109 urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:3dc5f44e-8666-58db-bc76-a455210e8891 JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science jucs 0948-695X 0948-6968 Journal of Universal Computer Science 10.3217/jucs-018-18-2542 23959 Research Article L.2.7 - User Satisfaction L.3.0 - eLearning Systems/Technology/Tools/Platforms L.3.5 - Online Education L.3.6 - Technology Enhanced Learning L.5.0 - Simulation L.6.1 - Virtual Community L.6.2 - Collaboration The ShanghAI Lectures: A Global Education Project on Artificial Intelligence Labhart Nathan labhart@ifi.uzh.ch 1 Hasler Béatrice S. 2 Zbinden Andy 3 Schmeil Andreas 4 University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland University of Zurich Zürich Switzerland Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Herzliya Israel SWITCH, Zürich, Switzerland SWITCH Zürich Switzerland University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland University of Lugano Lugano Switzerland

Corresponding author: Nathan Labhart (labhart@ifi.uzh.ch).

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2012 01 10 2012 18 18 2542 2555 7A329A98-0825-5C3A-A601-650CF4C3744F 5506153 29 05 2012 28 09 2012 Nathan Labhart, Béatrice S. Hasler, Andy Zbinden, Andreas Schmeil This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.

We present a global education project in Artificial Intelligence (AI) called the "ShanghAI Lectures": A lecture series held annually via videoconference among 15 to 20 universities around the globe. The lectures are complemented by a novel three-dimensional collaborative virtual environment for international student teamwork, and a web-based resource designed as a knowledge base and for community building. This paper summarizes the lessons learned from the first edition of the ShanghAI Lectures, which may guide future global teaching and learning projects of this kind.