The key research question of ASSAI is:

• How can we enable policymakers, leaders and professionals to innovate and improve formative and summative assessment in higher education with the effective, inclusive, human-centred and ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)?

To provide scientific findings and practical tools to education systems and their policymakers as well as to higher education institutions and their leaders and professionals, the ASSAI project is structured into four broad phases for achieving highest impact:

• Firstly, "Preparatory studies", involving a position paper on ethical principles and processes and a public report on current policy and legal requirements related to GenAI in educational assessment.
• Secondly, "Inquiries", including a systematic review of scientific literature on the use of GenAI in assessment in higher education, a study of systemic impact on institutions, and an on-going technology watch of the core capabilities of AI in general.
• Thirdly, "Policy formulation" fostering collaboration with stakeholders on policy recommendations and initiatives for GenAI and assessment and for the ethical application of GenAI.
• Fourthly, "Mainstreaming", with the launch of two sustainable services: a web-based policy assistant and a policy implementation service provided by ASSAI for policymakers, leaders and professionals.  

In the subproject at the Center for Life Ethics, all ethics questions related to GenAI and assessment including the ethical design and implementation of the planned ASSAI policies and services are coordinated. Overall, all outputs of the ASSAI consortium will foster the organizational readiness and capacity of higher education institutions to meet the challenges of GenAI, and ensure that its use is effective, inclusive, human-centred and ethical.