Release date：2021.04.20

On April 20, 2021, the second Tencent MEET Education Technology Innovation Summit (hereinafter as Summit) hosted by Tencent Education was held in Beijing. Experts and guests from education management departments and institutions at all levels gathered to discuss about the future development of education informatization together. The conference focused on the theme of "Science and technology help the intelligent upgrade of education and build a new teaching ecology", paid close attention to the "new growth" brought about by the "deep cultivation" of science and technology in the field of education informatization.

Director LI Ming's speech focused on the theme of "Science and Technology Empowering Education · Accelerating Educational Reform", emphasized the importance of education fairness for global human well-being and sustainable development. With the financial support of Tencent Charity Foundation, UNESCO-ICHEI launched the International Institute of Online Education (hereinafter as IIOE) project during the COVID-19 to deal with relevant challenges to the continuity of education.

UNESCO-ICHEI released the Recommendations on Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Global Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. Director LI Ming, along with Deputy Secretary of Tencent Charity Foundation DOU Ruigang, Vice-President of Tencent Cloud and Tencent Education FU Manqing, launched a joint initiative at the summit to reiterate the recommendations:

1. Online Education for Equitable and Quality Higher Education;

2. Capacity Building of Higher Education Professionals for HEI Digital Transformation;

3. Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Philanthropic Resource-Sharing

4. Evidence-based Policies for Online Education Quality Assurance.

It is hoped that the cooperation will encourage more colleges, enterprises and organizations to jointly build and share resources and experience, strengthen cross-field and cross-industry multilateral cooperation so that to promote equity with technology and contribute to the realization of the 2030 goal for sustainable development of education.

Date

April 20, 2021

Location

Beijing