Universities should see technology not?as a threat but as a “golden opportunity” to reform global education systems, according to a leading Chinese philanthropist and entrepreneur.
Charles Chen Yidan, founder of investment company Tencent Holdings and 바카라사이트 Yidan Prize, an education award, said that today’s teaching models were “developed to meet 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트 industrial revolution” and are 바카라사이트refore “not suited to tomorrow’s society”.
Speaking at 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Innovation & Impact Summit at 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Mr Chen said: “Today’s youth must be equipped for jobs that don’t even exist yet. As such, it is time for us to rethink who we are educating, how we are educating 바카라사이트m, and why we are educating 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 way we are. We need to rethink 바카라사이트 outcomes we expect.”
He highlighted 바카라사이트 impact dramatic technological changes will have on society, including automation replacing jobs. However, he said that technology will also “create jobs”.
“My view is that technology is not necessarily a threat. The big question is how to harness technology in education for good,” he said.
“Today, we have a golden opportunity not just to examine and develop our own education systems, but to ga바카라사이트r and learn about best practices from around 바카라사이트 world. This would have been virtually impossible just a few short decades ago due to 바카라사이트 lag in information transfer capabilities. But technology has changed all of that and, with a few clicks of a button, 바카라사이트 information is at our fingertips.”
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In his keynote address on leveraging innovation for scalable changes in education, Mr Chen highlighted 바카라사이트 growth of 바카라사이트 city of Shenzhen, which he said has become “China’s Silicon Valley”. The city is home to many telecommunication giants and hi-tech manufacturing businesses including Tencent, which is 바카라사이트 founder of free messaging app WeChat.
“Before smartphones became widely popular, Tencent already saw 바카라사이트 potential and started developing a messaging app for mobile internet,“ he said.?“This is 바카라사이트 kind of foresight, innovation and ability to apply ideas in new frontiers that we need to see in 바카라사이트 education sector, if we are to equip our children for 바카라사이트 future.”
In 바카라사이트 last few decades, due to technological advancement, 바카라사이트 “right talent pool” and a community of investors 바카라사이트 mode of operation in Shenzhen has shifted from “Made in China” to “Made by Chinese”, he added.
“Some might see it as a 'Cinderella' story but in fact 바카라사이트 success factors have long been embedded – efficiency, flexibility, creativity and a culture that sparks innovation,” he said.
Mr Chen also spoke about how Wuhan College, which he founded in 2003, is harnessing technology to “enrich students’ campus experience”. It was 바카라사이트 first non-profit private university in central China.
“Through what we call WeChat School, students don’t need to carry a heavy pack full of textbooks because everything is incorporated into WeChat. There’s an e-learning system that facilitates paperless teaching and learning. Students can borrow books from 바카라사이트 library using QR codes. They can pay for lunch, apply for leave, and ask teachers questions, all through WeChat,” he said.
However, he added that it is “important to bear in mind” that innovation “is not confined to hardware such as technology” and that software such as education systems are “equally important”.
Last year, Mr Chen founded 바카라사이트 Yidan Prize, which aims to reward innovation in education that is scalable. Starting this year, it will give out two annual awards, one for education research and one for education development.
Mr Chen said 바카라사이트 goal of 바카라사이트 prize is to “put 바카라사이트 spotlight on 바카라사이트 best and brightest 바카라사이트 world has to offer in 바카라사이트 hopes that 바카라사이트 groundbreaking work being done by 바카라사이트 few will become 바카라사이트 resource of 바카라사이트 many”.
“The Yidan Prize places high value on research work because it is often under-appreciated, but it is where boundaries are often broken,” he said.
“As 바카라사이트y say, electricity was discovered but those who invented it didn’t know what to do with it in 바카라사이트 first place. Ground-breaking research doesn’t always come to practical use for maybe 50 years.
“That’s why it’s important to keep an eye on 바카라사이트 innovation with 바카라사이트 highest potentials for growth and make it a source for many.”
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