About Us
On December 7, 2015
the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University held the first annual meeting successfully.
On October 26, 2015
two newly established research centers: Educational Robot Engineering Center and ICT Instruction Research Center were unveiled at the NetDragon Headquarter in Changle.
On September 20, 2015
the institute published the first authoritative report on the interpretation of smart learning in China: White Paper:Smart Learning Environments in China 2015.
On August 12, 2015
the institute set up a smart education experiment area in Fuquan city, Qiannan, Guizhou province and organized the seminar of highly balanced development of education among regions.
On April 30, 2015
the institute held “The Construction of Smart Education Demonstration Area High-end meeting” in Heping district, Tianjin.
On March 18, 2015
Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University was founded.
During December 9th to December 10th, 2016
SLIBNU hosted “2016 Design · Computing · Innovative Thinking Education Summit” and released 2016 Report of the Cyberlearning Products Development Index in China.
On October 13, 2016
the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University held the second annual meeting successfully.
On September 10, 2016
Educational Robots White Paper 2016: The Global Development was published.
On May 29, 2016
2016 Index Report of Smart Learning Environments in Chinese Cities was released.
On May 29, 2016
the institute published White Paper: Construction and Development of MOOCs in China and held "Smart Learning Computing Engine" and "2016 Beijing Normal University Smart Learning and VR Application in Education” academic week, released and experienced the achievements of collaborative and innovative products of IUR, and held series of academic discussion activities.
On February 27, 2016
the institute held the “VR in IUR ” salon.
From January 14 to16, 2016
the institute successfully held the “2016 US-China Smart Education Conference”.
On January 14, 2016
the institute released The 2016 NMC Technology Outlook for Chinese K-12 Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report.
During December 18th to December 22th, 2017
SLIBNU hosted The Belt & Road Open Education Learning Week
On November 3rd, 2017
"Educational Robot Summit Forum" was successfully held in Nanjing.
During September 27th to September 29th, 2017
Enhancing Teachers’ ICT Competency by harnessing Open Educational Resources Seminar was jointly hosted by SLIBNU and UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) in eLearning Africa 2017 in Mauritius, Africa.
On July 17th, 2017
SLIBNU and UNESCO INRULED jointly organized “the Forum on Education and Rural Development”.
On May 25th, 2017
SLIBNU and China Association of Higher Education (CAHE) co-hosted “Smart Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER) Forum” in Shenyang, and released White Paper: Smart Learning Environment China 2016.
During May 19th to 20th, 2017
SLIBNU and National Research University - Higher School of Economics Saint Petersburg jointly organized the 4th International Seminar on “Education and Global Cities: Smart Learning in Global Universities” in St. Petersburg, Russia.
On April 28th, 2017
SLIBNU was awarded TICL Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award by AERA of the US. Beijing Normal University (BNU), North Texas University (NTU) and East China Normal University (ECNU) were jointly awarded, and it was conferred to Dean Ronghuai Huang and the international experts like J. Michael Spector and Kinshuk, etc.
On April 22nd, 2017
SLIBNU and School of Journalism and Communication, Shaanxi Normal University co-organized Cultural and Educational High-end Forum under The Belt & Road Initiative in Xi’an.
During March 18rd to March 24th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted 2017 BNU Smart Learning and Artificial Intelligence Academic Week.
During March 18rd to March 20th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted the Second US-China Smart Education Conference, and released 2017 NMC Technology Outlook for Chinese Higher Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report.
During January 13th to January 15th, 2017
SLIBNU, Harvard Graduate School of Education(HGSE) and Fujian Visual Reality Industrial Base, People’s republic of China, jointly organized “the International Symposium on 2017 Immersive Learning and VR Education Application” at Harvard University, Boston, USA.
On January 4th, 2017
SLIBNU hosted “Smart Learning Academic Salon: Virtual Reality and Education”.
On December 13th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted STEM Instruction Research and Innovation Seminar.
During December 10th to December 15th, 2018
SLIBNU organized 2018 BNU Winter Training Program for Belt & Road Countries with the theme of “Future Education in China: Innovation, Design, and Technology.”
On December 9th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted the 3rd Design, Computing and Innovative Thinking Education Forum in Beijing National Convention Center.
During November 26th to November 30th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Smart Education” Webinar.
On November 7th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Artificial Intelligence and Education Transformation: Robot Education at Home and Abroad Seminar”.
On October 18th, 2018
“International Forum on Transforming Education through Artificial Intelligence” was held smoothly.
In September, 2018
“Design and Learning” joint course in Colleges and Universities began.
During September 25th to September 28th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted the “Smart Education” Webinar with the theme of “How will Emerging IT Reshape Learning and Industry”.
On September 14th, 2018
“Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Xiong’an New Area” was founded.
During September 4th to September 6th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “The 11th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (ICLTC 2018)”.
On September 1st, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Academic Salon: Intelligent Technology Supported Learning Environment and Application”.
On August 30th, 2018
Dean Ronghuai Huang attended 2018 Dujiangyan International Forum.
During August 16th to August 18th, 2018
Dean Ronghuai Huang attended 2018 International Conference for Media in Education.
On July 18th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Academic Salon: Artificial Intelligence and Education”.
During July 14th to July 19th, 2018
Dean Dejian Liu and his team visited Serbia.
On July 9th, 2018
Co-Dean and his team went to India to attend the 18th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2018).
During June 27th to July 1st, 2018
Dean Ronghuai Huang and his team participated in Festival of Learning & the 19th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education.
During June 27th to June 29th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted the “Smart Education” Webinar on the theme of “Open Education and Future Creators in the Intelligent Era”.
On June 7th, 2018
2017-2018ME310 Global Course was rounded off in Stanford University, USA.
On May 30th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Education Development in Xiong’an New Area Forum”.
On May 29th, 2018
the memorandum of cooperation for “Education Informatization Partnership Program” was formally signed.
On May 29th, 2018
Co-Dean and his team visited USA for exchanges.
During April and May, 2018
SLIBNU hosted a series of training courses on “Innovation Design Methodology”.
On April 23rd, 2018
Netdragon sponsored “The Digital Maritime Silk Road Sub-Forum of the First Digital China Summit”
During March 26th to March 30th, 2018
Dean Ronghuai Huang participated in 2018 Mobile Learning Week in Paris, France.
During March 21st to March 25th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted the Innovation, Design and Learning Webinar.
During March 18th to March 20th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted the Third US-China Smart Education Conference” convened at Beijing International Conference Center and released 2018 Technology Outlook for Chinese Vocational Education: A Horizon Project Report.
On February 10th, 2018
SLIBNU held Education Development Planning Expert Seminar in Pinggu Strict, Beijing.
On February 8th, 2018
SLIBNU began to prepare for Smart Education Planning of Xiong’an New Area.
During January 18th to January 24th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Powering the Future and Improving the Quality—iSTEM Camp 2018”.
During January 3rd to January 7th, 2018
SLIBNU hosted “Smart Learning & Innovative Design Week”.
On December 28, 2019
Institute launches 2019 Global Competition on Design for Future Education Final.
On December 27, 2019
“Young Artificial Intelligence Innovation Initiatives” of Beijing Normal University was Launched.
On December 27, 2019
“Young Artificial Intelligence Innovation Initiatives” of Beijing Normal University was Launched.
During December 27th to December 30th, 2019
Institute launches the fourth design, computing and innovative thinking cultivating forum.
During December 13th to December 15th, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to the ICTA 2019 and delivered a keynote speech.
During November 22th to November 24th, 2019
2019 Global Competition on Design for Future Education was Opened.
On October 8, 2019
Co-deans were invited to the Fourth China-CEEC Conference on Innovation Cooperation.
On September 4, 2019
The international course “Cognitive Science, Psychology Science, Computer Science” was launched by SLIBNU.
On August 23, 2019
SLIBNU andNEL4CIT jointly released the Educational Robots White Paper 2019: The Global Development at the World Robotics Conference.
On August 8, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to the SEAMEO CDM 2019 held in Bangkok.
On August 2, 2019
The forum on system, policy andethics of AI education was successfully held.
During July 15th to July 21th, 2019
BNU hold Summer training program for the Belt & Road.
During July 15th to July 18th, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to IEEE ICALT2019 held in Maceió, Brazil.
On June 27,2019
the Department of Science and Technology of the ministry of education held project closing conference of “the Strategy for Smart Education Plan in Xiong’an New Area” in Xiong’an new area.
On June 11, 2019
The Technical Committee of Innovation Alliance for Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching was Established.
During July 10th to July 12th, 2019
The VR Design and Production Competition of the National Vocational Students Skills Competition was hosted by Elernity Educational Technology Co. in Fuzhou.
On May 24, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to the 3rd Global AI+ Adaptive Education Summit.
On May 14, 2019
Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (SLIBNU) and Beijing Design Society jointly held the “Design Education” seminar.
On April 25, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to the NTU-EON Reality Future of Education Global Summit.
During April to June, 2019
Institute launches basic education quality improvement and innovation project in 1ingyang: Serial sctivities for smart campus projects.
During mid-April and mid-June, 2019
Institute launches the sixth and seventh“smart education” webinar.
On March 21, 2019
Dean Huang Visited CREATE for STEM Institute of Michigan State University.
During March 18th to March 20th, 2019
The Institute held the Fourth US-China Smart Education Conference in Denton, USA.
During March 18th to March 20th, 2019
The Institute held the Fourth US-China Smart Education Conference in Denton, USA.
On March 9, 2019
Dean Huang was Invited to attend UNESCO Mobile Learning Week at Paris Headquarters.
On March 8, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to “E-records of the two Sessions” hosted by China Education Press Agency.
During February 25th to February 26th, 2019
Dean Huang was invited to the International Conference on Collective Action for Knowledge Economy with Technology (CAKE-TECH) in Allama lqbal Open University.
December 29th, 2020
Dean Huang attended China Urban Digital Economy Forum.
December 18th, 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend Future School Ecology Conference.
December 9th to 11th , 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend the Global Mooc Conference.
December 6th to 7th, 2020
Dean Huang attended the “2020 International Conference on AI and the Futures of Education”
December 6th , 2020
2020 China Future Education Summit Forum
December 3rd , 2020
International Webinar on “The Future of Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era in China and Central Eastern Europe Countries＂
December 1st to December 2nd , 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend the eSTARS 2020 International Science Conference.
November 29th to December 5th , 2020
SLIBNU and International Society for Technology in Education(ISTE) jointly held an online forum at ISTE20.
November 29th, 2020
"Design·Inclusive Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects" International Forum.
November 23rd , 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend the＂World Internet Conference - Internet Development Forum＂and was interviewed by CCTV reporter.
September 22nd to 24th , 2020
Special Training of Ministry of Education on Educational Informatization for Primary and Secondary School Principals (Qinhuangdao, Hebei and Rongshui, Guangxi)
August 20th to 22nd , 2020
2020 Global Smart Education Conference
August, 2020
Interactive Book on Artificial Intelligence to Combat Pandemics Vivid Stories in Prevention and Control of COVID-19 was released.
July 21st -22nd, 2020
Leaders in SLI were invited to attend the online seminar on “Smart campus” and “Smart classroom” construction in Xiong’an New Area
July 17th, 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend the seminar on "Education Thinking and Sharing ·Online Education Development Countermeasures" on the Education Channel of People's Daily Online.
July 7th , 2020
Launching of Online and Distance Learning Course for African Teachers (ODLTA)
June 23rd, 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend the online seminar＂Creating a New Ecology of Smart Education＂
June 9th, 2020
Beijing Municipal Education Commission and SLIBNU jointly held a special topic seminar about the 14th Five-Year Development Plan of Beijing Education Informatization.
June, 2020
SLIBNU released the handbook entitled Personal Data and Privacy Protection in Online Learning: Guidance for Students, Teachers and Parents.
May to June,2020
International Webinar on “Futures of Education from Students’ Perspectives”
May 29th, 2020
SLIBNU and the Public Service Bureau of the Management Committee in Xiong’an New Area jointly held a seminar entitled “Education Application of Blockchain Technology in Xiong’an New Area”.
May 20th, 2020
SLIBNU and Beijing Municipal Education Commission jointly held the compiling meeting of 14th Five-Year Development Plan of Beijing Education Informatization.
May, 2020
Guidance on Open Educational Practices during School Closure: Utilizing OER in COVID-19 Pandemic in line with UNESCO OER Recommendation was released.
April 26th, 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend the cloud forum of "Teaching Innovation in Basic Education: From Online Teaching to Mixed Teaching".
April 23rd, 2020
Dean Huang was invited to lecture an online open course of "14th Five-Year" Educational Planning.
April 9th,2020
Dean Huang was invited to HUAWEI Global Summit of Science and Technology Protect Life.
April, 2020
Guidance on Active Learning at Home during Educational Disruption: Promoting Student’s Self-regulation Skills in COVID-19 Outbreak, Guidance on Flexible Learning during Campus Closures: Ensuring Course Quality of Higher Education in COVID-19 Outbreak were released.
March to April, 2020
Dean Huang was invited to attend UNESCO Webinars on Education Equity, International Cooperation, Learning Cities and other related topics during COVID-19 Pandemic.
March 27th,2020
SLIBNU held an international webinar on Active Learning at Home during Educational Disruption, and a sharing forum on working experience of “Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning’” in Xiong'an New Area during COVID-19 Pandemic.
March, 2020
Scopus database embodied Smart Learning Environment series.
February to March,2020
Non-profit live classes in Yuanzhuo Project broadcasted successfully.
February 27th,2020
SLIBNU, National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology and BNU Education Group jointly held the "Online education of supporting ‘Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning’” webinar.
February 19th,2020
Webinar on First-line demand and implementation of online education during COVID-19 Pandemic
February 16th,2020
Dean Huang participated in the live broadcast of the online teaching ability improvement training project for basic education teachers in Beijing Normal University.
February 8th,2020
SLIBNU, National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology, UNESCO IITE jointly held a webinar on "Using Artificial Intelligence and Cyberlearning to support ‘Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning’”.
February 8th,2020
The Coronavirus Protection Handbook (Multi-language versions) was released.
November 20th, 2021
The final training session for teachers’ track of 2021 Global Competition of Future Education Design was launched online
November 13th, 2021
The final training session for students’ track of 2021 Global Competition of Future Education Design was launched online
November 12th, 2021
The paper "Theory and Practice of ICT promoting the Sharing of High quality Educational Resources", which Dean Huang was the first author, won the second prize of the "sixth National Educational Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award" of the Ministry of Education
November 3rd, 2021
The book “An Overview of Education Development in the Arab Region”was officially released
October 29th , 2021
Dean Huang was invited to the HUAWEI ECO-CONNECT EUROPE 2021
October 19th, 2021
Promotion list of 2021 Global Competition on Design for Future Education was announced
September 28th, 2021
2021 “Design and Learning” lecture started
September 26th, 2021
Dean Huang: The "5G plus Smart Education" pilot project has boosted innovation in the application of key education scenarios
September 15th, 2021
The 25th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2021) was rounded off
September 10th, 2021
The construction project of “National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology”passed the acceptance inspection
August 18th to 20th, 2021
2021 Global Smart Education Conference was held
August 9th, 2021
Dean Huang was invited to the ASU+GSV Global Education Technology Summit and delivered a speech
August 7th, 2021
2021 Global competition on Design for Future Education--Teaching Cases Design for Primary and Secondary Schools Seminar&Training Session was launched online
July 29th, 2021
SLI research on sustainable model of open educational resources was released on the UNESCO Open Education Source Webinar
July 27th to 31th, 2021
The summer camp of the Global Competition for Future Education Design was completed
July 23th , 2021
Dean Huang was invited to the Thailand International Forum on Fair Education Fund and delivered speech
July 13th, 2021
2021 Global competition on Design for Future Education pre-competition training session was launched online
May 12th, 2021
Dean Huang was invited to attend the launching meeting of the “Smart Learning Demonstration Sites” in Haidian district of Beijing
April 29th, 2021
Academic Seminar on Artificial Intelligence in Education & Launching Meeting of Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base(Beijing), Ministry of Education were held in Beijing
April 25th, 2021
“Economic Daily”conducted exclusive interview with Dejian Liu, chairman of NetDragon Websoft Inc.
March 12th, 2021
NetDragon became a strategic partner of UNESCO IITE
January 13th to 20th, 2021
The 6th Smart Learning Academic Week series--International Webinar： Cooperation on Future Education between China and the Arab Region During the Post-COVID-19 Era was launched
January 18th to 20th, 2021
The finals of 2020 Global Competition on Design for Future Education were launched
January 15th, 2021
The 6th Smart Learning Academic Week series --Smart Learning and Education Development Forum was successfully held
December 24th, 2022
The national key R&D project “Research on Key Technologies of Behavior Perception and Risk Monitoring for Internet Educational Applications” was launched.
December 17th to 23rd, 2022
The 8th Beijing Normal University Smart Learning Academic Week was held.
December 16th, 2022
Digital Learning and Transformation in Transforming Education - China-CEEC Smart Education Forum 2022 was hosted. On the Forum, China-CEE Countries Smart Education Research Report was released.
November 18th, 2022
“The Smart Education Program” started to broadcast on CETV.
In October, 2022
The book Introduction to Educational Technology(the 2nd edition) was officially released.
October 25th, 2022
The Synthesis Report of Global Smart Education Conference 2022 was released.
In September 2022
The “Design and Learning” lecture at BNU was launched online and onsite.
August 18th to 20th, 2022
The International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2022) was hosted at Hangzhou Normal University.
August 18th, 2022
The results from the “National Smart Education Strategy Joint Research Program” were released and the Global Smart Education Network(GSENet) was launched.
August 18th to 20th, 2022
The 2022 Global Smart Education Conference(GSE 2022) was held.
August 17th, 2022
The List 2022 Smart Education Outstanding Cases was released.
July 22nd to 24th, 2022
The finals of the 5th Global Competition of Design for Future Education(2022 GCD4FE) was held.
In July 2022
UNESCO IITE and NetDragon Websoft Holdings(NetDragon) jointly launched the online platform “E-Library for Teachers”.
In July 2022
The Smart Learning Environment journal got Q1 ranking in Education subject category of SJR 2021, and ranked 8th in Editorial Excellence of Springer Nature.
July 23rd, 2022
The defence stage of “The Collection of Outstanding AI Project Achievements of Youth” was rounded off.
June 21st, 2022
The working group online meeting of NACT “Building China - ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Youth Empowerment in the Digital Era” was successfully hosted. Dean Huang attended as Chinese chief expert of the working group and delivered a speech.
June 18th, 2022
The book “Hybrid Education, Learning and Assessment (Chinese edition)” was officially released.
From February to June 2022
The series of international webinar “Metaverse and Education” were hosted.
June 1st, 2022
The result of “National Smart Education Strategy Joint Research Program”--Report on the Construction Progress of Demonstration Zones of Smart Education was published.
In May 2022
Journal of Computers in Education(JCE) got Q1 ranking in both Education and Computer Science Applications subject categories of SJR 2021, with an index of 1.039 on the Scientific Journal Rankings.
From March to May 2022
The 1st and 2nd training sessions of “Excellent Cases of Smart Education” were held.
April 4th to 8th, 2022
Dean Huang and members of “National Smart Education Strategy Joint Research Program” were invited to the 23rd Yasin International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development and presented a report.
April 6th, 2022
China Education News published a signed article by Dean Huang: “Connotation and implementation path of education digital transformation”.
April 5th, 2022
Guangming Daily published a signed article by Dean Huang: “Future Learning: Creating a New Ecology of Smart Education”.
March 5th, 2022
The key educational project of the National Social Science Foundation “Research on Artificial Intelligence and Future Education Development” outcome report meeting was held.
In February 2022
On the 30th anniversary of China Association for Educational Technology(CAET) and the Educational informatization Conference, Dean Huang delivered a keynote speech entitled “Analysis of the Development Trend of China’s Educational Informatization--on the Four Dimensions of Integrating Science and Technology into Education”.
From January to December 2022
Youth Artificial Intelligence Innovation Initiatives (Yuanzhuo Project) organized 36 serial community-based activities in total, with 112 experts attending and 7701 people participating via Tencent Meeting. Organized and implemented the “Call for the Outstanding Results of Youth Artificial Intelligence Projects”, as well as the academic forum and summer camp on Cross-strait Computational Thinking Education.
From January to December, 2023
Youth Artificial Intelligence Innovation Initiatives (Yuanzhuo Project) continued to provide educational services to students and IT teachers through 32 online and offline activities, involving over 100 participating organizations and 65,000 viewers via live broadcasts.
December 4th to 23th, 2023
Dean Huang was invited to attend and deliver an online speech on the 31st International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2023) was held in Japan, and .
In November, 2023
The book Smart Education Best Practices in Chinese Schools was published.
In November, 2023
The book Constructing Regional Smart Education Ecosystems in China was published.
November 21st, 2023
China-Africa Policy Dialogue Forum on AI in Education was held in Beijing, launching the “China-African AI in Education Community of Practice”.
November 14th to 29th, 2023
"Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence Education in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau" seminar series were held.
November 12th to 16th, 2023
Dean Huang was invited to attend the 16th ASEF Classroom Network Conference.
November 8th to 9th, 2023
Dean Huang was invited to attend the 60th-anniversary celebration of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) held in Paris.
October 25th to 26th, 2023
Dean Huang was invited to attend the UNESCO Expert Meeting on Learning Sciences held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
In October, 2023
The Chinese aid to Cambodia 10th grade “Information Technology” textbook teacher training was accomplished.
September 13th, 2023
The "Design and Learning" course for the fall semester of 2023 commenced.
In September, 2023
The book Smart Learning for A Sustainable Society was published.
August 31st to September 1st, 2023
The 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE2023) was successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand.
August 18th to 20th, 2023
The final round of the "6th Global Competition on Design for Future Education" was held at Beijing Normal University.
August 18th to 20th, 2023
The 2023 Global Smart Education Conference(GSE2023) was successfully held at Beijing Normal University.
August 14th to 20th, 2023
The TVET Leadership and Management Benchmarking Programme was held in Tianjin and Beijing.
August 14th to 15th, 2023
The AIGC Student Summer Camp was launched.
In August, 2023
The book Smart Education: Policy, Technology, Practice(in Chinese) was published.
In August, 2023
The book Future Education Empowered by Artificial Intelligence(in Chinese) was published.
July 17th to 20th, 2023
Dean Huang attended the 16th International Conference on Blended Learning (ICBL 2023) in Hong Kong.
June 20th to 23rd, 2023
Dean Huang and his delegation attended the International Conference on Nation-Building (ICNB) 2023 in Thailand.
June 12th to 16th, 2023
The 2023 Computational Thinking and STEM Education Seminar & Bebras China Community Annual Work Meeting was held.
June 1st, 2023
The International Scientific Conference titled "Education During Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience and Lessons Learned", which was co-hosted by SLIBNU, was held in Serbia.
In June, 2023
Dean Huang published the article "Artificial Intelligence is Accelerating Education Change: Realistic Challenges and Countermeasures", which was reprinted in full by Xinhua Digest.
In May, 2023
The book RESEARCH REPORT ON SMART LEARNING IN CHINA(2022-2023)(in Chinese) was published.
May 30th, 2023
The launching ceremony and implementation plan demonstration meeting of the "Key technology research and Application Demonstration of Intelligent Computing in Learning Environments" project, a major project under the Chinese National Science and Technology Innovation 2030 program and led by Professor Li Yanyan from SLIBNU, was held.
May 20th to 25th, 2023
Dean Huang was invited to the International Seminar on Artificial Intelligence Education in Arabian Countries held by Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in Tunisia.
In April, 2023
The book TEST of EDUCATION APPLICATION in CHINA: Method, Practice and Envision(in Chinese) was published.
March 31st, 2023
The handbook titled "Learning for All with AI? 100 Influential Academic Articles of Educational Robots" was released.
March 31st, 2023
The UNESCO Chair on AI in Education was officially launched at Beijing Normal University, Dean Huang was appointed as the Chairholder.
January 30th, 2023
The book Smart Education in China and Central & Eastern European Countries was published.
December 2024
The book Research Report on Smart Learning in China (2024): Smart Learning Products was published.
December 10, 2024
The GSENet Global Smart Education Webinar Series "What Role Can Smart Education Play in Transforming Open, Flexible, and Distance Learning" was held.
December 1-6, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai led a delegation to France, attending the Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance on the Science of Learning for Education.
November 22-24, 2024
Professor Asha S. Kanwar delivered a keynote on "Sustainable Higher Education in the AI Era" at the 3rd International Conference on University Transformation and Development.
November 22-25, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai attended the International Association of Universities Annual Conference in Tokyo.
August–November 2024
The Advanced Workshops on AIGC-Empowered Human-Machine Collaborative Teaching were held in Beijing, Tunisia, and Serbia.
November 12-15, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai attended the 17th ASEF Classroom Network Conference.
November 5-9, 2024
Dr Zeng Haijun, the vice Dean of SLI, joined the BNU delegation to Russia for the Sino-Russian Universities Alliance in Education International Forum on Teacher Education and a bilateral working meeting.
November 5-7, 2024
Professor Chen Guangju, the vice Dean of SLI, attended the UNESCO IIEP Regional Conference on Educational Planning in Asia-Pacific: Common Vision and Future Prospects
October 28, 2024
The 8th International Conference on Smart Learning Environment (ICSLE 2024) and 2nd Arab International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education were held.
October 19-23, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai attended the International Conference on Innovation of Emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICIEICT 2024) in Morocco.
September 29, 2024
The Springer Book Series Using Educational Robots to Enhance Learning was published.
August 18-20, 2024
The Global Smart Education Conference 2024 was held, launching the report "Global Understanding of Smart Education in the Context of Digital Transformation".
August 10, 2024
The Springer Book Series A Collection of AI Innovations by Chinese Teenagers was published.
July 29-30, 2024
The Forum on Enhancing Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Youth was held.
July 4, 2024
Chair Professor Asha S. Kanwar delivered a keynote report titled "Education Transformation and Talent Development in the AI Era" at the Forum on AI and Education of the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
June 26-27, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai delivered a report titled "Promoting the Key Competencies of Teenagers for Building Shared Futures in the Intelligent Era" at the International Conference on Nation-Building 2024 (ICNB 2024) in Thailand.
June 2024
Two journals achieved leading rankings in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR) — Smart Learning Environments (SLE) ranked 7th, while Journal of Computers in Education (JCE) ranked 26th, covering the key indexes including SSCI, SCIE, and ESCI.
June 2024
Chair Professor Asha S. Kanwar delivered a keynote speech titled "The Role of Open Universities in Building a Learning Society" at the 2024 International Conference on Building a Learning Society through Digitalization of Open Education.
June 19, 2024
Experts from SLI conducted research at Daying Hope Primary School and Daying Middle School in Ziyun County, Guizhou Province.
June 12-13, 2024
Representatives from SLI attended the Printing & Design International Scientific Conference in Croatia.
May 30-June 5, 2024
The Faculty of Education delegation visited Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and attended the "Forum on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Education".
May 28, 2024
The 8th APSCE International Conference on Computational Thinking and STEM Education 2024 (CTE-STEM 2024) was held.
May 8, 2024
The Springer Book Series Application of the Metaverse in Education was published.
April 29, 2024
The President of Springer Nature's Global Book Business visited the SLI.
April 23-25, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai delivered a keynote speech titled "Metaverse, AI, and STEAM Education in China's Digital Transformation" at the International Congress on Educational Futures 2024 (ICEF2024) and the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Education University of Hong Kong.
April 17-19, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai led a delegation to Slovenia, attending the 6th International Scientific Conference on Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Modelling in Education (PCE 2024).
April 15-16, 2024
Professor Huang Ronghuai led a delegation to Croatia, visiting the University of Zagreb Applied Sciences, Algebra University College, and University North.
April 11, 2024
The Springer Book Series Envisioning the Future of Education Through Design was published.
April 2024
Webinar series "Inclusiveness of Education System: In the Context of Digital Transformation towards Sustainable Development Goal 4" and "Navigating the Future: Bridging Smart Education around the World" were held.
March 9, 2024
The National Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (NOAI) 2024 was held.
March-November 2024
The 7th Global Competition on Design for Future Education took place, featuring four tracks (Higher Education, K-12, Enterprise, Vocational Education) and overseas regional selection contests in the Maldives and Croatia. The competition attracted 5,000+ participants from 40+ countries, yielding 1,000+ outstanding design works.
January 8-12, 2024
"The 9th Smart Learning Academic Week of Beijing Normal University: Designing for Future Education" was held.
January-December 2024
The Yuanzhuo Initiative organized 38 online and offline activities, 31 thematic workshops and courses, accumulating 400,000 minutes of course learning. Over 1,200 participants attended offline events, and more than 70,000 viewers joined live streams.
