Historical report: the visit took place on 19–23 October 2024. Positions and prospective cooperation described here refer to that period.
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Casablanca: educational exchanges and the conference
On 19–23 October 2024, Professor Huang Ronghuai, Co-Dean of the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, was invited to lead a delegation to Casablanca, Morocco, to attend the 2024 International Conference on Innovation in Emerging Communication and Information Technology (ICIEICT 2024) and visit several local educational institutions.
On 20 October, the delegation visited local education service provider AMQE. They discussed potential areas of cooperation with its principal representatives, with in-depth exchanges on opportunities involving open educational resources (OER), teacher training, educational management and special education.
On 21 October, Huang led the delegation to ICIEICT 2024 at Hassan II University of Casablanca. In his opening address, he emphasized the important role of international cooperation in advancing educational innovation. During the conference, the delegation also visited the university’s Faculty of Education, met its leaders and faculty representatives, and toured facilities including the library, the China Pavilion and teaching buildings.
Rabat: AI research and educational services
On 22 October, in Morocco’s capital Rabat, the delegation was invited to visit Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and toured Morocco’s International Artificial Intelligence Center. Professor Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, the center’s head, and her team presented their latest research advances in areas including swarm intelligence, virtual humans and robotic vision. The two sides held in-depth discussions on opportunities for future strategic cooperation.
That day, the delegation also visited education services company AsiaScholar and met its representatives, increasing mutual understanding and opening new avenues for future cooperation.
Discussions on open education cooperation
On 23 October, Huang and his delegation met members of CanWestResearch Congress, the organizer of ICIEICT 2024, and held in-depth talks with Professor Qing Tan of Athabasca University, Canada, the conference’s Technical Program Chair. They reached a shared understanding on their interest in cooperation in open education and looked forward to jointly advancing educational openness and innovation.
Outcomes of the visit
The visit strengthened exchanges and cooperation in education between relevant institutions in China and Morocco, supporting their joint development in educational innovation and technology applications.
Sources
Each paragraph was checked against the Smart Learning Institute’s official report of 29 October 2024. The Chair’s original Chinese title, publication date, author and URL are retained. Special education was a prospective area discussed during the visit; this is not a claim of implemented services or an agreement signed in that field.
Original link: https://aiedchair.bnu.edu.cn/news-8882-en/
