Invited by the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, a delegation from the Communication University of China (CUC), led by Ren Mengshan, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of CUC, visited Vietnam from November 1 to 5. The delegation attended the 2026 Global MOOC and Online Education Conference and visited the Hanoi Bureau of Xinhua News Agency, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
The 2026 Global MOOC and Online Education Conference was held at Vietnam National University, Hanoi, from November 2 to 4. Under the theme “Reconstructing the Order of Intelligence: Future Educational Transformation for Human–AI Symbiosis,” more than 300 representatives from international organizations, government agencies, universities and online education platforms in 35 countries and regions took part. They held in-depth discussions on higher-education transformation and innovative university development, future-oriented talent cultivation and reskilling, the ethics and regulatory governance of AI in education, and open cooperation and a new global education ecosystem. Ren Mengshan attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote report at the panel on “The Ethics and Regulatory Governance of AI in Education.”
Under the title “Norms for Human–AI Collaboration and the Innovation of Human–AI Separation in the ‘Teacher–Student–Machine’ Digital–Intelligent Paradigm,” Ren Mengshan presented the core elements of CUC’s “AI Action Plan” — “three understandings, two capabilities, and one set of norms.” The plan aims to cultivate students’ “human–AI collaboration capability” and “human–AI separation capability,” and to set value principles and behavioral boundaries across teaching, research, creation, practice and internationalization. He noted that CUC upholds the educational philosophy of “humanities as the foundation, technology as the means, and art as the method.” In the AI era, the University has put forward an innovative philosophy rooted in fine traditional Chinese culture: to set the heart of AI, to secure the destiny of teachers and students, to carry forward the legacy of media scholarship, and to safeguard peace in a prosperous era.
During the visit to Vietnam, the delegation called on partner media outlet Xinhua News Agency’s Hanoi Bureau, partner university the University of Social Sciences and Humanities under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and partner research institution the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. At the Hanoi Bureau, Ren Mengshan held discussions with Zou Xuemian, Chief Correspondent of the Bureau, and other staff. Ren Mengshan introduced CUC’s educational features, disciplinary strengths and strategic cooperation with Xinhua News Agency. The two sides exchanged views on the internationalized and digital-intelligent cultivation of journalism and communication talent, and discussed deepening industry–academia collaboration and regional and country-specific studies.
At the University of Social Sciences and Humanities under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Ren Mengshan held talks with Dang Thi Thu Huong, Vice President of the university, and other representatives. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on inter-university exchanges and cooperation, joint student training, co-building and sharing of educational resources, cooperation on research conferences and academic journals, and reform and innovation in AI education, reaching directional consensus on deepening practical cooperation.
At the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Ren Mengshan held discussions with Hoang Hue Anh, Director of the China Studies Center of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, and other experts and scholars. Ren Mengshan noted that China and Vietnam enjoy extensive exchanges and cooperation in politics, economy and culture, and face a shared set of new challenges brought by digital-intelligent transformation, all topics worthy of research. The two sides can strengthen practical cooperation and experience sharing in talent cultivation and research practice. They held in-depth exchanges on media transformation, international communication, and regional and country-specific studies, and reached preliminary agreement on joint academic conferences, scholar exchanges and joint postgraduate training.
This visit and conference participation has fully showcased CUC’s innovative ideas and exploratory practice in cultivating future media talent in the AI era. It has further strengthened friendly cooperation with Vietnam’s mainstream media, key universities and high-end think-tank research institutions, and made a new CUC contribution to deepening China–Vietnam educational cooperation, serving national strategic needs and enhancing international communication capacity.
The delegation was accompanied by Chen Jingwei, Vice Dean of the Graduate School; Liu Shan, Vice Dean of Zhongchuan College (General Education College), CUC；Ma Ning, Deputy Director of the Educational Resources Center (Library) and Deputy Librarian; and Dong Yuting from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange.
This article was translated with the assistance of a large language model.
Editor: Li Jialu
