In pics: 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai

A staff member demonstrates a digital first aid educational device for campus during the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

Under the theme of "Digital Education: Application, Sharing, and Innovation," the conference, held from Jan. 29 to 31 in Shanghai, will see the release of a compilation of digital education cases worldwide, an index regarding the development of global digital education, and an initiative on digital education, amid a series of themed discussions, said Liu Jin, head of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges under China's Ministry of Education (MOE).

A staff member demonstrates the shield construction simulation training system during the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)