Digital Learning Week is UNESCO’s new annual flagship event on digital learning and the transformation of education. It convenes international policy-makers, practitioners, educators, private sector partners, researchers and development agencies to jointly respond to the new dynamics around digital innovation, and steer technology for education. Digital Learning Week is the rebooted version of Mobile Learning…
The 2023 Global Smart Education Conference commenced in Beijing on August 18th, setting its focus on the theme of “Education Transformation and Data Governance.” This distinguished event extended invitations to experts, scholars, and educators hailing from various sectors encompassing education, technology, and business, both nationally and internationally. Their collective objective was to engage in discussions…
Co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay and Ceibal Foundation, the global launch of the “2023 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report: Technology in education: A tool on whose terms?” took place on 26-27 July, 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay with 15 ministers of education from around the world. This event promoted a high-level…
The 16th International Conference on Blended Learning (ICBL 2023) occurred from July 17 to 20, 2023 at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. With the theme “Blended Learning: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward”, the conference aimed to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration among researchers and practitioners. Prof. HUANG Ronghuai, the UNESCO Chair on AI in Education and…
The Education University of Hong Kong & CoolThink@JC On July 18th, Prof. HUANG Ronghuai and his delegation visited the Education University of Hong Kong, and met with Prof. JIANG Shaoxiang and Ir Daniel LAI, Programme Director of CoolThink@JC and Justice of the Peace (JPs). They held in-depth discussions on topics related to enhancing teachers’ computational…
On June 4th, the launching ceremony of the Chinese version of “GEM Report 2021/2” and “China’s Progress Report on SDG 4-Education 2030” and the International Symposium on High-Quality Development of Education was held in Beijing. Mr. Wang Jiayi, the Vice Minister of Education, PRC, and Ms. Stefania Giannini, the Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO,…
In early 2023, Beijing Normal University will establish the AIED Chair to promote research, training, and information sharing of information technology, particularly artificial intelligence, in the education sector. The chair’s main objectives include fostering collaboration between Beijing Normal University and distinguished researchers and teaching staff from prestigious universities and institutions worldwide. The Training Workshop on…
