1. AI Digital Assistant Suite for Higher Education Transformation

• Keywords: 

  AI Tutor Pro, Digital Assistants, Personalized Learning, Smart Education, Multilingual Access

• Executive Summary: 

  Contact North | Contact Nord, a publicly funded education and technology support network based in the province of Ontario, Canada, developed and freely deployed the world’s first integrated suite of AI-powered personal digital assistants for higher education. This innovation includes AI Tutor Pro, AI Teaching Assistant Pro, AI Pathfinder Pro, and AI Trades Explorer Pro, tools designed to reduce faculty workload and support learners with personalized, multilingual, on-demand support. Developed by a small in-house team and grounded in public service values, these apps have generated over 2.3 million user interactions across nearly 300,000 users, exemplifying scalable, inclusive, and transformative digital learning innovation.

• Project Description: 

  Contact North | Contact Nord is Ontario’s bilingual (English/French) technology support and distance learning network serving over 1,500 communities in Canada’s largest province. Its public mandate is to expand equitable access to post-secondary education through innovative technologies. In response to increasing pressure on faculty and students, it developed a suite of AI-powered assistants that addresses critical teaching and learning needs:

• AI Tutor Pro: Provides multilingual, 24/7 personalized learning assistance for learners studying any subject, anywhere and at any level.

• AI Teaching Assistant Pro: Supports faculty with feedback automation, instructional design support and content development.

  - AI Pathfinder Pro: Recommends personalized academic and career pathways linked to local learning opportunities. 

  - AI Trades Explorer Pro: Helps learners navigate skilled trades opportunities.

  The AI-support for smart learning projects is unique in its non-commercial design: tools are free to use, web-accessible, and require no special infrastructure. Built internally by a small team, these tools are accessible in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and Portuguese. Their goal is not just innovation but transformation, delivering high-quality AI capabilities to students and educators across all contexts, especially rural and underserved communities.

  
  

2. ActivPanel 10 with ActivSuite

•  Keywords: 

  Interactive Teaching Solution

• Executive Summary: 

  Promethean ActviPanel 10 Premium with Promethean ActivSuite™ is an integrated solution of hardware and software designed to enhance classroom engagement and improve learning outcomes whilst allowing teachers to use the operating systems native to their school or district both at and away from the ActivPanel. Comprised of tools like Explain Everything whiteboard, Promethean ActivSuite enables educators to deilver dynamic, interactive lessons with ease using annotation, polling, and multimedia integration. Designed for use with Promethean’s interactive displays and compatible with multiple platforms, it empowers teachers to deliver immersive, student-centered learning experiences. With Promethean ActivSuite, educators gain a powerful solution that transforms traditional teaching into interactive and impactful 21st-century education.

• Project Description: 

  The project was inspired by research we conducted into problems teachers face when implementing new technology. Educators often juggle multiple tools and platforms which can disrupt learning and classroom flow. Our solution, Promethean ActivSuite, integrates lesson planning, delivery and student interaction into one ecosystem, reducing complexity and making adoption and useage less overwhelming and streamlined with the flow of the classroom. Intuitively designed, Promethean ActivSuite allows teachers to access their preferred panel apps from anywhere, anytime they need them. Strong online support materials on Learn Promethean to help with adoption and training.

  K-12 teachers need help reducing their tech overload as well as help accessing content and resources when they need it and ActivPanel 10 Premium offers the solution. ActivPanel 10 Premium delivers familiarity by allowing teachers to use their operating system of choice where all their preferred resources are available. This choice of operating system is a unique benefit compared to other edtech solutions that rely on panels with built in operating systems and apps that require teachers to switch between content sources and different operating systems. 

  In addition, ActivPanel 10 Premium delivers industry leading specifications including best-in-class visual quality, low energy consumption, high quality sound with an 8 mic array and built-in soundbar, and accessories including a new ActivPen® 2 and All-in-one Remote (remote available in N.A. only) so that every student, no matter where they are, can equally engage in lessons.

  Target users include post-secondary faculty, instructional designers, academic leaders, and learners, especially those in rural, remote, multilingual, or equity-seeking environments. The tools are used in Ontario, across Canada, and internationally. Contact North | Contact Nord engages users via direct outreach, institutional demos, global presentations, and partnerships. Because the tools are zero-cost, bilingual, and multilingual, they offer scalable value to institutions lacking internal AI infrastructure or budgets, enabling broader educational inclusion, aligned with the goals of smart education.

3. Huawei Smart Education Industry Solutions

• Keywords: 

  AI+Education, Smart Classroom, Smart Campus, Research Data Management, Digital Training

• Executive Summary: 

  Education is the foundation of a nation, and talent is the cornerstone of national development. As the digital economy continues to grow, It is expected to require 200 million ICT professionals in the worldwide by 2025. However, there will be a talent gap of 60 million. This highlights the key role that talent plays in the growth of digital economy. There is a growing demand for professionals who are versatile, innovative, and skilled in AI technologies.

  Driven by the wave of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the rise of DeepSeek, an AI startup in China, has garnered widespread global attention. With the open-sourcing of reasoning models, more industries can now embrace AI with lower barriers to entry.

  Using diverse learning channels and modes, virtual reality for immersive experience, as well as mobility devices, we can strengthen learning anytime, anywhere. But this is only possible if there is good connectivity for the campuses. The enhancement of network construction is therefore of paramount importance to build a high-standard and high-performance education digital cloud base.

  Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. The company is committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. In the fields of communications networks, IT, smart devices, cloud services, intelligent automotive solutions, digital power, and more, we provide customers with competitive, secure, and reliable products, solutions, and services. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers and society, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation across organizations of all shapes and sizes.

  Huawei has set up industry teams to penetrate into industries and scenarios, shorten the management chain vertically, and better respond to customers' intelligent requirements. Horizontally and quickly integrate R&D resources and fully support the intelligent transformation of thousands of industries. We have built more than 200 intelligent solutions for urban, financial, transportation, and manufacturing industries, and have been applied in intelligent projects in more than 20 industries.

  In education industry, we believe that technology drives the changes of the industry. In teaching, education intelligence helps improve teaching methods, improve teaching quality, and train first-class talents. We will promote independent innovation in scientific research and technology, serve national strategies and social development. In management, big data helps campus precise governance, improve management level, and shape campus culture. In services, one-stop campus services based on artificial intelligence improve service experience. Leading Infrastructure to Support the University Development Goals.

• Project Description

  Here are our all-scenario solutions for all education customer segments.

  In terms of talent cultivation, the digital training platform helps cultivate ICT talent. Each year, more than 200,000 students can be trained to master ICT technologies and engage in ICT-related work. 

  In the smart classroom scenario, Huawei provides the smart classroom solution, which is student-centric and extends the classroom boundary. By integrating the interactive IdeaHub, HUAWEI CLOUD, and learning management systems of certified partners, Huawei provides solutions such as hybrid learning, group discussion, and recording classroom. Make future learning more attractive and free from space constraints.

  In the managed service scenario, Huawei provides campus networking and high-quality 10GE campus network solutions to help customers manage campus activities more efficiently and provide better services for customers.In scientific research, we provide scientific research HPDA, scientific research computing, and education and scientific research network solutions to help teaching and research customers improve research and information sharing efficiency.