The opening ceremony of “Artificial Intelligence + Innovation Experimental Class” at Ezhou High School was held on 10th August. This is to implement the arrangement of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government to build an “Artificial Intelligence Education Demonstration City”, a national-level “Artificial Intelligence Education Demonstration School”, and promote development with diversity and specialization of high schools. Xu Yanguo, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission attended the event and announced the opening of the class. Qiu Shi, the Deputy Mayor, hosted the opening ceremony. Tan Chunguang, Vice Chairman of Ezhou Municipal Committee of CPPCC and President of Ezhou High School, delivered a speech.
“Artificial Intelligence + Innovation Experimental Class” is the first artificial intelligence experimental class in high schools in Hubei. Relying on the high-quality resources of colleges, universities and scientific research institutes, upholding the principle of “develop unique characteristics with a focus on innovation based on Gaokao,” the class features specialization, individualization, diversity and innovation. With a focus on core academic courses, the improvement of key capabilities, and highlights artificial intelligence related courses, the class aims to build students’ characters, innovative thinking, and innovation capabilities through setting up three types of courses: core academic courses, capability improvement courses, and artificial intelligence related courses.
At the opening ceremony, Tan Chunguang encouraged the students to pursue their dreams through working hard, being grounded and always aiming for the highest. The students were also encouraged to be pioneers with innovative thinking and a sense of responsibility. As someone who lives in this great era, the students should master different skills and always have the country’s best interest at heart while pursuing their dreams. Tan Chunguang also hopes that the students can enjoy studying in this class and work to build this “Artificial Intelligence + Innovation Experimental Class” to be a model that can represent Ezhou High School in Hubei and even China.
At the opening ceremony, a video from Zhu Songchun, an outstanding alumnus of Ezhou High School, the Dean of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Peking University, was played. Zhu Yixin, an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Peking University, was invited to deliver the first lecture to the class.