这场世界数字教育顶级大会上，校长受邀分享“宁诺智慧”|人工智能|学术|宁诺智慧|教学|数字教育|课程体系|高校

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5月11日至13日，由中国教育部主办的第四届世界数字教育大会在浙江杭州举行。

本届大会以“人工智能+教育：变革·发展·治理”为主题，汇聚各国政要、教育主管部门负责人、驻华使节、国际组织代表、中外知名高校校长、人工智能领域专家学者与头部企业代表，共同探讨人工智能驱动教育系统性变革的路径，构建包容、安全、可持续的全球数字教育发展新生态。

大会期间，英国诺丁汉大学校务委员会主席基思·奥尼恩斯爵士在大会开幕式全体会议上作主题分享，展现诺丁汉大学在全球教育治理与AI融合议题中的重要影响力。

与此同时，作为中外合作大学代表，宁波诺丁汉大学执行校长乔纳森·加里波第教授受邀深度参与大会多项议程，并在平行论坛发表主旨演讲。

AI重塑科研范式

赋能全球教育创新

基思·奥尼恩斯爵士在开幕式的发言中指出，诺丁汉大学愿作为世界一流教育的合作伙伴，与中国教育界携手共建以人为本、公平安全的教育生态，主动拥抱并引领这场深刻的教育变革。

基思·奥尼恩斯爵士在开幕式发言

乔纳森·加里波第教授在题为《构建新型科研能力：人工智能赋能科研范式变革》的演讲中，结合其30余年的人工智能研究经历，深入阐述了AI对全球科研生态的深远影响。

他指出，以大语言模型和生成式AI为代表的新一代技术，正推动AI从计算机科学领域的专业课题，逐步成为跨学科科研的重要基础工具。

乔纳森·加里波第教授发表主旨演讲

他表示，AI不会取代科研人员，但能够高效运用AI的研究者，将在未来的科研竞争中占据明显优势，正如计算机曾深刻改变科学研究方式，AI也将逐步嵌入科研全过程，成为数据分析、学术协作、论文撰写、实验设计及成果验证等环节的重要方法论工具。

同时，他也呼吁理性看待生成式AI的能力边界，“大语言模型并非通用人工智能，其输出仍需经过严谨的学术判断与验证。”

宁诺四大维度

推进AI与教育深度融合

近年来，宁诺持续推动人工智能与数字教育的深度融合，致力于构建具有前瞻性与国际视野的教育生态，使学生在扎实掌握专业知识的同时，系统提升数字素养、人工智能应用能力及跨学科创新能力，从容应对智能时代的学术挑战与职业机遇。

在此过程中，学校全面推进AI技术融入本科人才培养全过程，从平台建设、课程体系、基础赋能与专业融合四个维度，全面提升学生的数字素养、AI应用能力及跨学科创新思维。

一是搭建安全便捷的校内AI应用平台，学校面向学生开放自主建设的UNNC AI平台，整合包括ChatGPT在内的国内外主流大模型资源，让学生便捷获取国际前沿技术支持，并构建开放、合规、稳定的智能学习环境。

二是构建系统化AI通识教育体系，依托学校开发的AI素养课程与引进国际化在线资源，帮助学生熟练掌握核心AI工具并获得相关认证，切实提升学术与职业发展竞争力。

三是夯实大一学生AI赋能学术能力基础，在本科第一年由英语语言教学中心开展专项指导，聚焦AI工具在学术研究与论文写作中的规范运用，引导学生在坚守学术诚信的前提下，借助AI提升文献检索、信息整合、学术表达与批判性思维能力。

四是推动专业教学与AI能力深度融合，各专业结合学科特色与行业趋势，针对性地将人工智能技术融入教育教学全过程，提升学生对AI技术在不同领域中的应用场景与发展方向的理解。

面向未来，学校将继续依托全球化办学优势，深化人工智能与教育、科研的融合创新，持续推动技术创新与教育深度融合，以实际行动引领智能时代的高等教育变革。

UNNC showcases global leadership in AI-driven education at World Digital Education Conference

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) and the University of Nottingham (UoN) demonstrated their leadership in artificial intelligence and higher education at the Fourth World Digital Education Conference, one of the highest-level global forums dedicated to the future of digital education, held in Hangzhou from 11–13 May and hosted by China’s Ministry of Education.

Under the theme “AI and Education: Transformation, Development and Governance”, the conference brought together government officials, heads of education authorities, diplomatic representatives in China, delegates from international organisations, presidents of leading universities from China and abroad, experts and scholars in artificial intelligence, and representatives from major enterprises. Together, they explored pathways for AI-driven systemic transformation in education and discussed how to build an inclusive, secure and sustainable global ecosystem for digital education development.

At the conference opening plenary session, Sir Keith O’Nions, Chair of the University Council at the UoN, reaffirmed the university’s commitment to building a people-centred, fair and secure educational ecosystem in partnership with China’s education community. He emphasised that universities must actively embrace and help shape the educational transformation brought about by AI.

Professor Jon Garibaldi, Provost of UNNC, delivered a keynote speech on the transformative role of AI in research and higher education. Drawing on more than three decades of AI research experience, he highlighted how large language models and generative AI are reshaping the global research ecosystem and becoming essential interdisciplinary tools throughout the research process.

Professor Garibaldi stressed that AI will not replace researchers or educators, but that those who are able to use AI effectively will gain significant advantages in both academia and industry. He also underlined the importance of responsible and critical engagement with generative AI technologies, noting that human judgement, academic integrity and rigorous verification remain essential.

The participation of both leaders highlighted how UNNC and UoN are not only responding to the rise of AI, but are also actively integrating it into their long-term educational vision and global strategy.

UNNC has already implemented a series of advanced AI initiatives that position the university at the forefront of AI-enabled education in China and among Sino-foreign universities. In recent years, the university has introduced AI across the entire undergraduate learning journey through four key areas:

•A dedicated UNNC AI platform providing students with secure access to leading global AI models, including ChatGPT, within a stable and compliant learning environment;

•A systematic AI literacy education framework, combining university-developed courses with international online learning resources to strengthen students’ AI competencies and professional competitiveness;

•Specialised first-year academic training delivered by the Centre for English Language Education, guiding students in the ethical and effective use of AI for academic research, writing and critical thinking;

•Deep integration of AI into disciplinary teaching, ensuring that students understand both the practical applications and future development of AI across industries and subject areas.

Through these initiatives, UNNC continues to build a forward-looking educational ecosystem that equips students with the digital literacy, interdisciplinary skills and adaptability needed for the intelligent era.

Looking ahead, UNNC and UoN will continue to deepen the integration of AI in education and research, contributing to the future development of global higher education through innovation, international collaboration and responsible leadership in artificial intelligence.

图文来源：Lucrecia Zhou，Jenny Zhuang，Tony Bao

电子编辑：Suri An

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