
Impact and insight
Project lead Dr Eleni Meletiadou reflects on how this project embedded ethical, inclusive, and sustainable AI practices into teaching, creating lasting sector-wide impact.
"Being involved in this Collaborative Enhancement Project was transformative personally and professionally. It deepened my commitment to equity, ethics, and sustainability in pedagogy and enabled me to lead complex international initiatives, expanding my research portfolio and demonstrating the leadership expected of a full professorship.
Influencing practice across teams and institutions
Supporting students and institutions to thrive
Results and recognition
Outputs to support ESD in practice
- Blog on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and widen access to digital skills
- PowerPoint slides and a paper from BAM 2024 Conference where the project lead presented on the team’s early research.
- An annotated reading list of publications and pedagogic resources to support academic staff and students who wish to develop their digital skills by using AI in relation to ESD.
- Case studies for academic staff which illustrate effective practice models and how they can be adopted in other institutions.
Lead Institution: London Metropolitan University
Dr Eleni Meletiadou is a RILEAS and GEDI Research Group Director at the Guildhall School of Business and Law. Eleni’s responsibilities involve strategic leadership to enhance student learning experience and staff professional and research development. Her personal mission is to make Education for Social Justice and Sustainable Development meaningful, accessible, and transformative for ALL students.
Project Partners

Dr Teuta Hazizi, University of Elbasan “Aleksandër Xhuvani”, Albania
Dr Teuta Hazizi is a lecturer at the Business Administration Department, Faculty of Economy at University of Elbasan “Aleksandër Xhuvani” in Albania. Her research interests include Education for Sustainable Development, gender equality, entrepreneurship, inclusion and digital leadership.

Dr Thomais Rousoulioti, Aristotle University, Greece
Dr Thomais Rousoulioti is a Lecturer at Aristotle University in Greece. Her research interests include Education for Sustainable Development, gender equality, cultural studies, multilingualism and inclusion and applied linguistics.

Dr Sirvan Karakis, Coventry University

Dr Somayeh Pouransari, University of Hertfordshire
Dr Somayeh Pouransari is a Senior lecturer in Human Resource Management and Information Systems at the University of Hertfordshire. Her research interests include Education for Sustainable Development, gender equality, HRM and digital literacy.

Dr Reza Naji, University of Hertfordshire

Dr Mirela Alhasani, Epoka University, Albania
Dr Mirela Alhasani (Dubali) is a Senior Lecturer of (English) Linguistics and Politics at the Centre for European Studies, at Epoka University in Albania. Her research focuses on Education for Sustainable Development, the linguistic educational transformation of developing democracies, gender equality, inclusion, EU language politics, and applied linguistics.

Dr Irini Papakammenou, University of Staffordshire
Dr. Irini Papakammenou is a Lecturer at University of Staffordshire. Her research interests include Education for Sustainable Development, cultural studies, inclusion and applied linguistics.
Other Collaborative Enhancement Projects
QAA supports a number of projects every year, covering a range of topics and interest areas. Each is led by a QAA Member, working in collaboration with other members institutions. You can find more information on all projects, and access resources and outputs, on our website.