Recently, UNESCO awarded TAL Education Group the 2020 Mobile Learning Week "Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion" Innovation Demonstration Project Certificate, in recognition of the group's contributions in using AI and big data to enhance literacy, protect minority languages and promote inclusiveness.

UNESCO awarded a certificate to the TAL Education Group

In 2018, Xueersi Online School, a subsidiary of TAL Education Group, customized and developed the "AI Teacher Mandarin Teaching System" for Zhaogezu County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It specially designed a preschool children's Yi-Han bilingual learning module, deeply integrating technologies such as speech recognition and speech assessment to achieve intelligent evaluation and real-time correction of children's pronunciation, helping them learn Mandarin well.

As of November 2019, nearly 80,000 students and over 2,000 primary and secondary school teachers have benefited from it, laying a foundation for children in these ethnic minority areas to enjoy fair education and escape poverty in the future. It is understood that this project has been exhibited at multiple events such as the "China-CEEC Education Cooperation and Exchange Exhibition" and the "First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education".

Yi children using the mobile version of the "AI Teacher Mandarin Teaching System" for learning

The Mobile Learning Week, hosted by the United Nations, is a flagship event in the field of information and communication technology application in education. It is organized by UNESCO and its project partners and has been held for eight consecutive years. The 2020 Mobile Learning Week, with the theme of "Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion", explores the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in promoting educational inclusion and equity. Educational inclusion and equity are the foundation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will also advance the digital transformation for all humanity. It is understood that the projects of Google and University College London have also been shortlisted for the innovation demonstration projects this time.