Saarpfalz-Gymnasium Homburg in Saarland.
The five most active schools will receive a certificate, while the best school will receive the title "AI School of the Year 2024" and a high-quality non-cash prize from the field of AI / robotics that can be used in the classroom.
Every year, school classes, working groups and student research centers across Germany are invited to register together and compete for the title. The course comprehensively teaches the basics of artificial intelligence: from learning the Python programming language using concrete tasks to playful modules on the ethical use of AI. It is suitable for preparing for the competition, for self-study or as teaching material in the classroom with virtual classrooms and prepared teaching material.
The competition period for 2024 ran from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, and the new round has already begun. Pupils and teachers are hereby invited to register and enter the race for the AI School of the Year 2025.
About the Federal Artificial Intelligence Competition (BWKI)
The annual BWKI aims to motivate pupils to implement their own ideas with the help of artificial intelligence. The competition was launched in 2018 at the Tübingen AI Center - a research facility of the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems - and is a member of the nationwide student competitions working group. The Carl Zeiss Foundation has been the main sponsor of the BWKI since 2020. More information at: https://bw-ki.de
About the Carl Zeiss Foundation
The Carl Zeiss Foundation has set itself the goal of creating scope for scientific breakthroughs. As a partner of excellent science, it supports basic research as well as application-oriented research and teaching in the STEM disciplines (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology). Founded in 1889 by the physicist and mathematician Ernst Abbe, the Carl Zeiss Foundation is one of the oldest and largest private science-promoting foundations in Germany. It is the sole owner of Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG. Its projects are financed from the dividends distributed by the two foundation companies.
Contact:
Kristina Laube
Bundeswettbewerb Künstliche Intelligenz (BWKI)
Maria-von-Linden-Straße 6
72076 Tübingen
Germany
Phone: +49 7071 29-70880
E-Mail: info@bw-ki.de