The Churchill Institute of Higher Education, a Nepali-owned institution based in Sydney, has won the best paper award at the 34th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering (EAEEIE 2025), held in Romania from June 18-20.

The paper, titled Integrating AI Tools in Higher Education, was co-authored by Jyot Singh Prabhu of the Churchill Institute and researchers from CQ University. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical implications of adopting an ‘AI-first mindset’ in academia.

EAEEIE General Chair Laura Grindei praised the paper for its “critical insights into the future of AI in higher education.”