The journey begins with questions.

Before we create solutions, we need to understand the challenges.

Before we innovate, we need to learn how to ask better questions.

The first month of the EduNext AI Diploma 2026–2027 begins the journey with exploration, inquiry, conversation, and learning.

Research & Learning Foundations brings participants together with distinguished educators, researchers, leaders, and experts to explore ideas shaping education, technology, communication, entrepreneurship, and the future of learning.

This is where the journey begins.

Where The First Chapter Fits

From Research to Impact

RESEARCH → LEARN → CONNECT → CREATE & INNOVATE & COMMUNICATE → IMPACT

Month One represents the opening Chapter of the EduNext AI Impact Journey:

RESEARCH → LEARN

Participants begin by exploring questions, perspectives, challenges, and opportunities.

Through live conversations and expert-led sessions, they begin building the intellectual and practical foundations that will support the stages that follow.

Research opens the questions.
Learning develops the possibilities.
Innovation begins with both.

What Is Research & Learning Foundations?

The first phase of the Diploma is designed to create a strong foundation for the journey ahead.

Across five live sessions, participants will encounter different perspectives on education, leadership, communication, law, and entrepreneurship.

The purpose is not simply to collect information.

It is to:

• Question assumptions.
• Explore emerging challenges.
• Connect ideas across disciplines.
• Learn from experienced practitioners and academics.
• Develop new perspectives.
• Reflect on the future of education.
• Identify opportunities for further exploration.
• Begin thinking beyond traditional approaches to learning and professional practice.

The goal is to leave the first Chapter not only knowing more, but thinking differently about what comes next.

The Five Sessions

01

The Inaugural Session

6 October 2026 | 8:10 PM Cairo Time

Dr. Noha Said

President, EduNext AI
Assistant Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship

The Diploma journey officially begins with an opening session introducing the vision, spirit, and direction of the EduNext AI Diploma.

02

Elevate Yourself. Empower Your Learners. Navigating the Path to Excellence.

6 October 2026 | 8:30 PM Cairo Time

Dr. Mohamed Abdel Hamid

President and CEO, Edraky

Moderator: Dr. Noha Said

An exploration of professional growth, learner empowerment, and the continuous pursuit of excellence in education.

03

AI at the Human Rights Frontier: Law, Impact, and the Future of Technology

14 October 2026 | 8:00 PM Cairo Time

Dr. Moataz Abuzeid

Judge, Vice President of the State Council, Legal Advisor, and Legal Drafting Expert in Egypt

Moderator: Dr. Noha Said

As Artificial Intelligence increasingly influences society, institutions, and decision-making, important questions emerge around law, rights, responsibility, and human impact.

This session invites participants to explore the relationship between technological development and the human principles that must guide it.

04

Think. Connect. Influence.: The Art of Marketing & Communication

20 October 2026 | 7:00 PM Cairo Time

Prof. Morris Kalliny

Vice President for Global Affairs, Dean of the School of Professional Studies, Rowan University (USA)

Moderator: Dr. Noha Said

Ideas become influential when they can be communicated, connected, and understood. This session explores the role of marketing and communication in shaping ideas, relationships, influence, and impact.

05

From Educator to Entrepreneurial Thinker

28 October 2026 | 7:00 PM Cairo Time

Eng. Ahmed Osaman

Past Chair and Board Member, International Council for Small Business

Moderator: Dr. Noha Said

Education and entrepreneurship meet through a mindset focused on opportunity, value creation, problem-solving, and action.

This session invites educators to consider how entrepreneurial thinking can expand the way they approach challenges and opportunities.