UBTECH teams up with HKU to advance AI education across the Greater Bay Area
Woxsen University partners with IBM for industry calibrated academic programmes
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UBTECH teams up with HKU to advance AI education across the Greater Bay Area
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Technology in Education( CITE), part of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong( HKU), hosted the official launch of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area( GBA) Artificial Intelligence Education Development Initiative at HKU. The event highlighted the region ' s commitment to integrating AI into next-generation educational systems and the inauguration of Artificial Intelligence Education and Teacher Development Centre was also held in conjunction with the event.
In line with Hong Kong ' s educational policies, the UBTECH Education-CITE partnership is establishing a collaborative academic-industry platform for AI teaching content and educator training. Plans include building AI demonstration labs in Hong Kong ' s primary and secondary schools, with further expansion across Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and ultimately into international markets, positioning Hong Kong as a global reference point in AI education.
Through collaboration with CITE, UBTECH Education is working to build a pipeline of AI-competent educators. The joint initiative focuses on cultivating AI fluency among teachers and supporting talent development in STEM and innovation through both local and global professional development programmes for GBA-based educators.
In recent years, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region( HKSAR) Government has prioritised Artificial Intelligence in its development roadmap. The Hong Kong Education Bureau has introduced a dedicated AI Curriculum Module in middle schools, mandating 10 to 14 hours of AI education for students in secondary one through three within the ICT curriculum.
Woxsen University partners with IBM for industry calibrated academic programmes
W oxsen University has entered a strategic MoU with IBM India, an academic-industry collaboration poised to reshape the way business and technology education converge.
The five-year alliance spans the School of Business and School of Technology, with direct impact on the MBA( Business Analytics) and BBA( Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) programmes. It introduces a unified learning framework where students across disciplines engage with enterprise-level tools and frameworks aligned with global business standards.
" Our partnership with IBM is not an add-on. It is a structural shift in how we envision higher education. By embedding enterprise-grade tools and certifications into the DNA of our curriculum, we are placing Woxsen students on the same technological footing as professionals in Fortune 500 companies. This alliance breaks down the traditional silos between business and technology education, enabling a business analyst to speak the language of AI and a data scientist to understand market strategy. This collaboration ensures our graduates are ready from day one and are equipped to lead with technological fluency, strategic sharpness and global agility,” said Dr Raul Villamarin Rodriguez, Vice President, Woxsen University.
Through this collaboration, students gain structured access to IBM ' s suite of technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and advanced analytics platforms. Each participant receives globally acknowledged IBM certifications, embedded directly into academic delivery.
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