Registration

Event Agenda

Time Activities

9:00-9:30

Opening Remarks

  • Zhan Tao, Director of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE)
  • Jin Li, Director of UNESCO-ICHEI, Vice President of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

9:30-10:30

Keynote Speech
Moderator: Firmin Edouard Matoko, Former Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, UNESCO

  • Opportunity or Challenge: Higher Education in the Age of AI
    • Dragan Gasevic, Distinguished Professor of Learning Analytics in the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia
  • AI Empowered Knowledge Production and Innovation in Education
    • Zheng Nanning, Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, Academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • AI Talent Cultivation Through Industry-Education Integration Under the Trend of Large AI Models
    • Ma Yanjun, General Manager of Baidu AI Platform and Ecosystem, Co-Chair of Large AI Model Special Group of the National AI Standardization General Working Group

10:45-12:15

Forum 1: Higher Education Governance in the AI Era
Moderator: Tang Qian, Former Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Keynote Speech 
  • AI Governance and Ethics in Higher Education Institutions
    • Zhu Zhiting, Emeritus Professor at East China Normal University, Doctoral Advisor in Educational Technology, Distinguished Consultant of UNESCO-ICHEI
Themed Presentations 
  • From Policy to Practice: Implementing Effective Governance in AI-Enabled Higher Education
    • Mona Abdel-Aal Elzahry, Executive Director of Education Strategy Administration, Ain Shams University, Egypt
  • Innovative Partnership Driving Educational Change and Leadership - Lessons and Perspectives from Nigeria
    • Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary National Universities Commission, Nigeria
  • Adapt, adopt and make the change - XJTLU`s exploration and practice in higher education
    • Bi Xin, Chief Officer of Data, Director of Centre for Knowledge and Information, Xi`an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
  • Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
  • Yusuf Kiranda, The University Secretary, Makerere University, Uganda
  • Kean Tak, Vice Rector, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

13:30-14:30

Forum 2: Higher Education Teacher Professional Development in the AI Era
Moderator: Zhan Tao, Director of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE)

Themed Presentations 
  • Bridging the Gap: AI Literacy and Policy for Educators
    • Cecilia Chan, Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre, The University of Hong Kong, China
  • Developing engineering educators to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of AI
    • Teresa Hattingh, Engineering Education Specialist, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Nurbek Teleshaliyev, Chief of Education, UNESCO Almaty Regional Office
  • Zhang Jing, Director of Overseas Education Talent Ecology, Huawei Talent Development Department
  • Moussa LO, Rector, Cheikh Hamidou KANE Digital University, Senegal
  • Liu Xiaoxiang, Director of Software Centre, Seewo 

14:45-15:45

Forum 3: Micro-certification for Higher Education Teacher Professional Development
Moderator: Peter Wells, Chief of Education, UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA)

Themed Presentations 
  • IIOE:A digital ecosystem and A public digital learning platform for Higher Education
    • Sit Fung, Chief of IIOE Management Centre, UNESCO-ICHEI
  • Higher Education Teaching Personnel Development in Indonesia
    • Paulina Pannen, Senior Expert, Indonesia Cyber Education Institute (ICE-I), Indonesia
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Noureddine Bali, Vice-president in charge of the higher education of graduation, continuing education and degrees, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algeria
  • Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, Dean of Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Husaina Banu Kenayathulla, Deputy Dean (Research, Value Creation and Enterprise), Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
  • Xing Taiquan, Director of International Affairs, OS-Easy

16:00-17:00

Forum 4: Innovation and Applications of AI in Higher Education Teaching and Learning
Moderator: Paul Prinsloo, Research Professor in Open Distance Learning, University of South Africa

Themed Presentations 
  • Enhancing Student Experience and Learning through AI Literacy
    • Grace Oakley, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of the Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Information retrieval of scientific information and the relevance of its intellectualization for higher education
    • Marat Rakhmatullaev, Professor of Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Team-leader of HEREs (Uzbekistan Higher Education Reform Experts), Uzbekistan
  • Innovations in Artificial Intelligence for Personalized Learning and IIOE Practices
    • Zhao Junjun, CEO of ZhiXueYun (Beijing) Technology Co.,Ltd
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Arshad Saleem Bhatti, Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan
  • Florence Mtambanengwe, Acting Pro-Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs Executive Director for Research, Innovation and Industrialisation, University of Zimbabwe
  • Jaime Alberto Palma Mendoza, Assistant Professor at Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
  • Michael Boakye-Yiadom,Director-General at the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA)

17:15-18:15

Forum 5: Digital Environment and Management of HEIs in the AI Era
Moderator: Anasse Bouhlal, Programme Specialist (Higher Education and TVET), UNESCO Doha Office for GCC and Yemen

Themed Presentations 
  • Innovation and Adaptation: Navigating Challenges in the AI Era
    • Waqar Mahmood, Director of Al-Khawarazmi Institute of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Educational Innovation and Practice in the AI Era
    • Chen Wenzhi, Director of Information Technology Centre, Zhejiang University
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Jeilu Oumer Hussien, Academic Vice President, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  • Zoltán Vörös, Director, Centre for supporting digital education and teaching, University of Pecs, Hungary
  • Misheel Soyol-Erdene,Programme Specialist for Communication and Information,Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO
  • Zhang Yu, Board Chair, Guangzhou Createview Education Technology Co., Ltd.

19:30-21:00

Awards Ceremony of UNESCO-ICHEI Higher Education Digitalisation Pioneer Case Award
Time Activities

09:00 - 10:00

Forum 6: High-Quality, Inclusive Digital Content under the Principle of Joint Development and Shared Benefits
Moderator: Lim Cher Ping, Chief Expert of International Institute of Online Education (IIOE), UNESCO-ICHEI, Chair Professor of Learning Technologies and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong, China (EdUHK)

Themed Presentations 
  • Developing Resources on ICT Competencies of University Teachers: Challenges of AI-based Technologies
    • Tatiana Murovana, Programme Specialist, Unit of Digital Pedagogy and Learning Materials, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE)
  • An experience of developing open educational resources for fundamental engineering courses using teacher-friendly technology: Case study at MUST
    • Tserenchimed Purevsuren, Senior Specialist at Open Education Center, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia
  • Prospect of XR Technology to Enable Digitalisation in Education
    • Wang Yufei, General Manager of Overseas Business Division of KMAX
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Bouchra Lebzar, Professor in management, Head of L-QUALIMAT-GRTE Laboratory, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco
  • Celestino Obua, Vice Chancellor, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
  • Michel Bakar Diop, Director of the Institute of Open and Distance Learning (IFOAD), Gaston Berger University, Senegal
  • Yang Xinbin, Holder of UNESCO Chair on Digitalization in TVET, Board Chairman of Shenzhen Polytechnic University
  • Yao Shanglang, CTO of Jiker

10:15-11:15

Forum 7: Innovative Partnerships Driving Educational Change and Leadership
Moderator: Ismi Arif Ismail, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2023 IIOE Rotating Presidency Unit,Malaysia

Themed Presentations 
  • IIOE National Centres - Formulating Policies and building capacity across HEIs and countries
    • Bi Xiaohan, Deputy Director of UNESCO-ICHEI
  • Driving Digital Transformation of Teaching and Learning in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Using the Teaching and Learning Policy (TPL): A Collaboration between ABU, UNESCO-ICHEI and IIOE Nigeria National Center
    • Kabiru Bala, Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
  • Educational Innovation and Practice in the Age of AI
    • Wang Duanrui, Chairman of WEDON Cloud Education GROUP
Roundtable Discussions 
  • Idris Ahmada Rai, Deputy Executive Secretary, Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
  • Ram Piyaket, Director, Office of International Affairs and Global Network, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • Rita Bissoonauth, Director of UNESCO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Yayra Dzakadzie,Director for Tertiary Education at the Ministry of Education,Ghana

11:30-11:45

Announcement of 2024 IIOE Rotating Presidency Unit
Moderator: Liang Jiansheng, Executive Deputy Director of UNESCO-ICHEI

  • Remarks by representative of 2023 Rotating Presidency Unit,Ismi Arif Ismail, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
  • Remarks by representative of 2024 Rotating Presidency Unit

11:45-12:00

Agreement Signing Ceremonies
Moderator: Han Wei, Deputy Secretary-General, IIOE Secretariat

12:00-12:15

White paper Launch

  • Lim Cher Ping, Chief Expert of the UNESCO-ICHEI International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) and Chair Professor of Learning Technologies and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong, China (EdUHK)

12:15-12:30

Closing Remarks

  • Li Ming, Secretary-General, IIOE Secretariat

13:30-18:00

Visit to Huawei Songshan Lake Campus
Time Activities

9:00-17:00

Option 1, Line Shenzhen: BYD, Qi Art Gallery-Oriental Aesthetic Space, Baidu
Option 2, Line Guangzhou: Seewo, Createview
Option 3, Hong Kong: Sub-Forum ‘Data Security and Digital Rights Protection in Higher Education in the Age of AI’ 
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HUAWEI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

Huawei is the world-leading provider of ICT infrastructure and smart terminals. As one of the co-initiators of the IIOE platform, Huawei provides various ccourses introducing frontier ICT knowledge. Through its ICT Academy project, Huawei joins partnership with UNESCO-ICHEI in building a global network involving leading HEls in Asia and Africa regions and explores new models of higher education in terms of talent development, academic research, and ICT-based institutional management.

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WEIDONG CLOUD EDUCATION GROUP

Founded in 2012, Wedon Cloud Education Group has always taken "sharing education resources and inheriting human civilization" as its mission, by building a "learning platform + training content + academic upgrading" model and fully applying cutting-edge technologies in the education industry, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data model, the company provides professional products and services both at home and abroad, with its business covering 20 countries and 25 provincial-level administrative regions. Wedon Cloud Education is a strategic partner of China`s Ministry of Education, UNESCO and SCO.

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GUANGZHOU CREATEVIEW EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

Guangzhou Createview Education Technology Co., Ltd is a technological innovative enterprise dedicated to the construction of "intelligent education" services. The company has formed a large-scale production and R&D capacity of intelligent display based on the cutting-edge technologies such as Internet of Things, big data and artificial intelligence. Createview provides customized content push service for users, and provides digital solutions of "content + cloud + terminal" for administration, education, retail, medical and other industries.

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Guangzhou Shirui Electronic Technology Co.,LTD

As a provider of educational digital tools and services, Seewo always adheres to the "user-centered" principle, focuses on teachers, classrooms and teaching, and combines digital technologies such as communication, big data, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies to accumulate and precipitate experience and resources, upgrade the product system, and improve the user experience and value presentation. Seewo hopes to serve every school, every classroom and every teacher with digitalization.

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JIKER

Jiker is an innovative education platform for IT vocational education, dedated to its mission of "making IT learning more effective". Jiker advocates the combination of personalized learning and systematic training, the combination of learning and practice, and the use of data and algorithms to provide the most effective learning and development solutions for each learner. As one of the co-initiators of the IIOE platform, Jiker provides several professional courses on the IIOE platform, including Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things (lot), Artificial Intelligence (Al), etc.

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WISDOM HOUSE CULTURAL INDUSTRY GROUP CO.,LTD

Wisdom House International Culture Communication Group Co., Ltd. has always been upholding the international vision of the world, focusing on the future and destiny of mankind with a global perspective, spreading the new form of human civilisation, promoting humanistic exchanges between China and foreign countries, promoting the construction of a community of human destiny, telling a good story of China to the countries along the Belt and Road, spreading the voice of China, and interpreting Chinese wisdom and Chinese Solutions. Since its establishment in 2011, Wisdom House has gradually formed a "one-core, three-pronged" business layout with international Chinese language education as the core and books, film and television, and international communication work as the focus.

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JIANGXI KMAX INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD

Jiangxi KMAX Industrial Co., Ltd headquartered in Nanchang, which is the host of the World VR Industry Conference. As a well-known science and technology innovation company in China, KMAX has been committed to the development and production of desktop all-in-one virtual holographic interactive machines, portable naked-eye 3D terminal equipment and other hardware, career and technical education applications and courses, as well as constant exploration of the creative empowerment and integration path of advanced information technology such as VR to vocational and career training education.

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ZHIXUEYUN TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

Zhixueyun is an AI-driven knowledge intelligence enterprise that provides customers with intelligent learning and knowledge service solutions based on generative artificial intelligence. It has developed a low-code PaaS platform with completely self-owned intellectual property rights to provide efficient and personalized solutions for large-scale customers. Meanwhile, relying on the self-developed AI Agent intelligent platform, it deeply integrates generative artificial intelligence with private domain knowledge and customer business scenarios to transform knowledge assets into organizational productivity.

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OS-EASY GROUP HOLDING LTD

Wuhan OS-Easy Cloud Computing Co., Ltd, founded in 2013, is a credible desktop cloud technology and solution provider, dedicated to providing users in education, government, enterprise, healthcare, finance, energy and other industries with cloud computer office, intelligent education, Xinchuang desktop cloud and other series of products, as well as the industry`s deep integration of the whole scene of integrated solutions.

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Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co.,LTD

Baidu`s mission is to "use technology to make the complex world simpler", adhere to technological innovation, and strive to "become the world`s top high-tech company that best understands users and helps people grow". Baidu`s investments in cutting-edge areas such as deep learning, conversational AI operating systems, autonomous driving, and AI chips have made Baidu a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation.

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Nanjing Plaso Network Technology Co.,LTD

Founded in 2012, Nanjing Plaso Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a technology company focusing on technology-enabled efficient interaction of information. Plaso has an educational application product system that integrates the core technical capabilities of digital canvas, AIGC, tracking file annotation, rich media file reading, perspective following, audio/video capture and live broadcasting, etc. It provides solutions for different scenarios of teachers` teaching, research team`s effectiveness improvement, teachers` development, virtual teaching and research, future learning center, campus office, students` learning and other needs.

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Uweb Limited

UWEB (University of Web3) is a leading education institute and incubation institution specialized in Web3 and AI. Currently, UWEB operates primarily in Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, serving entrepreneurs and investors in Asia by providing professional and advanced Web3 & AI courses. Within our expanding alumni ecosystem, we continuously explore and incubate exceptional projects, accompanying entrepreneurs on their journey to success.

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Anhui Wenxiang Technology Co., Ltd

Wenxiang is a national high-tech enterprise that uses information technology and artificial intelligence to promote the digital transformation of education. Wenxiang is committed to promoting the deep integration of information technology and education, bringing the next generation of information technology and artificial intelligence to every teacher, classroom, and school, so that information technology can serve better education, and education can drive the continuous development of information technology.

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Guangzhou Jiqu Information Technology Co., Ltd

Guangzhou Jiqu Information Technology Co., Ltd is a leading XR education solution provider in China. The company has a series of independently developed AR/VR hardware, real-scene simulation teaching content development and management platform. It is committed to serving the global digital education and improving the teaching quality of higher education.

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Learnmonade Limited

At Learnmonade, we are dedicated to reshaping the future of education through our innovative e-learning solutions. Our focus is on making learning enjoyable for both educators and students. Through a combination of captivating teaching materials, AI-powered tools, and the integration of emerging technologies, we strive to empower teachers and ignite students` enthusiasm with interactive and dynamic hybrid and online learning experiences.