The World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA) is pleased to invite outstanding high school students worldwide to participate in the Global Youth AI Innovation Camp 2026, an international program designed to foster youth-led innovation and collaboration in AI for education. Participants will engage in hands-on projects, expert mentorship, and cross-national collaboration, gaining the skills, knowledge, and global perspective necessary to address real-world educational challenges.
To promote the deep integration of digital technologies with education, facilitate international exchanges, mutual learning, and collaborative application of high-quality digital education solutions, and empower education technology enterprises to expand globally and connect with international partners, the World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA) hereby launches the “Call for Outstanding Digital Education Technology Solutions”. Organizations worldwide are warmly invited to submit their solutions and jointly contribute to a new ecosystem for digital education development.
You are invited to contribute to the forthcoming Springer publication, Best Practices in Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED): Scenarios-Driven Educational Transformation, organized by the World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA). Selected case collections will be showcased during the World Digital Education Conference 2026. Furthermore, 10 Exemplary Best Practices will be selected from the submissions and released during the conference.
On 12 January 2026, the Inauguration Ceremony of Joint Secretariat for World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA) was held at Beijing Normal University. The event was attended by REN Youqun, Vice Minister of Education of China; LIU Limin, President of the China Education Association for International Exchange; YU Jihong, President of Beijing Normal University and Chairperson of WDEA; YANG Dan, Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education; and ZHANG Jin, Deputy Director-General of the same department, among other distinguished guests.
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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