Policy presence
University of Basel has 3 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
Basel, Switzerland
University of Basel
University of Basel is listed as QS 2026 rank 158. University of Basel has 7 source-backed AI policy claim records from 4 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Short answer
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University of Basel is listed as QS 2026 rank 158. University of Basel has 7 source-backed AI policy claim records from 4 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Citation-ready summary
As of this public record, University AI Policy Tracker lists University of Basel as an agent-reviewed AI policy record last checked on May 15, 2026 and last changed on May 15, 2026. The record contains 7 source-backed claims, including 7 reviewed claims, from 4 official source attributions. Original-language evidence snippets and source URLs remain canonical, with public JSON available at https://eduaipolicy.org/api/public/v1/universities/university-of-basel.json. The entity-level confidence is 97%. This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless the linked source is the university's own official page.
Policy signals in this record
- Evidence includes Academic integrity claims.
- Evidence includes AI tool treatment claims.
- Evidence includes Privacy claims.
- Evidence includes Source status claims.
- Named AI services detected in public claims: ChatGPT.
- Disclosure, acknowledgment, citation, or attribution language appears in the public claim text.
- Teaching, assessment, coursework, or syllabus-related language appears in the public claim text.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Policy profile
Deterministic source-backed dimensions derived from this record's public claims.
Review: Machine candidate
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AI disclosure
University of Basel has 3 source-backed public claims for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: required.
Coursework
University of Basel has 3 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: required.
Exams
University of Basel has 4 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
University of Basel has 2 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: allowed.
Academic integrity
University of Basel has 3 source-backed public claims for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Approved tools
University of Basel has 2 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Named AI services
University of Basel has 3 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Teaching guidance
University of Basel has 3 source-backed public claims for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
University of Basel has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Security and procurement
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.
Coverage score measures breadth of public, source-backed coverage only. It is not a policy quality, strictness, legal adequacy, safety, or compliance score.
Evidence-backed claims
7 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
Academic Integrity
The University of Basel AI citation guidelines state that AI tools must always be cited like other tools and sources, and that student papers without complete attribution may be seen as attempted plagiarism or cheating.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_tools_must_be_cited_complete_attribution
Original evidence
Evidence 1AI tools must always be cited, just like other tools and sources. Student papers without complete attribution of sources and tools may be seen as attempted plagiarism or cheating.
Localized display only
The AI citation PDF says AI tools must be cited and incomplete attribution may be treated as attempted plagiarism or cheating.
Ai Tool Treatment
The University of Basel says it is not planning a general ban on AI-based tools, and that lecturers can decide case by case whether to integrate AI-based tools into teaching, exams, and assessments or restrict their use.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: no_general_ai_ban_case_by_case_teaching_assessment
Original evidence
Evidence 1The University of Basel does not plan to introduce a general ban on AI-based tools. Professors and lecturers can decide on a case-by-case basis if they want to integrate AI-based tools into their teaching and/or into exams and assessments, or if they want to restrict their use.
Localized display only
Basel states there is no planned general AI-tool ban and leaves teaching, exam, and assessment integration or restriction to case-by-case lecturer decisions.
Academic Integrity
The University of Basel AI citation guidelines say AI-supported tools may only be used in a supporting role for work submitted for credit, with students retaining a controlling role and responsibility for their own work.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_supporting_role_student_control_credit_work
Original evidence
Evidence 1Student assignments and examinations must always be the independent work of the students themselves. For this reason, AI-supported tools may only be used in a supporting role for any work that is submitted for credit. Students must retain a controlling role
Localized display only
The guidelines keep student work submitted for credit independent and limit AI tools to a supporting role, with students retaining control.
Privacy
University Library Basel guidance on licensed e-resources says third-party use includes uploading licensed content or data to external platforms, specifically ChatGPT and other AI platforms, where storage and future use are controlled by third parties.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: licensed_content_chatgpt_ai_platform_third_party_use
Original evidence
Evidence 1Third party use includes uploading licensed content or data to external platforms, specifically ChatGPT and other AI platforms, where storage and future use are controlled by third parties.
Localized display only
The University Library page treats uploading licensed content or data to ChatGPT and other AI platforms as third-party use controlled by outside parties.
Privacy
In its AI teaching scenarios, the University of Basel identifies compliance with data protection and copyright law, including assessing tools from those perspectives, as part of productive AI-tool integration in learning and teaching.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_teaching_data_protection_copyright_assessment
Original evidence
Evidence 1Compliance with data protection and copyright law (data is stored on US servers) Measures Assessing tools from the perspective of data protection and copyright law
Localized display only
The AI teaching matrix treats data protection and copyright compliance, including tool assessment, as part of AI-tool integration in teaching.
Academic Integrity
For regulating AI use in exams and assessments, the University of Basel lists task adaptation, preventing tool access, and declaration-of-independent-authorship restrictions as measures.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_assessment_regulation_measures
Original evidence
Evidence 1Restricting the use of AI in exams and assessments ... Adapting tasks in exams and assessments (learning objectives level) ... Preventing access to tools (assessment security) Measures Exam-wifi / Safe Browser ... Setting up restrictions (preventive measures / scientific integrity) Measures Declaration of independent authorship
Localized display only
Basel lists assessment task adaptation, access prevention, and independent-authorship declarations as possible regulation measures for AI in exams and assessments.
Source Status
The University of Basel has an AI Initiative that provides services to answer AI questions, identify risks, train university teaching for the age of AI, and empower employees to work constructively with AI.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_initiative_services_training_risk_support
Original evidence
Evidence 1The initiative provides services that help answer open questions about AI, identify risks and minimise potential disadvantages. The latest research findings are being bundled and made visible, university teaching is being trained for the age of AI, and employees are being empowered to deal constructively with AI in the course of their work.
Localized display only
Basel describes its AI Initiative as a service, risk-identification, teaching-training, and employee-empowerment effort.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
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Official sources
4 source attribution
Access authorisation
ub.unibas.ch
AI in learning and teaching
unibas.ch
AI Initiative of the University of Basel
unibas.ch
Guidelines "Citing AI Tools"
unibas.ch
Change log
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Corrections and missing evidence
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