Values Education in the Digital and Intelligent Era

　　At 9 a.m. on October 18, 2026, the International Conference on "Values Education in the Digital and Intelligent Era" was held in the Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Library at Dalian Art College. Experts and scholars from universities and international academic organizations in the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, New Zealand, and other countries, as well as representatives from domestic institutions such as Northeast Normal University and Tsinghua University, and faculty and student representatives from Dalian Art College, attended the conference together. The meeting was hosted by Vice President Song Yanjun.At the conference, chinese and foreign experts shared their insights on topics such as civic education, artificial intelligence literacy, moral education, and whole-person education.
　　Professor Germen Janmaat of University College London discussed the inequality between European civic education and civic participation; Associate Professor Брызгалина Елена Владимировна of Moscow State University in Russia shared the value foundations that education should uphold in the era of artificial intelligence; Professor Phyllis M. Curtis-Tweed, President of the International Association for Moral Education, introduced artificial intelligence literacy, the sense of responsibility, and the pathways for practicing the values of harmony and integrity; Professor Jason Stephens of the University of Auckland in New Zealand, starting from the dual nature of technology, explored how to use artificial intelligence to help students achieve wisdom, integrity, safety, and empowerment. 　　Associate Dean Zhang Qiu of the School of Quality Education at Dalian Art College and Ma Wei, Vice Principal for Moral Education of the Affiliated Senior High School, also introduced the school's holistic education practices at Phoenix Academy and the moral education achievements of the affiliated high school in educating through aesthetics, respectively.
　　In the afternoon, the attending guests also toured the campus. Vice President Song Yanjun and Liu Xuehong, Director of the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, accompanied them throughout and took photos with the experts and scholars. The experts and scholars spoke highly of the school's educational philosophy, disciplinary and program system, and teaching and training facilities, and expressed the hope to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the future. 　　This conference provided an opportunity for in-depth dialogue among researchers and educators in the field of values education at home and abroad, and also broadened the international perspective of research on values education in the age of digital intelligence. Dalian Art College will integrate the latest ideas and cross-cultural exchange outcomes from the conference into its own artistic talent cultivation practices, and keep working to train skilled applied art talents.