In response to China’s national strategy on population aging, to intensify international implementation of industry-university-research-application cooperation, promote integrative applications of artificial intelligence technology in innovation and development for an aging society, and guided by the Ministry of Education and the People’s Government of Jilin Province, the Ministry of Education’s Center for School Development and Planning will host the 2026 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning Provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) and the 4th International Conference on AI-Empowered Innovation and Development for an Aging Society on September 19, 2026 at Changchun University.

This conference aims to bring elite Chinese and overseas experts and industry leaders to Changchun University to engage in extensive discussions on AI, technological innovation for aging, smart elder care, and other cutting-edge topics while exploring innovative methods to strengthen high-quality development of an aging society. This conference will also build networking platforms for implementing industry-university-research-application, display outstanding achievements in AI-empowerment for an aging society, and promote scientific and cross-border communication and cooperation.