AI Meets Academia: What Faculty ThinkDigital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025ForewordDigital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025The Digital Education Council (DEC) Global AI Faculty Survey aims to provide insights into faculty use and perceptions around artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education to inform decision-making for higher education leadership. When read together with the DEC Global AI Student Survey, higher education institution leaders can begin to paint a comprehensive picture of attitudes towards AI in their institutions and the level of work that needs to be undertaken.The report covers faculty’s overall use and perceptions of AI, awareness of AI’s impact on teaching and learning, perceived future-readiness for AI integration in teaching, and judgement of institutional AI guidelines and communication.This survey has gathered 1,681 responses, from faculty members of 52 participating institutions across 28 countries, offering a diverse range of faculty viewpoints on AI in education. With institutions looking to integrate AI into their curricula and teaching, this survey aims to inform institution leadership of faculty needs and perceptions regarding AI use.Data from this survey aims to provide valuable guiding points for institutions on general faculty sentiment about AI in education, highlights faculty concerns regarding integrating AI into teaching, and identifies potential areas for AI integration that faculty are most open to trying. The varied and global perspectives represented in the Global AI Faculty Survey would not have been possible without the support and contributions of DEC institution members and all institutions who assisted in the distribution of this survey.This presentation includes references to the suite of DEC publications, including the DEC Global AI Student Survey and DEC AI Governance Framework, which DEC members can access at digitaleducationcouncil.com.Suggested Citation: Digital Education Council, Global AI Faculty Survey, 2025.For feedback and inquiriesHui Rong, Research and Intelligence Leadhui@digitaleducationcouncil.com Charlene Chun, Research and Intelligence Associatecharlene@digitaleducationcouncil.com 2DEC Leadership NoteDigital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025It is our pleasure to publish this report as a follow-on to our Global AI Student Survey, which was released publicly in August 2024. The response from around the world was overwhelming and we are delighted to see our data used to inform important discussions in the global higher education community.This survey reveals a clear message: faculty are deeply engaged with the rapid rise of AI but are calling for stronger institutional support, clearer governance frameworks, and improved AI literacy to harness its potential. While optimism about AI’s role in teaching and research is high, concerns around ethics, workload,...