From April 3 to 4, the academic conference “Global Approaches to Generative AI in Higher Education,” co-hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Peking University (PKU), was successfully held at LSE in the UK. The event was organized under the framework of Digital Intelligence International Development Education Alliance (DI-IDEA, https://diidea.pku.edu.cn), with participation of 100 experts and scholars representing 31 member universities and institutions from countries such as the UK, the US, and Singapore.

Conference opening

At noon on April 4, DI-IDEA officially launched the 2nd Global Digital Intelligence Education Innovation Competition, with Zhang Ying hosting. Sun Hua, Secretary-General of DI-IDEA, Director of Center for Excellent Teaching and Learning and Director of Office of the Provost at PKU, reviewed the six innovative features of the first competition -- international collaboration, global participation, multi-track architecture design, industry-academia support, high-standard reward mechanism, and business incubation path. Patrick Carmichael, Managing Director of Camtree at the University of Cambridge, offered expert insights into the “AI for Education” tracks and encouraged broad global participation.

The launch ceremony of the 2nd Global Digital Intelligence Education Innovation Competition

Sun Hua delivered a speech