On the morning of May 14, 2025, the First Executive Council Meeting and the 2025 General Assembly of the World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA) were successfully convened in Wuhan during the World Digital Education Conference 2025. These meetings marked the official establishment of the Alliance’s governance mechanism and signified a new stage of institutionalized and standardized operations.
On January 30, 2024, the World Digital Education Conference 2024 opened in Shanghai under the theme “Digital Education: Application, Sharing, and Innovation.” During the conference, the World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA) was officially launched. Representing the founding organizations, Mr. Liu Limin, President of the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), introduced the background of the Alliance’s establishment and considerations for its future development.
From February 13 to 14, 2023, the World Digital Education Conference was held in Beijing. At the conference, Mr. Liu Limin, President of the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), released the proposal to establish the World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA).
Artificial intelligence (AI), as a strategic technology leading a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, is profoundly changing the way humans produce and live. Digital technologies, particularly those centered on AI, hold immense potential for advancing inclusive, equitable, and quality education, as well as promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
The 2025 World Digital Education Conference (WDEC) opened in Wuhan on May 14. Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng delivered a keynote speech titled “Jointly Advancing into the Intelligent Era and Promoting Educational Development and Transformation” at the opening ceremony.
This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Digital Education Conference in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Under the theme of "Education Development and Transformation: The Era of Intelligence," the 2025 World Digital Education Conference opened here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
The First Executive Council of the Alliance was confirmed to consist of 18 member units, with Beijing Normal University serving as the first Chair Unit. A Joint Secretariat, formed by Beijing Normal University and the China Education.
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