Speaker

Weinan E

Time

2025.09.24 16:00-17:30

Abstract

The current technological revolution, defined by Artificial Intelligence, is reshaping the world with unparalleled scope and intensity. This transformation poses a systemic challenge to traditional talent development. Established teaching models, disciplinary boundaries, and assessment standards now show clear limitations against the new demands of the intelligent age. This report will analyze the core impact of AI on talent needs, discuss the challenges and opportunities for the existing educational framework, and present personal reflections and proposals on crucial elements for the future: top-level design, pedagogical transformation, and the development of core competencies.

Bio

Weinan E, applied mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Professor at Peking University, and chief advisor of the School of Artificial Intelligence at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has been awarded numerous prestigious honors,including the Collatz Prize and Maxwell Prize from the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), the ACM Gordon Bell Prize.

Weinan E has long been engaged in research in computational mathematics, applied mathematics, machine learning, and their applications in mechanics, physics, chemistry, materials science, and other fields. He was among the first in the international community to propose the concept of "AI for Science" and systematically promoted its development in multiple fields such as chemistry, materials science, biology, and fluid mechanics.