Recently, the finals in the Higher Education Track of the 7th Global Competition on Design for Future Education were successfully held at Changping Campus of Beijing Normal University. The Competition, jointly organized by Beijing Normal University and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), aims to explore innovative solutions for future smart education in the era of artificial intelligence, promote equal opportunities in education and improve the quality of education.

Wang Jianing, Class of 2021, in marketing major, from the School of Management and Economics (SME), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), led her team to win the bronze award with outstanding performance after fierce competition in the heats, preliminaries and the 48-hour global finals with more than 170 teams and received a prize of RMB 5,000. It fully demonstrated the team’s excellence and innovation in the field of smart education.

Wang Jianing

SME, The CUHK-Shenzhen 

Class of 2021, Marketing 

A general education course on “Smart Cities” in college piqued my interest in educational technology. It brought me in-depth insights into practical applications of technology in various fields (government, transportation, education and health). In particular, the visit organized by the University to the Longgang Smart City Operations Management Center, the first batch of smart city pilot projects of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, led me to truly experience the warmth and positive power of social advancements brought by technology.

In the 48-hour finals of the 7th Global Competition on Design for Future Education, our team continued to turn the idea of smart education into reality, gradually improved the project, and finally won the bronze award. It marked an important attempt for me in the integration of education and technology. The exchanges with other teams also opened more possibilities for me in educational technology and strengthened my confidence to continue exploring.