News Express: HKUST(GZ) president gives talk on AI and higher education at UM
新聞快訊：港科大（廣州）校長於澳大談人工智能與高等教育
澳大舉行新學年首場“大學講壇”
UM holds the first talk of its University Lecture Series in the new academic year
港科大（廣州）校長於澳大談人工智能與高等教育
澳門大學今（21）日舉行新學年首場“大學講壇＂，由香港科技大學（廣州）校長、香港科技大學計算機科學及工程系講座教授倪明選以“為未來培養人才：生成式人工智能對高等教育的影響”為題發表演說，探討在人工智能驅動的時代下高等教育的發展方向。講座吸引一眾澳大師生及公眾人士參與，氣氛熱烈。
澳大校長宋永華致辭時表示，澳大師生對倪明選並不陌生，他於2015至2019年出任澳大副校長（學術）和電腦及資訊科學系講座教授，目前擔任澳大智慧城市物聯網國家重點實驗室學術委員會委員。倪明選的學術及科研成就斐然，曾先後八次獲得國際會議最佳論文獎，論文引用超過38,000次（據Google Scholar），成功申請美國及中國授權專利28項，並指導73名博士畢業生。倪明選具豐富的高校教研及管理經驗，除澳大外，曾先後在港科大、美國高校及科研機構擔任要職。近年生成式人工智能（AIGC）的發展席捲全球，因此由他來談AIGC與高等教育的關係既適時也適切。
講座上，倪明選指出AIGC的應用進一步加劇了勞動力市場中的就業轉移。隨著人工智能越來越善於執行辦公室常見的日常任務，例如生成文本、圖像和視頻，以及提供客戶服務等，辦公室的工作分工也必然隨之發生變化。因此，僱主在聘請僱員時，需要優先考慮擁有特定技能和能力的求職者，而非擁有傳統資歷的應聘者。該轉變為高等教育的教與學有著深遠的影響。他分析，在人工智能驅動的時代下要取得成功，人們必須熟練掌握人工智能應用，並具備批判性思維、創新能力、道德敏銳度等高階思維能力。針對這一轉變，倪明選分享了香港科技大學（廣州）的舉措，為學生提供突破傳統邊界、實用性強的個性化及數字化全新學習體驗，積極助力學生為投身新型就業市場做好全面準備。在問答及交流環節，講者與參加者交流互動，討論氣氛熱烈。
倪明選是計算機工程、互聯網及大數據專家學者，IEEE終身會士，香港工程科學院院士；並長期積極參與中國內地學術事務，獲得多項國家級和省級獎項，以及曾擔任國家973計劃無線傳感網項目的首席科學家、清華大學訪問講座教授、上海交通大學神州數碼訪問講座教授、中國科學院海外評審專家、中國國家自然科學基金委員會及科技部專家小組成員，以及多個國家重點實驗室／國家工程中心的學術委員會成員。
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HKUST(GZ) president gives talk on AI and higher education at UM
The University of Macau (UM) today (21 August) held a talk titled ‘Preparing Talents for the Future: Impact of AIGC on Higher Education’, the first talk of its University Lecture Series in the new academic year. Lionel Ni, president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)) and chair professor of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST, was the guest speaker. UM Rector Yonghua Song said in his speech that in the face of the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AIGC) in recent years, it is timely and appropriate to invite Ni, who has remarkable academic and research achievements and a wealth of experience in teaching, research, and management in higher education, to give a talk on the relationship between AIGC and higher education. During the talk, Ni discussed the development of higher education in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and analysed how the application of AIGC reinforces the further shifts of jobs in the labour market. He also talked about how HKUST(GZ) prepares students to thrive in the AI-driven era and to be equipped for the future of the workforce by offering transformative learning experiences characterised by individualisation and a digitally enhanced environment. The talk attracted many UM students, faculty members, and members of the general public.
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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/56325/