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USED leads delegation to visit Zhejiang (with photos)
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     ​The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26) to meet with local officials and visit local schools and innovation and technology enterprises, with a view to promoting exchanges between Zhejiang and Hong Kong in AI education.
      
     The delegation comprises about 30 members from the education and AI industries, including members of the Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals, representatives from higher education institutions, education professional bodies, Cyberport and the Hong Kong Productivity Council, principals of primary, secondary and special schools, and a Legislative Council Member from the education sector.
      
     Dr Sze and the delegation first arrived at the Zhejiang Education Technology Center yesterday, where they met with officials from the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province to learn about their strategies and achievements in promoting AI education. He said that Hong Kong strives to establish a mechanism in which technological innovation and talent cultivation support each other, fostering integrated development of education, technology and talent, so as to enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. He added that Hangzhou's leading experience in the integration of AI education and innovation and technology provides valuable insights for Hong Kong's future introduction of the Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools and the advancement of educational innovation.
      
     This morning (May 27), the delegation visited the Innovation Practice Base of Robotics and Intelligent Equipment at Zhejiang University to learn about the university's experience in cultivating students' digital literacy and its interdisciplinary research achievements in robotics and intelligent equipment.
      
     The delegation then visited BrainCo, one of Hangzhou's six renowned innovation and technology enterprises (the Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou). Members of the delegation listened to a presentation by company representatives on the latest progress in brain-computer interface technology research and development, as well as its applications in the education field.
      
     This afternoon, the delegation visited Hangzhou Pingyao High School, an AI education base in Hangzhou. They toured the campus facilities, including a science and innovation centre building, and experienced AI classes featuring classroom robots and drones. They also engaged in in-depth exchanges with school representatives on AI curriculum design, philosophy, and management experience.
      
     Dr Sze departed for Hong Kong today. Other members of the delegation will continue to visit other local schools and innovation and technology enterprises there, and will conclude their visit and return to Hong Kong on May 29.
 
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The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (sixth right) meeting with Deputy Director of the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province Mr Shu Peidong (sixth left) and other officials from the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province.
The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (left) and the delegation visiting the Zhejiang Education Technology Center, and being briefed by a representative on their strategies and achievements in promoting AI education.
The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (first left) and the delegation visiting the Innovation Practice Base of Robotics and Intelligent Equipment at Zhejiang University today (May 27) to learn about the university's experience in cultivating students' digital literacy.
The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (front row, second left) and the delegation visiting the Innovation Practice Base of Robotics and Intelligent Equipment at Zhejiang University today (May 27) to learn about the university's experience in cultivating students' digital literacy.
The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (front row, second left) and the delegation today (May 27) visiting BrainCo, and being briefed by a company representative on the latest progress in brain-computer interface technology research and development, as well as its applications in the education field.
The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (second row, 10th right) with BrainCo company representatives and delegation members today (May 27).
The Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, yesterday (May 26). Photo shows Dr Sze (fifth right) and the delegation visiting Hangzhou Pingyao High School, an AI education base in Hangzhou, and experiencing an AI class featuring drones today (May 27).