On 12 May 2026, the World Digital Education Alliance released two alliance standards on artificial intelligence in education at the closing ceremony of the 2026 World Digital Education Conference in Hangzhou. They provide practical reference frameworks for designing and using AI systems in educational settings.
The standards are Artificial Intelligence Application System in Education (WDEAS-0002:2026) and Fundamental Elements of AI-Empowered Smart Campus (WDEAS-0003:2026). These titles and identifiers appear in the achievement image published on the Alliance’s website; its accompanying report explains the main content of both documents.
Artificial Intelligence Application System in Education covers enabling technologies, teaching, learning and assessment scenarios, and safety and ethical requirements. Guided by human-centred design, educational value and trustworthy technology, it provides technical guidance throughout the lifecycle of educational AI applications. It sets basic requirements for enabling technologies, common education functions and safety and ethical safeguards, supporting system design, development, testing, deployment and evaluation.
Fundamental Elements of AI-Empowered Smart Campus addresses the planning, design and development of AI-supported campuses. Its general architecture comprises portals, applications, support systems and AI capability platforms. It highlights AI agents and multimodal interaction, explaining how education-specific models, general large language models and foundational AI capabilities can work together to connect physical learning spaces with digital systems.
According to the Alliance, the standards are intended for education institutions, technology providers and standard-setting bodies involved in building AI-enabled education systems and smart campuses, offering reference frameworks for planning, development and implementation.
Original link: https://aiedchair.bnu.edu.cn/wdea-ai-education-standards-2026-en/