The 2023 Beijing Digital Education Conference opening at BUCEA

On the morning of April 22, the 2023 Beijing Digital Education Conference opened at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA). Under the theme of “Digital Empowerment and Education Innovation”, the conference, hosted by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, discussed digital revolution and transition and development, so as to vigorously promote the digital transition and development of education in Beijing, thus supporting the high-quality development of education in Beijing through education digitization.

At the conference

The opening ceremony was attended by LIU Yuhui, ViceMayor of the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, LEI Chaozi, director-general of the MOE (Ministry of Education) Science and Technology Department, ZHENG Weimin, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, other personnel in charge from the municipal and district education commissions, and presidents, leaders and relevant persons in charge from universities, primary and secondary schools,and vocational schools. The opening ceremony was presided over by LI Yi, deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.

LIU Yuhui, Vice Mayor of the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality delivering a speech

LEI Chaozi, director-general of the MOE Science and Technology Department delivering a speech

LI Yi, deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission hosting the conference

LI Junfeng, Secretary of the CPC Committee of BUCEA delivering a speech

RomainSoubeyran, President of the CentraleSupélec and Groupe des EcolesCentrales, France, and Andrew Jones, President of Brunel University London, the UK delivering video speeches

ZHENG Weimin, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, delivering a speech

The main conference invited ZHENG Weimin, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, professor of Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University to give a keynote speech entitled “Computing Power: the Cornerstone of Education Digitization”.

ZHANG Dayu, President of BUCEAhosting the conference

The expert speech session of the main conference was chaired by ZHANG Dayu, President of BUCEA.

YU Zujun, President of Beijing Jiaotong University delivering a speech

FANG Fuquan, President of Capital Normal University delivering a speech

ZHOU Lin, director of the Education Commission of Dongcheng District, Beijing delivering a speech

WU Xiaoru, President of iFLYTEK delivering a speech

YU Zujun, President of Beijing Jiaotong University, FANGFuquan, President of Capital Normal University, ZHOU Lin, director of the Education Commission of Dongcheng District, Beijing, and WU Xiaoru, President of iFLYTEK, gave speeches repectivelyon behalf of Beijing’s universities directly under the administration of ministries and commissions of the central government, universities directly under the administration of Beijing Municipality, and basic education and technological enterprises.

GE Juzhong releasing the “Smart Campus Construction Code for Beijing Primary and Secondary School (Trial)” and “Smart Campus Construction Code for Beijing Higher Education School (Trial)”

In the release of the main meeting’s achievements, GE Juzhong, second-level inspector of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, issued the “Smart Campus Construction Code for Beijing Primary and Secondary School (Trial)” and “Smart Campus Construction Code for Beijing Higher Education School (Trial)” (hereinafter referred to as “the Code”). During the conference, three parallel sessions were held focusing on higher education, vocational education, and basic education respectively.