We have seen tremendous momentum with Gemini for Education, with over half of Italian higher education institutions officially integrating it into their academic and administrative frameworks, reaching more than a million Italian higher education students. This gives students and employees access to the world’s leading model for learning, along with enterprise-class data protection and new features like Guided Learning — a mode in Gemini that acts as a personal AI tutor that helps students build a deep understanding of concepts rather than simply providing answers.
In addition to providing access to our most advanced technology, we believe in providing a robust training infrastructure to help students and faculty develop essential AI skills. Initiatives such as Google Career Certificates and our global Google Skills platform, along with Gemini Academy for Students training events on campus, are essential to equip the next generation of Italian students and faculty. We also offer a free 5-module online training course, Gemini Academy, designed to help educators use AI, specifically Gemini, to increase day-to-day efficiency and personalize learning.
Here are some examples of how key Italian institutions are leveraging Google AI tools and training to transform learning and academic work:
Università degli Studi di Ferrara: Champions of innovation and artificial intelligence
The University of Ferrara is a pioneer in the integration of artificial intelligence and advocates that artificial intelligence is a fundamental competence and a shared responsibility across society. As a public service university, their focus is on empowering all staff and faculty. The deep integration of Gemini into their existing Google ecosystem ensures privacy, security and intellectual property protection, making it a perfect tool for their educational and administrative needs.
University of Pavia: Generating clinical scenarios with Gemini
The University of Pavia integrated the Gemini API into their bioinformatics platform, Eduomics, to generate detailed clinical scenarios from simulated genetic data. This enabled students to understand the real clinical context and purpose behind their data analysis, significantly increasing engagement and understanding. The integration bridges technical skills and clinical context by creating clinical scenarios complete with family histories and diagnostic clues that show students why they are analyzing the data.
Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale: Seamless integration and practical impact
For the University of Cassino, adopting the Gemini app was a natural progression due to their established use of Google services. NotebookLM has proven particularly effective in supporting students with dyslexia by helping them generate visual mind maps for better understanding. In addition, AI streamlines administrative tasks, allowing staff to quickly query large volumes of documents for more efficient paperwork.
For universities that have not yet joined this transformation, there is good news: All accredited higher education institutions can access Gemini for Education, complete with data protection and extended access to Gemini 2.5 Pro – our most capable AI model and the world’s leading model for learning – for free.
If your university is ready to join us in transforming teaching and learning with Gemini for Education, visit our website to start your journey.