Moore Academy Set up in NKU

2021-12-04


On November 21, the Moore Academy, the 10th wisdom academy of NKU, was set up, with the inaugurating ceremony held in the College of Artificial Intelligence. Wang Xinsheng, Vice President of NKU, and head of the Office of Academic Affairs were present and took the floor. Besides, a total of 100-plus teachers and students of the Moore Academy, who come from the 14 professional colleges of NKU, attended the ceremony.  

Relying on the College of Artificial Intelligence, the Moore Academy is open to students in the whole university and strives to create a “community for teachers and students”. The Academy will, by focusing on the AI technology and its application in various disciplines, employ those excellent teachers from such disciplines as arts, science, engineering, business, medicine, etc. as tutors. It will follow the system of Double-Tutor by employing the head of the Office of Academic Affairs and 14 tutors with different disciplinary backgrounds from various professional colleges in NKU, as well as 9 full-time teachers from the College of Artificial Intelligence. Appointment letters were issued to each tutor at the inauguration.  

On the day, to help teachers and students of Moore Academy to better understand the application of AI technology and stimulate students’ innovation capability, three teachers from the College of Artificial Intelligence separately gave a presentation on the new engineering-style projects of Moore Academy. Furthermore, Moore Academy also prepared an interactive display and experience area for various robots and AI innovative works, a move which not only demonstrates the wide application of AI technology and multidisciplinary cross-fertilization in various fields, but also reflects its unique advantages and vigorous vitality.  

After the inauguration, tutors and students of Moore Academy had a free talk on all aspects of study and life. In the future, the Moore Academy will keep trying something new and endeavor to create favorable conditions for students to communicate and interact with each other so that they can better understand each other, progress together, and fully enjoy the learning experience of the cross-fertilization of artificial intelligence technology and multiple disciplines. The Moore Academy will surely bring a different experience to their campus life in NKU.