NetDragon and BNU Expert Team Visit MUST to Discuss Future Education
2025-04-11 18:01:41
On April 9, Dr. Liu Dejian, Chairman of NetDragon and Co-Dean of the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (BNU), along with a delegation including Professor Huang Ronghuai (Co-Dean of the Institute), Professor Chen Guangju (Former Vice President of BNU and Deputy Director of the Institute), and Dr. Zeng Haijun (Deputy Director of the Institute), visited Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). They were warmly received by Dr. Tang Jiale, Vice President of MUST, University Librarian Ms. Zhao Xichen, and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts Professor Zhang Zhiqing. The three parties held in-depth discussions on future collaborations.
Dr. Liu Dejian (right) and MUST Vice President Tang Jiale (left) exchange commemorative gifts.
Professor Huang Ronghuai (right) and MUST Vice President Tang Jiale (left) exchange commemorative gifts.
Vice President Tang Jiale extended a heartfelt welcome to the joint delegation from NetDragon and BNU. He noted that MUST, NetDragon, and BNU have long enjoyed fruitful collaboration and expressed hope to expand cooperative initiatives, leveraging their respective strengths to contribute to the future of education.
Vice President Tang Jiale delivers remarks.
Dr. Liu Dejian emphasized the importance of deepening tripartite collaboration with MUST and BNU to build smarter, more scientific open education platforms and develop innovative curricula aligned with societal needs.
Dr. Liu Dejian delivers remarks.
Dean Zhang Zhiqing of MUST’s Faculty of Humanities and Arts introduced the progress of the Joint Research Center for Digital Innovation and Humanities Education, co-established by MUST and NetDragon. He described the Center as an interdisciplinary platform driven by digital technology and guided by humanistic values, highlighting several industry-academia-research projects jointly developed since its inception. He affirmed plans to further collaborate on innovations in digital education and cultural industries.
Dean Zhang Zhiqing delivers remarks.
Professor Huang Ronghuai elaborated on BNU’s Smart Learning Institute, a comprehensive platform for scientific research, technological development, and educational experimentation co-built with NetDragon. The Institute focuses on studying learning patterns in digital environments and creating smart learning ecosystems to support lifelong, personalized, and differentiated education. Dr. Zeng Haijun provided additional insights into the Institute’s initiatives.
Professor Huang Ronghuai delivers remarks.
Other attendees, including Professor Chen Guangju, NetDragon Vice Presidents Chen Changjie and Lin Tong, MUST Librarian Ms. Zhao Xichen, and Dean of the Conservatory Professor Zheng Zhong, shared perspectives on university development and education in the AI era.
The delegation participates in a symposium and tours the Joint Research Center for Digital Innovation and Humanities Education.
The delegation visits the Joint Research Center.
Group photo of the tripartite delegation
The event also featured NetDragon Chief Designer Lin Jiaquan, Senior Product Designer Zheng Yicheng, Digital Education Town Project Directors Yang Shaomeng and Liang Junjie; BNU Researcher Xu Lin; and MUST representatives including Graduate School Administrator Dr. Feng Junguo, Assistant Dean of the Academy of Film Zhang Linming, and International School Director Ms. Kuan Wai Sze.