Historical announcement | The original Chair item was published on 22 October 2024. Project size, support, certificate and registration information belongs to that notice; it does not establish current arrangements or certificate recognition. Registration has closed.
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Background and cooperation
The original notice introduced the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) as a new member of the international science olympiad family. According to the 2024 announcement, AI researchers from universities including MIT and the University of Copenhagen jointly initiated and organized it, and its authorized member countries and regions had grown to more than 50. That figure retains the notice's 2024 reference period.
The 2024 notice also described support from technology companies including Google and participation by an AI-focused university in the United Arab Emirates, described there as the world's first university devoted to AI. It mentioned comments and support from Professor Andrew Yao and Kai-Fu Lee. These are the historical notice's descriptions, rather than a statement of current sponsorship or institutional affiliation.
IOAI emphasized innovation, application and teamwork. The learning areas presented included Python programming, deep-learning frameworks, machine-learning algorithms and new tools for natural language processing (NLP). The notice described these skills as foundations for academic research and future development in AI.
The notice described NOAI, the National Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, as the IOAI initiative in China, jointly organized by BNU's Research Center for Computing Education and ITCCC. It recorded guidance and support from the UNESCO Chair on AI in Education at Beijing Normal University, and collaboration with BNU's YuanZhuo Project on localized AI curricula and teacher training.
To encourage exchange on AI education in primary and secondary schools, the meeting proposed inviting experts in AI education and AI research, outstanding classroom teachers and subject leaders. Discussions would cover trends in AI education in China, NOAI's development plans, participation routes, and jointly developed and shared course resources. A second-day capacity-building workshop was added for secondary-school teachers, coaches and educators seeking to improve their AI teaching skills.
Historical event information
- Dates
- 9–10 November 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)
- Venue
- Changping Campus, Beijing Normal University, No. 2A Manjing Road, Changping District, Beijing
- Intended participants
- Teachers of relevant primary- and secondary-school subjects, coaches, AI education scholars and business representatives interested in supporting the initiative.
Provisional programme in text
The table transcribes the provisional programme in the official 2024 notice. The image lists morning and afternoon sessions, without exact clock times; this is not a record of the final programme delivered.
| Date and event | Session | Proposed topics |
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| 9 November (Saturday) · Second China-region seminar | Morning |
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| 9 November (Saturday) · Second China-region seminar | Afternoon |
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| 10 November (Sunday) · Teacher capacity-building workshop | Morning |
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| 10 November (Sunday) · Teacher capacity-building workshop | Afternoon |
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Certificates, fees and registration archive
The original notice stated that the organizers would issue attendance certificates at the end of the seminar. This is a historical arrangement. This page offers no current certificate application or proof of recognition, and does not reconstruct the unavailable certificate example.
Under the 2024 notice, the seminar was a public-benefit teacher exchange project with no conference fee. Participants were responsible for travel, accommodation, meals and other personal expenses. These were the arrangements for that historical event.
The notice used a QR code for registration, with a deadline of 27 October 2024 at 23:59. That access information is retained as an archive; this page does not provide current registration.
View the expired registration QR code (historical archive)
The original invitation welcomed classroom teachers, subject leaders and AI education practitioners to exchange perspectives and experience and advance AI education practice together.
Later record and sources
YuanZhuo's Q4 2024 handbook records that the event took place at BNU on 9–10 November 2024.
The original announcement's date and URL are retained. Its provisional programme and registration arrangements should be read in their historical context. The later handbook record is listed separately; the announcement alone does not establish the final programme delivered.
Original link: https://aiedchair.bnu.edu.cn/news-7879-en/
