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KERIS and UNESCO Hosted ICT Capacity Building Programme for Africa

KERIS co-hosted the “ICT Capacity Building Programme: ICT Transforming in Africa” with UNESCO from June 9 to 13 in Seoul. This training program is part of the third phase of the “ICT Transforming Education: UNESCO-Korean Funds in Trust Project". It was designed to strengthen the capacity of education policymakers from three African countries—Tanzania, Uganda, and Namibia—in formulating and implementing digital education policies. Funded by the Republic of Korea–UNESCO Funds-in-Trust, the training aimed to enhance understanding of Korea’s digital education policies and ecosystem, while providing participants with hands-on experiences of various innovative practices. The delegation participated in seminars that covered KERIS’s digital education policies and services, public-private cooperation cases in African education innovation, and classroom innovation cases led by Korea’s digital transformation pioneer teachers. Following the seminars, participants visited the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and local schools in Gyeonggi-do to observe policy implementation in realA-world settings. In addition, design-thinking workshops were held to share the current status of digital education policies in the three participating countries and to conduct hands-on policy planning exercises tailored to each nation. The latter part of the training featured case studies on Bridge project in Africa byKorean National Commission for UNESCOand initiatives to develop AI competency framework and diagnostic tool for teachers. The program concluded with a visit to SoftLab, where participants explored diverse models for policy collaboration.

2025-06-13

KERIS and CEIBAL Discuss Renewal of Digital Education Partnership

On May 15, 2025, the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) held a meeting with Uruguay’s digital education agency, CEIBAL, to discuss the renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).H.E. Paolo Scheiner, Ambassador of Uruguay to Korea, and Consul Gabriela Silva Canzani also attended the meeting and expressed hope for continued collaboration in digital education. Both sides reviewed ongoing joint projects and exchanged ideas on policies to support Uruguay’s digital education transformation. Following the meeting, participants visited Soha Middle School in Gwangmyeong to observe a class using AI-based digital textbooks and share experiences in digital learning.

2025-05-20

Global Education Reform Conference Held in Conjunction with the 2025 APEC Education Ministerial Meeting

On May 13, 2025, theGlobal Education Reform Conferencewas held at the Jeju International Convention Center. This event was organized as an associated forum to the 2025 APEC Education Ministerial Meeting, under the theme“Educational Innovation and Global Cooperation in the Era of AI and Digital Transformation.” In theInnovation Sessionfocusing on primary and secondary education,President Jae-youngChungof KERIS moderated a panel discussion on the topic“Teacher-led Classroom Innovation.”The session discussed strategies for ensuring the stable adoption of AI and digital technologies in classroom instruction. At theK-EDU exhibition booth, KERIS promoted the use ofAI-based digital textbooksthrough live classroom demonstrations and hands-on experiences, providing participants with insights into the future of digital learning in Korea.

2025-05-20

Meeting with the Ambassador of El Salvador to Korea

On March 7, KERIS held a bilateral consultation on digital education innovation with H.E. Jaime José López Badia, the Ambassador of El Salvador to Korea. Ambassador López Badia expressed great interest in Korea’s digital education and has also submitted a letter of intent(LIO) to join GEIA(Gloval Education Innovation Alliance) as a member country. During the meeting, KERIS provided an overview of Korea’s digital education innovation policies, including AI Digital textbooks, the AI competency framework for teachers, teacher training programs, and infrastructure development. Both parties also discussed potential areas of collaboration between the two countries.

2025-03-07

GEIA(Global Education Innovation Alliance): 1st National Advisory Committee Meeting Held

To globally share Korea’s achievements in digital education innovation, the Global Education Innovation Alliance (GEIA) was launched last year. KERIS, the GEIA Secretariat, has established the National Advisory Committee and held its first meeting on March 6 in Seoul. Moving forward, KERIS will continue to fulfill its role as the GEIA Secretariat by sharing Korea’s digital education innovation achievements and outstanding global best practices.

2025-03-07

KERIS’ Solar Powered Internet School Initiative: Promoting Quality Education in Rwanda

Since 2023, KERIS has been implementing the Solar Powered Internet School in Rwanda, an Official Development Assistance (ODA) project of the Korean Ministry of Education. This initiative, carried out in collaboration with domestic edtech companies, focuses on localizing and demonstrating Korean edtech content and services in Rwandan schools. As part of the project, KERIS has conducted capacity-building trainings for local teachers and piloted classes integrating customized edtech content and services in October, 2024. The pilot program has yielded positive outcomes, with students reporting increased motivation, engagement, and overall learning effectiveness. Additionally, a series of training sessions equipped teachers with the necessary skills to integrate technology into their teaching practices effectively. Policymakers and educators have recognized the value of edtech as both a powerful instructional aid and an efficient classroom management tool. Through continued collaboration, KERIS remains dedicated to fostering digital education innovation and enhancing learning environments in Rwanda.

2025-02-21

KERIS Showcases National Digital Education Policy at the 2025 Bett Show

The world's largest edtech fair, the Bett Show, was held at the Excel London Convention Center in London, UK, from January 22 to 24 (local time) under the auspices of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA). In the Korean Pavilion, a 35-square-meter space featuring four booths, jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), a dedicated area was set up to promote the Korean government’s “National Digital Education Policy.”

2025-02-14

2024 EdTech Korea Fair: Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Education

The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy hosted the 2024 EdTech Korea Fairat COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, from Monday, September 23, to Wednesday, September 25 under the theme"The Future of EdTech Led by AI." The event provided a platform to experience various educational technologies, including a demonstration of AI digital textbooks set to be introduced next year.

2025-02-14

2024 Classroom Revolution Conference: Advancing Digital Education and Innovation

The 2024 Classroom Revolution Conference was held at the East Building of EXCO in Daegu on August 8 (Wed) and 9 (Thu), 2024. Various sessions were held, including reflection on training for teachers leading the Classroom Revolution, networking among cities and provinces across the country, sharing of classroom revolution lecture know-how, social-emotional growth coaching practice, demonstration of an AI digital textbook prototype, and a digital education forum.

2025-02-14

World Economic Forum Spotlights Korea's AI Digital Textbook

The Korea Education Research and Information Service (KERIS) attended the World Economic Forum's (Davos Forum) Summer Meeting and presented Korea's AI digital textbook policy vision and implementation status, known as "High Touch, High Tech". The forum was held in Dalian, China from 25 June (Tuesday) to 27 June (Thursday) under the theme of "The Next Frontier for Growth". More than 1,500 global opinion leaders from politics, business, social organisations, international organisations, and academia, including Chinese Premier Li Chang, Polish President Andrzej Duda, and World Economic Forum President Klaus Schwab, attended the forum. The Davos Forum formed the "Education 4.0 Alliance" with international education experts to examine the future direction of education in the AI era, and released the "Role of AI in Education 4.0" report in April. The report proposes eight core competencies as a framework for Education 4.0 to drive the future of education, including global citizenship, innovation and creativity, technology competencies, interpersonal competencies, personalised self-directed learning, inclusive learning, problem-solving-based collaborative learning, lifelong learning, and learner initiative. In particular, the Korean case of AI digital textbooks was introduced as an internationally recognised policy example. KERIS was invited to participate in the "Learning in the AI Era" session at the Davos Forum to explore the way forward for future education, and shared the vision and status of AI digital textbooks that prepare the future of education in the digital transformation era with the international community. In this session, it was emphasised that AI-based educational innovation should respond to the diverse learning needs of students, collaborate with educational sites to meet learning objectives, and support teachers to focus on human interaction. It was also highlighted that the convergence of education and AI requires policy investment not only in services for learners, but also in stable infrastructure, teacher training, and data security. In his presentation on the session topic, President of KERIS, Jae Young Chung emphasised that digital and AI competencies are not just technical knowledge, but also require fundamental changes in our mindset, behaviour, and values, and are core competencies that are indispensable for living in the future society and must be continuously cultivated through education, vocational training, and lifelong learning. In particular, he introduced the current status of Korea's AI digital textbook promotion, which aims to provide "5 million individualised textbooks to 5 million students" and attracted the attention of many participants. He confirmed the international community's high interest in the world's first AI digital textbook, and said, "We will strengthen solidarity and collaboration with international organisations and professional institutions around the world to prepare for future education in the digital age."

2024-07-01