On September 27, the 2026 Seminar on Education Innovation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence was held at Shenzhen University. The seminar was under the guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Artificial Intelligence Teaching Steering Committee and hosted by Shenzhen University, organized by the College of Electronics and Information Engineering of Shenzhen University and the Shenzhen Computer Federation, and supported by Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd., the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Data Science and Smart Education for Ordinary Higher Education Institutions, the Guangdong Digital Asset Research Center, the Shenzhen Society for Higher Education Informatization, the Zhuhai Computer Federation, and Shenzhen SZU U-Course Education Co., Ltd.
The seminar featured in-depth discussions on educational innovation and talent development in the AI era. It focused on frontier topics such as innovation in educational theories and concepts, human-machine collaborative teaching, the application of generative artificial intelligence in teaching, intelligent agents and personalized learning, discipline and curriculum development, and industry-education integration, bringing together experts and scholars from universities and corporate representatives to jointly explore new concepts, new technologies, and new paths for the deep integration of artificial intelligence with education and teaching.
Group photo of the attending guests
At the opening ceremony of the seminar, Chao Naipeng, Vice President of Shenzhen University, delivered a speech. On behalf of the university, he welcomed the attending experts, scholars, and industry guests and congratulated the convening of the seminar. He stated that the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology is bringing new opportunities for the reform of education and teaching and for talent cultivation, and expressed the hope that this seminar would serve as an opportunity to strengthen exchanges among universities, research institutions, and industry, and to jointly explore new paths for artificial intelligence empowering educational innovation.
Speech by University Leadership
After the opening ceremony, the seminar moved into the keynote report session. Zheng Gengzhong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Hanshan Normal University, delivered a report titled “Reconstructing ‘Teaching’ and ‘Learning’: A Bayesian Agent-Driven BOPPPS Adaptive Teaching System,” sharing insights on the BOPPPS teaching model and the design and application of intelligent agents, introducing the application of Bayesian algorithms in the dynamic prediction of students’ knowledge mastery, and exploring new ideas for adaptive teaching supported by artificial intelligence technology.
Zhong Shida, Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Shenzhen University, delivered a report titled “Exploration and Practice of Cultivating Top-Notch Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talent in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” sharing insights on the innovation of university talent cultivation models in the AI era, introducing Shenzhen University’s explorations in talent cultivation systems, professional education, innovation and entrepreneurship practice, and smart teaching, and exchanging views on topics such as human-machine collaborative teaching, the integration of science and education, and industry-education integration.
Su Yongkang, Deputy Director of the “Teaching Platforms and Data Office” of the Educational Technology Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, delivered a report titled “Artificial Intelligence Empowering Teaching Innovation,” sharing insights on artificial intelligence technology and innovation in education and teaching, and discussing innovative paths for teaching concepts, teaching models, and teaching practice against the backdrop of the development of artificial intelligence technology.
Keynote Speakers Giving Their Reports
Subsequently, the seminar moved into the AI educational technology product report session. Zhang Shengli, Vice Dean of the College of Electronics and Information Engineering of Shenzhen University, delivered a report titled “Challenges and Opportunities for University Education in the Era of AGI,” analyzing the challenges and opportunities that general artificial intelligence, represented by large models, brings to university education and talent cultivation, and introducing explorations in using large-model intelligent agents for AI courseware construction, personalized teaching, and classroom discussions.
Wang Cairong, an expert in Tencent Cloud’s education AI solutions, delivered a report titled “Practice and Reflections on Tencent AI Empowering University Teaching, Education, and Research Innovation,” sharing insights on the application of large models and artificial intelligence technology in university teaching and research scenarios, and discussing practical paths through which artificial intelligence drives innovation in teaching models, the enhancement of research capabilities, and the integration of science and education in universities.
Chen Yicong, Chief Technology Officer of Inspur’s Guangdong Region, delivered a report titled “From Computing Power Foundation to Educational Intelligent Agents: Inspur AI’s Practical Path for Empowering the Full Scenarios of ‘Teaching, Research, and Management’ in Universities,” introducing, starting from the needs of university artificial intelligence development, a full-stack capability system spanning computing power foundations, large-model platforms, and scenario applications, and discussing, in light of relevant practices, the application of artificial intelligence in scenarios such as university teaching, research, and management.
AI Educational Technology Product Report Speakers Giving Their Reports
In the roundtable forum session, Lei Kai, a researcher at the Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School; Chen Haiqiang, Dean of the School of Fintech at Shenzhen University; Wang Zhi, Associate Professor at the Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School and Vice Dean of the Institute of Data and Information; and Liu Yong, General Manager of Shenzhen SZU U-Course Education Co., Ltd., participated in the exchange. Drawing on their respective research fields and practical experience, the attending guests exchanged views and held discussions on topics such as innovation in education and teaching in the era of artificial intelligence, talent cultivation, and the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology with education.
Scene of the Roundtable Forum
This seminar provided a platform for exchange among universities, research institutions, and enterprises. The attending experts and scholars conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on artificial intelligence empowering education and teaching, innovation in talent cultivation models, and related technological practices, providing new ideas and practical references for further promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence with education and teaching and advancing innovation in university talent cultivation models.
