On the afternoon of November 30, 2023, Jitong Yao, founder of Campuslite Technology, was invited to attend the “2023 Echo China” Annual Forum organized by Tencent News · Education Channel, where he was honored with the title of “2023 Role Model in the Education Industry.” The “Echo China” forum, now in its 16th year, has become widely recognized by both the education sector and the public as one of the most influential media events in the field.
This year’s forum, themed “Technology Empowers, Innovation Shapes the Future,” brought together a wide range of education policymakers, scholars, and practitioners to discuss new developments and emerging trends in education. Topics such as the application of artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing in education became focal points of the discussion. The forum also addressed issues of educational innovation, quality, and equity, offering a macro-level perspective on the new elements, trends, and pathways driving the future of education. As one of the 2023 Role Models in the Education Industry, Yao was invited to share his insights.
He began by introducing Campuslite Technology, describing it as an educational big-data service company that has developed the world’s first AI-powered platform for global school information search and education data analysis. The company is dedicated to providing users with a fast, reliable, and comprehensive one-stop global school information service. Leveraging advanced big data and AI technologies, Campuslite integrates information from schools worldwide and applies deep learning, feature extraction, and graph-construction techniques to deliver transparent, accurate, and holistic data to its users.
Turning to the future of artificial intelligence, Yao emphasized that Campuslite aims to be a pioneer in integrating AI with technology-driven education. By building one of the most precise and comprehensive databases in the industry through large-scale, real-time global data collection, the company continuously optimizes its AI models. These efforts are shaping highly efficient, domain-specific, and intelligent one-stop AI systems tailored for education, designed to power diverse application scenarios across the sector.
Yao expressed his confidence that, as Campuslite’s technology matures, fully AI-driven, one-stop school-support and management services will become a reality—covering everything from school selection and applications to long-term academic planning, institutional evaluation, data-driven teaching analysis, and even the independent delivery of courses by AI systems.
In closing, Yao stated that he would continue to lead his company in thoroughly implementing the national vision and the guiding principles of President Xi’s important discourse on technological innovation, upholding the banner of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, and embracing innovation as the primary engine of development—together building a “digital Great Wall” for China’s education sector.
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