On the 7th, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the preparations for the 2026 World Digital Education Conference. Yang Dan, Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of the Ministry of Education, stated at the meeting that on May 11th, the 2026 World Digital Education Conference will open in Hangzhou, and guests from various countries will gather together to explore the path of global education development in the era of intelligence. Yang Dan introduced that this conference is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, with the theme of "Artificial Intelligence+Education: Transforming Development Governance", to jointly look forward to the global trend and new opportunities of "Artificial Intelligence+Education", discuss how artificial intelligence can promote systematic changes in education, promote high-quality development of education, and build a new pattern of inclusive, safe, and sustainable global education governance. The guests invited to the conference mainly include relevant national politicians and education ministers, ambassadors of relevant countries to China, heads and representatives of relevant international organizations, representatives of relevant Chinese ministries and provincial education administrative departments, as well as principals of well-known universities, vocational schools, and primary and secondary schools at home and abroad, well-known experts in the field of artificial intelligence, and representatives of leading enterprises. The conference mainly includes four parts: opening ceremony, plenary session, parallel session, and closing ceremony. Seven visiting routes were arranged before the conference, and a global exhibition of digital education achievements will be held at the same time. On the afternoon of May 11th, the opening ceremony will be held, including opening presentations, guest speeches, and other activities. After the opening ceremony, a plenary session will be held, including keynote speeches, keynote speeches, and "lightning speeches on school enterprise cooperation", focusing on showcasing innovative practices, deep thinking, and innovative cases of AI empowering educational reform and AI industry education integration. On the morning of the 12th, 8 parallel conferences will be held, covering various fields of education empowered by artificial intelligence, including basic education, vocational education, higher education, teacher development, scientific research reform, education evaluation, lifelong education, and industry education integration. The closing ceremony will be held on the afternoon of the 12th, including guest speeches, cooperation signing, achievement release, and handover ceremony. At present, the preparatory work for the conference is basically ready. (Looking into the New Era)