Historical resource | The original Chair news item was published on 21 October 2024. This account retains the conference's historical context; organizational roles and attendance figures have been checked against the official synthesis report.
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Unprecedented changes in the world, our times and history are driving adaptation and adjustment in education worldwide. The Global Smart Education Conference 2024 took place at Beijing Normal University on 18–20 August 2024 under the theme “Educational Transformation & International Understanding”.
The conference was organized by Beijing Normal University and co-organized by the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE), the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). It also served as the annual conference of the Global Smart Education Network (GSENet).
Focusing on smart education policy, technology and practice, the event brought together plenary discussions, thematic forums, high-level dialogues, roundtables and workshops. The official report records one plenary session, 15 thematic forums and 11 thematic activities: 16 forums and plenary sessions in total.
Research findings and cooperation plans were released, while the Smart Education Exhibition presented products, services, exemplary cases and solutions. These activities fostered exchanges among countries and regions, international organizations, researchers and education practitioners.
According to the official report, the conference featured over 400 speakers from 62 countries and attracted more than 1,800 on-site participants and over five million online views. The original Chair news item also recorded attention and support from nearly 100 media outlets and dozens of partners.
Participants discussed the future of education and a shared vision for smart education, advancing knowledge sharing, international understanding and cooperation toward smart education that benefits humanity.
The Synthesis Report of Global Smart Education Conference 2024, prepared by the conference organizing committee, has been released and can be read or downloaded below.
Report contents and reading guide
The report includes an executive summary, accounts of forums and thematic activities, partnerships and follow-up actions. The PDF page links below offer routes into selected topics; this guide is not a translation of the full report.
- Executive summary — Page 9
- Digital transformation of K–12 education — Page 65
- AI for comprehensive assessment and evaluation — Page 78
- AI and the future of teaching — Page 108
- Special educational needs, inclusion and accessible digital textbooks — Page 11; Page 95; Page 182
- Concluding comments and follow-up actions — Page 135
Access the official report
The official report is primarily in English, with some Chinese labels and illustrated content. The PDF has 203 pages and is approximately 27.5 MB. This page provides a news introduction and reading guide in six languages; it does not indicate that six full translations of the report exist.
Synthesis Report of Global Smart Education Conference 2024
Sources and statistical notes
Statistical note: pages 5 and 9 of the report state more than 1,800 on-site participants; the original Chair item referred to over 2,000 delegates. This page uses the report's on-site attendance measure and lists online views separately, without adding the two. Organizational roles follow pages 4 and 6 of the report.
The original Chair item's title, date and URL are retained. The report comes from the conference website, with an additional official SLI access route. Dates displayed in those resource catalogues are not treated as the original news item's first publication date.
Original link: https://aiedchair.bnu.edu.cn/news-7858-en/
