On 30 January 2024, the parallel session titled "Education Digitalisation and the Construction of a Learning Society" was successfully held as part of the 2024 World Digital Education Conference.

To implement the requirement of building a leading country in education, drive the digitalisation of national education, and accelerate the development of a digital university, the Party Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) and the Ministry of Education's Department of Personnel approved the renaming of the Information Technology Department at the OUC to the Department of Digitalisation in January 2024.

The Open University of China (OUC) hosted a symposium on digital education and lifelong learning in Shanghai on 31 January 2024.

Over 240 delegates from educational sectors, higher education institutions, and research organisations across 35 countries and regions convened in the parallel session titled "Education Digitalisation and Learning Society Construction" at the 2024 World Digital Education Conference on 30th January 2024.

On 30th January 2024, the "Education Digitalisation and Learning Society Construction" parallel session of the 2024 World Digital Education Conference took place in Shanghai, China. This event gathered around 240 representatives from education departments, universities, and research institutions from over 35 countries and regions.

Guided by the Department of Vocational and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education (MOE), organised by the Open University of China (OUC) and Shanghai Open University (OU), and co-organised by the MOE Vocational Education Development Centre, East China Normal University, and the China Adult Education Association, on 30 January, this parallel session convened approximately 240 representatives from education departments, universities, and research institutions across 35 countries and regions to discuss advancements in digital education and the construction of learning societies.

Background

The 2024 World Digital Education Conference (WDEC) will be held in Shanghai, China on 29-31 January 2024, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government.

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