Beijing Normal University

🙌Lore Harp McGovern and Xiong Xiaoge visited BNU recently.

👏BNU President Yu Jihong expressed gratitude for their long-standing support of the IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research at BNU.

🚀BNU Vice President Wang Ming highlighted the institute's remarkable achievements over the past 15 years in areas such as learning mechanisms, lifelong brain development, and children's cognitive development.

🧠The institute is steadily growing into a globally recognized hub for research on brain science in children and adolescents. McGovern Institute for Brain Research

🤖🎓The 2026 World Digital Education Conference will be held from May 11 to 13 in Hangzhou, themed "AI + Education: Transformation Development Governance."

🌟BNU has made significant achievements in digital education research, with results reflected in academic journals, books, and scholarly publications.

🗯️Stay tuned and join us in exploring the future of digital education!

🙌Tune in LIVE at 18:00–19:00 (GMT+8) / 11:00–12:00 (UK time) on May 15 as students from BNU and Lancaster University explore the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Institute together.

👣✨Join us on a journey through Jingdezhen — the "Porcelain Capital of the World" — to discover its rich cultural heritage and timeless porcelain treasures. We warmly welcome you to join the livestream! 🏺✨ Study in China Jingdezhen China Museums

📚✨ Check out the latest Beijing Normal University Research Spotlight for April 2026!

🌟In April, BNU scholars delivered research across disciplines—from neuroscience and ecology to AI, environmental science, geography, and physics.

🌍 Breakthrough studies were published in leading journals including Cell, Nature, Science, and Nature Communications.

🙌🤝BNU recently hosted the China–Malaysia University Presidents’ Roundtable in Beijing, as part of the Islam–Confucianism Civilisational Dialogue 2026.

🌏🎓Themed "Civilisational Exchanges, Mutual Learning, and Cultivating Talent with Global Competence," the roundtable gathered representatives from 12 universities across China and Malaysia.

💡✨Participants engaged in in-depth discussions, sharing insights and best practices on the role of higher education in promoting civilisational dialogue, advancing talent development, and strengthening bilateral academic cooperation.

📚✨ World Book Day is here!

👀📖What are students reading at BNU? From timeless classics to contemporary favorites, their recommendations offer a glimpse into diverse perspectives and inspiring ideas.

🌍Whether you’re looking for your next page-turner or simply curious about what’s shaping young minds on campus, dive into these picks and celebrate the joy of reading with us!✨

🎓BNU hosted the 2026 annual work conference of the Institute of Global Teacher Development.

🤝More than 70 representatives from 22 affiliated institutes of the Institute of Global Teacher Development, along with representatives from iFLYTEK attended the meeting to review progress, outline future plans, and jointly advance global teacher development while shaping a blueprint for international exchange and cooperation in education. iFLYTEK Global

📚👀✨The opening ceremony of the 2026 Reading Season at Beijing Normal University was held at the university library.

👨🏻‍🎓💡Wang Ming, vice president of BNU, noted that as a pioneer in China’s teacher education, BNU shoulders the mission of cultivating outstanding educators and carrying forward the legacy of education. Centered on the theme “Reading · The Light of Teachers,” this year's reading season encourages students to draw inspiration from the dedication of past generations of educators, carry forward their spirit through reading, and inspire aspirations to pursue careers in teaching.

👩🏻‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓👀The 12th Looking Golden Lenses Award Ceremony and the 2026 Looking Youth Film Project Launching Ceremony were held at BNU on April 8, with more than 200 diplomats, international faculty and students, as well as Chinese and foreign scholars in attendance.

✨This year, over 90 young participants from around the world will film across nine provinces and municipalities in China, capturing cultural heritage in everyday street life and experiencing the country's dynamism through the pulse of the times.