IT University of Copenhagen Receives DKK 7.1 Million for Educational AI Research

The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) announced it has received DKK 7.1 million (approximately $1 million USD) in funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark for a five-year educational AI project. Led by Jichen Zhu, the research will explore ambiguity in learning supported by large language models, with a planned chatbot named Diffrakt as a research output. The announcement of this significant funding for edtech research was made on November 9, 2026, with reporting on November 14, 2026.