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The UNESCO Chair on AI in Education convened a parallel session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to transform the future of African education through responsible and human-centered artificial intelligence in education

The African Union Commission and UNESCO convened the International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 30 September to 2 October 2024. Under the theme “Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future”, the forum featured parallel sessions and was held under the patronage of H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, then President of Ethiopia.

[GSE2024] Forum on AI for Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation Held in Beijing

The Forum on AI for Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation took place at Beijing Normal University on 19 August 2024 as part of the Global Smart Education Conference. It was jointly organised by the National Engineering Research Center of Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology and BNU’s Research Institute of K-12 Educational Big Data Application. SLI reported more than 200 onsite attendees and nearly 50,000 online participations, with educational authorities, universities, research institutions and enterprises discussing AI-supported holistic student assessment.

Forum on AI and the Future of Teaching Held at GSE2024

The Forum on AI and the Future of Teaching took place at Beijing Normal University on the morning of 20 August 2024. Co-hosts were UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE), BNU’s Faculty of Education, the UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence in Education, and South China Normal University’s Institute of Artificial Intelligence Education, with support from Tencent Cloud. Representatives from China, France, Russia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Morocco and elsewhere discussed AI and teacher development.

GSE2024 Forum Examines AI-driven Innovation and Digital Transformation in Higher Education

The GSE2024 Forum on AI-driven Innovation in Higher Education took place in Beijing on the morning of 20 August 2024. Co-hosted by Beijing Normal University, the Education University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), it addressed practical challenges and central concerns in higher education’s digital transformation.

Student Forum on Youth Intelligence Inspiring Future Education Innovation Held at GSE2024

The Student Forum on Youth Intelligence Inspiring Future Education Innovation took place at Beijing Normal University on the afternoon of 19 August 2024. It invited 187 university student representatives from Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Henan and elsewhere with experts and scholars. Guests included Zeng Haijun, Vice Dean of BNU’s Smart Learning Institute and Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education’s Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base in Beijing, and speaker, author and consultant Marc Prensky, who introduced the concepts of “digital natives” and “digital immigrants”. Topics included:

GSENet Releases Global Understanding of Smart Education in the Context of Digital Transformation

On 18 August 2024, during the Global Smart Education Conference opening and plenary session, Huang Ronghuai, Co-Dean of BNU’s Smart Learning Institute, and Zhan Tao, Director of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), launched “Global Understanding of Smart Education in the Context of Digital Transformation” on behalf of the Global Smart Education Network (GSENet).

Enhancing International Understanding in Smart Education and Deepening Digital Transformation in Global Education —The Global Smart Education Conference 2024 Opened in Beijing

The Global Smart Education Conference 2024 opened in Beijing on 18 August under the theme “Educational Transformation & International Understanding”. Experts, scholars and practising teachers from education, technology and business discussed digital strategies, pathways and challenges, alongside new theories, technologies, perspectives and results. The opening report recorded more than 400 invited participants from China and abroad and over 1,500 on-site delegates; these overlapping categories should not be added together.

[Event Preview] Forum on AI-driven Innovation in Higher Education | GSE2024

Archived announcement: the Forum on AI-driven Innovation in Higher Education was scheduled for Tuesday 20 August 2024, 08:30–12:00 in the Sports Hall. The event has ended. This page preserves the advance announcement and poster for reference. Names and roles reflect the 2024 material and do not establish current appointments or actual attendance.

[Event Preview] Forum on AI and the Future of Teaching | GSE2024

Archived announcement: the Forum on AI and the Future of Teaching, scheduled for Tuesday 20 August 2024, 08:30–12:00 in Auditorium 1, has ended. This page preserves the advance programme and original poster for reference, rather than current registration. All listed speakers and roles reflect the 2024 announcement.

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