Teaching & Supervision
Dr Edmund Terem Ugar teaches across philosophy, artificial intelligence, ethics and technology. His teaching combines academic scholarship, policy engagement and responsible AI practices to prepare students for emerging technological challenges.
Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Policy & Regulation
Institution
University of Johannesburg
Level
Master's Students
Designed and delivered postgraduate teaching in Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Policy and Regulation, while supervising tutors, assessing coursework and mentoring students.
Phenomenology & Continental Philosophy
Institution
North-West University
Level
Second-Year Philosophy
Responsible for course design, lectures, student assessments, tutorial management and academic consultations.
Introduction to Philosophy of Science & Medicine
Institution
University of Pretoria
Level
First-Year Medical & Health Sciences
Delivered lectures introducing philosophical foundations of science and medicine, with emphasis on ethics and critical thinking.
Research Supervisor
Institution
MANCOSA
Programme
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence
Supervises postgraduate AI research projects, providing academic guidance, research methodology support and dissertation supervision.
Guest Lectures
Institutions
University of the Witwatersrand
University of Johannesburg
Topics
• AI Ethics
• Structural Bias
• African Relational Ethics
• Machine Learning
• Philosophy of Technology
Teaching Philosophy
Dr Ugar believes teaching should equip students to think critically about artificial intelligence, ethics and society while encouraging responsible, inclusive and human-centred innovation.