The 8th Future Computer Education Summit (FCES 2024), organized by the China Computer Federation (CCF), was held in Shenyang from July 25-27. The summit, chaired by CCF Fellow and Chinese Academy of Engineering Academician Professor Zheng Weimin from Tsinghua University, focused on “Digital Development in Education”. The event featured 5 keynote reports, 5 viewpoint reports, and 14 sub-forums exploring various aspects of educational digitalization. The School of Computer Science at SCMU hosted a sub-forum on “Cultivating Innovative Computer Talent in Ethnic Universities under the New Engineering Background”. Dean Tie Jun served as the sub-forum chair.

The sub-forum brought together experts and scholars from ethnic universities specializing in computer science education. Discussions centered on strengthening the sense of community for the Chinese nation while focusing on innovative computer talent education in the context of new engineering disciplines. Topics included: increasing efforts in new engineering talent cultivation, serving national and local computer talent needs, talent cultivation models and evaluation standards, educational processes and quality assurance, interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship education, and industry-education integration for collaborative talent cultivation. These discussions were held in conjunction with undergraduate education teaching audit evaluations and engineering education accreditation.

Forum presentations and thematic exchanges were delivered by Weng Yu, Dean of the School of Information Engineering, Minzu University of China; Li Zhigang, Dean of the School of Information Science and Technology, Shihezi University; Huang Jianqiang, Executive Deputy Dean of the School of Computer Science, Qinghai University; Zhang Jianxin, Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Dalian Minzu University; Zhou Xuchuan, Software Engineering Program Director, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Southwest Minzu University; and Sun Yangguang, Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science, SCMU. Each speaker shared experiences and insights on cultivating innovative computer talent in the new engineering context, drawing from their respective institutional characteristics.

Scene from the Ethnic University Sub-forum.

Photo provided by the School of Computer Science

The Future Computer Education Summit, initiated in 2017, has become a high-end academic conference in computer education with widespread social influence. This year’s summit gathered nearly 600 experts, scholars, and industry representatives from universities and research institutions nationwide, exploring new pathways for educational development in the digital era.