National, 22 July 2026: University of Southampton Delhi is delighted to partner with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to bring Experience AI to India, with the aim to introduce students to artificial intelligence (AI) through free cutting-edge resources based on original research. AI plays a huge role in the world young people are growing up in, and this new partnership is about supporting India’s educators to teach the next generation of AI innovators confidently. This marks the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s first partnership of its kind in India.

As India’s first fully comprehensive, UGC approved international branch campus and part of the prestigious UK Russell Group of universities, University of Southampton Delhi aims to contribute not only to higher education but also to help strengthen the wider school education ecosystem in India through meaningful community engagement and future-focused learning opportunities. Reflecting this commitment, AI modules are embedded across academic programmes at the University, ensuring all students develop the knowledge and skills to apply AI responsibly within their chosen disciplines and future careers and graduate with the knowledge and skills to thrive in an AI-enabled world.

Through the Experience AI initiative, the University is extending this approach to school education by introducing foundational AI learning to students and educators across India as part of its engagement to meaningful, relevant and values-aligned community commitment. The initiative aims to train almost 400 school educators and reach approximately 8,000 students in one year.

Experience AI, co-developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind,, supports teachers in the exciting and fast-moving area of AI, and gets young people passionate about the subject. Based on rigorous research, teaching materials include lesson plans, slide decks, videos, student activities, and assessments which introduce students to the foundations of AI. Young people will also benefit from new resources on AI safety, including how to protect their data.

The launch event on 13 July 2026 featured speeches, presentations and exchange of documents by leadership both at the University of Southampton Delhi and the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

University of Southampton Delhi, in collaboration with Tatras Data, will drive the training of school educators, who will subsequently deliver the Experience AI programme to students across public and private schools in India.

AI literacy opens up career opportunities and offers solutions to real-world challenges

Teachers in over 190 countries have already downloaded the Experience AI resources. Now students in India have the opportunity to access the benefits of AI literacy, such as learning skills to solve real-world challenges, and gaining awareness of the range of careers that use AI.

Professor Eloise Phillips, Academic Provost, University of Southampton Delhi, said: “Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the world around us, making it essential for young people to develop a strong understanding of the technology and its responsible use. Through this partnership with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we are helping educators build the confidence to introduce AI in their classrooms while creating meaningful learning opportunities for thousands of students. By investing in teachers today, we are empowering the next generation with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven future.”

Philip Colligan CBE, CEO, Raspberry Pi Foundation said: “We are delighted to welcome University of Southampton Delhi to our Experience AI global network of partners. Working together with University of Southampton Delhi, we look forward to equipping teachers with the skills needed to teach AI confidently, ensuring it’s both engaging and relevant for their students. Through the partnership, we aim to ensure that young people in India develop a foundational understanding of AI technologies and the role that they can play in their lives.”

Anna Koivuniemi, Head of Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator said: “We are thrilled to see the launch of Experience AI in India. As AI continues to shape our world, it’s crucial that every young Indian has the chance to learn more about and engage with this transformative technology. By making AI education more accessible, we can empower young people to make more informed decisions about using AI applications in their daily lives and encourage safe and responsible use of the technology.”

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About the Raspberry Pi Foundation

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a global charity with its headquarters in Cambridge, UK, with a mission to enable young people from all backgrounds to fully realise their potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. We engage millions of young people worldwide in learning computing and digital making skills through a thriving network of clubs and events. We enable any school to offer students the opportunity to study computer science, equipping them with essential digital skills and a foundational understanding of AI. We do this by providing the best possible curriculum, resources, and training for teachers, working with global partners who share our vision. Through our research, we work to deepen our understanding of how young people learn about computing and digital making, and use that knowledge to increase the impact of our work and to advance the field of computing education.

Google DeepMind is a unit within Google that is committed to building AI responsibly to benefit humanity.

The unit’s breakthroughs over the last decade include AlphaGo — the first computer program to defeat a Go world champion, Transformers — neural networks that learn context and meaning by tracking relationships in sequential data and underpin modern language models, AlphaFold — an AI model that can predict the structure and interactions of proteins, DNA, RNA, ligands, and beyond, and Gemini — a family of versatile AI models built from the ground up for multimodality, seamlessly combining and understanding text, code, images, audio, and video.

About University of Southampton Delhi

University of Southampton Delhi is the first UGC-approved university to establish a campus in India under NEP 2020. The university drives original thinking, turns knowledge into action and impact, and creates solutions to the world’s Challenges.

We are ranked 17th in The Times Good University Guide 2026 (UK University Rankings) and 52nd in the world in the TIME Magazine World University Rankings, 2026. Our academics are leaders in their fields, forging links with high-profile international businesses and organisations, and inspiring a 25,000-strong community of exceptional students from over 135 countries worldwide. Through our high-quality education, the University helps students on a journey of discovery to realise their potential and join our global network of over 200,000 alumni.

University of Southampton’s Successful Futures Pathway is an award-winning programme designed to help students evaluate their skills, align them with employer expectations, and prepare for successful career pathways. The programmes also offer tailored support and access to a wide range of work experience opportunities both on and off campus. The University is globally recognised for its strong career outcomes, backed by a proven track record in graduate employability and industry engagement. According to the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022, it ranks among the top 110 institutions worldwide for employability. The University is also listed among the top 15 universities in the UK by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, and features among the top 10 UK universities most targeted by leading employers, as reported in The Graduate Market 2023.

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