Dear Distinguished Colleague,

we would like to extend a sincere invitation for you to join us as a valued member of an international consortium for the CovidSocLab research initiative titled Global ChatGPT Student Survey.

Building on our previous research initiative that examined early student perceptions of ChatGPT, involving approximately 350 international partners and reaching about 23,200 students across around 110 countries and territoriesworldwide, we now aim to explore the evolving perceptions of ChatGPT among higher education students.

Below are references related to a previous research initiative on early student perceptions of ChatGPT:

• Dataset: Ravšelj, D., Aristovnik, A., Keržič, D., Tomaževič, N., Umek, L., Brezovar, N., & et al. (2024). Higher education students' early perceptions of ChatGPT: Global survey data. Mendeley Data. https://doi.org/10.17632/ymg9nsn6kn
• Manuscript: Ravšelj, D., Keržič, D., Tomaževič, N., Umek, L., Brezovar, N., … & Aristovnik, A. (2024). Higher education students' perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions. PLOS ONE (Manuscript under review).

To ensure consistency and comparability, we developed a comprehensive questionnaire to capture students' perceptions of ChatGPT. The questionnaire covers various aspects related to ChatGPT, including usage, capabilities, regulation and ethical concerns, satisfaction and attitude, study issues and outcomes, skills development, labour market and skills mismatch, and emotions. The questionnaire is available in seven different languages, with separate links for PREVIEW (English, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew) and DATA COLLECTION (English, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew) for each language. All the necessary links to the questionnaire, including the corresponding QR codes, are also available on our webpage: https://www.covidsoclab.org/chatgpt-student-survey/.

The Global ChatGPT Student Survey was reviewed and approved by several relevant Ethics Committees/Institutional Review Boards across multiple countries, including Algeria, Cyprus, Ecuador, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. Ethical approvals are available.

Your partnership would bring invaluable insights, amplifying student voices worldwide and helping us explore the evolving dynamics between students and generative AI. As a partner, you will play a key role in data collection, ensuring comprehensive representation in this global effort to shape AI in education. Your main task will be to obtain at least 50 valid student responses (fully completed questionnaires) from your institution.

The Global ChatGPT Student Survey will run until 1 February 2025.

By joining the international consortium, you will have the opportunity to: 1) collaborate with leading experts worldwide; 2) contribute to innovative research and influence AI-powered educational tools; 3) access a diverse dataset of cultural contexts and student perspectives; 4) co-author publications and reports based on the research findings; and 5) participate in consortium meetings, workshops, and conferences to share insights and best practices.

We kindly encourage you to share this invitation with your network, including colleagues and friends at your institution and beyond, both nationally and internationally. Your support in spreading the word will help enhance the diversity and representativeness of the data collected, contributing to a deeper understanding of student perspectives worldwide.

If you are interested in participating in the Global ChatGPT Student Survey, please express your interest by completing the application form available HERE (https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=35DMpoD13EmQP4evWnUzjtY1gZdk2MJPqRtvA4z4ugZUMTVXUjVHNlVDREZQRFRaTENHNlJZUzVPSC4u&route=shorturl). Please note that only partners who complete the application form will be included in the international consortium mailing list. If you have any further questions, please contact us by email at [email protected].

Once you confirm, we will include you in the international consortium mailing list, which will help us coordinate further consortium activities.

After confirming your interest by completing the application form, you may immediately begin with the data collection among the students.

All questionnaires are activated for data collection and will remain open until 1 February 2025.

Thank you for considering our invitation to join this ambitious research initiative. We are excited about the prospect of your positive response and the opportunity to collaborate with you.

Warmest regards,

Aleksander Aristovnik

University of Ljubljana