The Beijing Municipal Education Commission recently issued an important notice on its official official account, announcing that primary and secondary schools across the city will officially launch artificial intelligence (AI) general education in the fall semester of 2025. This move is not only a major breakthrough in the field of science and technology education by Beijing's education system, but also marks an active exploration of Chinese education in the era of artificial intelligence. According to the plan, starting from 2025, all primary and secondary school students will receive no less than 8 hours of artificial intelligence courses per academic year, aiming to fully popularize artificial intelligence knowledge and cultivate students' scientific and technological literacy and innovation capabilities.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of artificial intelligence education, the Beijing Municipal Education Department has formulated a flexible teaching plan. Schools can choose to independently set up artificial intelligence courses based on their actual situation, or integrate them with courses such as information technology, general technology, science, comprehensive practical activities and labor to carry out comprehensive teaching. This diversified teaching method can not only enrich the course content, but also help students understand and apply artificial intelligence technology from different perspectives.
In addition, Beijing also plans to build a high-quality artificial intelligence education faculty team through batch training. Specifically, the education department will train 100 professional teachers and 1,000 backbone teachers to promote the popularization and deepening of artificial intelligence education. For teachers who have performed well in this field, the education department will provide more support and preferential policies to ensure that their teaching results are fully recognized and promoted.
It is worth mentioning that Beijing is not the first city to include artificial intelligence education in its curriculum. As early as the fall semester of 2023, Guangzhou had implemented similar curriculum plans in all compulsory education schools in 11 districts, using artificial intelligence as an important part of local curriculum. This series of educational reforms not only reflects China's emphasis on artificial intelligence education, but also provides valuable experience and reference for other regions.
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, mastering relevant knowledge and skills has become a basic need of future society. By popularizing artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools, students can not only better adapt to their future life and work, but also lay a solid foundation for the country's scientific and technological innovation and economic development. Beijing's move undoubtedly set an example for other regions across the country and also provides a new direction for the transformation of Chinese education in the era of artificial intelligence.
In short, Beijing's plan to fully implement the general education of artificial intelligence in the fall semester of 2025 is not only an innovation in the traditional education model, but also an important exploration of future talent cultivation. Through this series of educational reforms, Beijing will contribute wisdom and strength to the development of artificial intelligence education across the country and even the world.