Starting in 2026, students in Danish high schools will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to prepare for their English oral exams, the Ministry of Education announced in a press release Friday.
The ministry said the move will be part of an experimental program limited to the oral component of the high school diploma exam. Under the new format, students will receive their assigned topic and have one hour to prepare, during which they may use “all available tools, including generative AI,” before giving their presentation in front of an examiner.
Education Minister Mattias Tesfaye said the decision reflects the need to adapt schools to a world where students grow up in “both analogue and digital” environments. “We need to prepare them in the best way possible for the reality they will encounter after their schooling,” he said. Tesfaye also emphasized that while digital learning should be encouraged, academic standards must be upheld.
The reform does not extend to written exams, which will continue to include a handwritten section to reduce dependence on digital tools. Tesfaye explained that “for certain linguistic aspects, it is prudent to have exams that are totally non-digital.”
