On June 12, CUFE Business School held cooperation talks with iFLYTEK. Professor Lin Song (Dean of CUFE Business School and Director of the MBA Education Center) and Professor Liu Xiaoyuan (Vice Dean of CUFE Business School) attended the meeting. From iFLYTEK, Li Li (Dean of the Higher Education Research Institute of iFLYTEK and Chief Solution Architect of iFLYTEK Higher Education) and Xiong Bin (Beijing Consulting Director of the Higher Education Research Institute of iFLYTEK) were present. The meeting was hosted by Professor Liu Xiaoyuan, Vice Dean of CUFE Business School. Also attending the meeting were Gu Leilei (Director of the Marketing Department and Undergraduate Program Director of CUFE Business School) and Gao Yongling (Teacher of the Department of Supply Chain and Operations Management and Director of the Industry-Education Integration Program of CUFE Business School).
Professor Lin Song, Dean of CUFE Business School and Director of the MBA Education Center, extended a warm welcome to Li Li and hisdelegation from the Higher Education Research Institute of iFLYTEK. He briefly introduced the school’s achievements in discipline construction, talent cultivation, and social services. He stated that the school is committed to promoting in-depth integration of business education and industrial practice, and facilitates the organic combination of theory and practice through various forms such as enterprise visits, internships and practical training, joint curriculum development, mobile classrooms, case development, and practical mentoring. He expressed the expectation that this exchange will serve as an opportunity to deepen cooperation in cutting-edge advanced technology application, case development, and practical teaching.
Li Li, Dean of the Higher Education Research Institute of iFLYTEK, briefly introduced iFLYTEK’s development history.He pointed out that since its establishment in 1999, iFLYTEK has been focusing on the research and development of intelligent speech and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and its technological achievements have been widely applied in multiple fields. In recent years, the company has attached particular importance to the in-depth integration of AI and higher education, and has continuously promoted the research, development, and application of products such as intelligent teaching platforms and educational large models.
Xiong Bin, Beijing Consulting Director of the Higher Education Research Institute of iFLYTEK, introduced the latest progress of the "iFLYTEK Spark" large model, as well as its practical application scenarios and cases in the field of higher education. This large model is widely used in talent cultivation, discipline construction, curriculum development, scientific research innovation, and educational management, helping universities achieve intelligent upgrading. Xiong Bin pointed out that based on the application of large models, iFLYTEK is committed to improving the talent cultivation system, enhancing the AI literacy of teachers and students, and promoting interdisciplinary development and innovative education.
During the exchange session, the two parties conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as the challenges faced in the development of business education intelligent agents, the new changes brought by AI development to business talent cultivation, and potential cooperation areas between the two sides. Both parties agreed that promoting the in-depth integration of AI and business education requires continuous innovation in talent cultivation models and teaching models, and strengthening the organic combination of theory and practice. They also expressed the expectation to jointly promote the cultivation of high-quality business talents through cooperation.
