On the morning of November 9, 2018, the unveiling ceremony of the Fabao School of Peking University and the Wisdom Law Education Forum were held in the Koguan Building of Peking University Law School. This event was hosted by Peking University Law School and its Legal Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and organized by Peking University Yinghua Technology Co. More than fifty representatives from universities, legal departments, organizations providing information and knowledge attended this event. The opening ceremony was presided over by Chen Zhihong, director of the Law Library of Peking University.　　

In Pan Jianfeng’s speech, Dean of Peking University Law School, expressed his warm congratulations on the official establishment of Fabao School of Peking University on behalf of Peking University Law School. He believed that the dissemination of knowledge and the way of education would experience crucial changes in the rise of the new model of "Internet + education". He believed that with the joint efforts of all parties, Fabao School of Peking University could enable more people to enjoy the feast of ideas, the brilliance of wisdom and the power of knowledge.

In Zhao Xiaohai’s speech, the general manager of Peking University Yinghua Company and deputy director of Peking University Law Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, introduced the business development process of Peking University Yinghua Company under the leadership of law school and deeply analyzed the current situation of law education and training. He said that in the future, Peking University Yinghua Company will continue to explore the new model of "Internet + Education" with Peking University Law School and develop a new format of "Internet + Education" service. 

 

 

Later, Dean Pan Jianfeng, Vice Dean Yang Xiaolei, General Manager Zhao Xiaohai, and Student Representative Shen Lintong jointly unveiled the plague “Fabao School of Peking University” and announced the official establishment of the Fabao School of Peking University! 

 

 

As a future-oriented online platform for intelligent legal education, Fabao School of Peking University was deeply concerned by law students. The inscription of "Fabao School" was the selection of the calligraphy works by the students in the school. The works of four students, Shen Lintong, He Yuxin, Li Jiaying and Liu Jiawei, from Peking University Law School, were shortlisted. Dean Pan Jianfeng presented awards to the winners. Shen Lintong, as a student representative, delivered a speech and shared his gratitude for Peking University in his title creation. 

 

　　

Yang Xiaolei, Vice Dean of the Peking University School of Law and head of the Fabao School of Peking University, gave a brief introduction to the basic background of founding, functional advantages and operation mode of Fabao School of Peking University. He pointed out that Fabao School of Peking University is an important measure for Peking University Law School to explore and carry out intelligent law education. Peking University Law School will give full play to the advantages of knowledge creation and sharing. Flexibly use new technologies, actively explore new models, and open a new journey of Peking University's legal knowledge production and service.　　

After the unveiling ceremony of the Fabao School of Peking University, the Smart Law Education Forum was launched. Dr. He Yuanqiong, deputy general manager of Peking University Yinghua Co., gave a comprehensive introduction to the operation planning, construction and cooperation mode of the School around the orientation and characteristics of the Fabao School of Peking University.　　

Professor Jiang Su, a representative of the Faculty of Law at Peking University Law School and deputy director of the Legal Artificial Intelligence Laboratory/Research Center, believed that under the current situation, big data artificial intelligence had an important impact on the entire legal industry, legal education and legal research. Peking University Law School should take on the task of the times and create its own law education.　　

Wu Jiangshui, deputy director of the Corporate Legal Advisory Committee of the All-China Lawyers Association, and Ms. Bai Lili, the editor-in-chief of APP “Dedao”, said that relying on the convenient way of artificial intelligence to cultivate practical legal talents was the future trend. They also combined their years of experience to provide professional advice for the development of Fabao School of Peking University.

Guo Zhenzhong, deputy director of the Education Committee of the China National Lawyers Association, Li Hong, director of Wanshang Tianqin Law Firm, Yang Xuri, dean of Beijing Qiangguo Intellectual Property Research Institute, and Ai Jing, executive secretary of Peking University Alumni Enterprise Association, shared from different perspectives. Thoughts and opinions gave valuable suggestions and good wishes for the future development prospects of Fabao School of Peking University. 

 

　　

Nowadays, science and technology are advancing with each passing day. Modern information technologies such as the Internet, big data, and cloud computing have profoundly changed the traditional educational concepts and learning methods, and profoundly demonstrated the prospects for future educational development. In line with the development of information technology and promote education reform and innovation, Peking University Law School established Fabao School of Peking University, based on the principle of “unified development concept, deep integration of resources, and promotion of social benefits”, in accordance with the combination of teaching and research and physical operations. The combination of knowledge application, online and offline education, the combination of on-campus and off-campus resources, and the combination of economic and social effects, together with Peking University Yinghua Co., actively promote the integration of information technology and education, and jointly explore new wisdom and education.

 

　　

The opening ceremony of the Fabao School of Peking University and the Wisdom Law Education Forum were successfully held. Subsequently, the first phase of the Fabao School of Peking University, the Corporate Legal Affairs Forum, was launched. The theme of the forum revolved around the enterprise contract management and legal risks, the ideas and methods of solution design, and the ideals and reality of the management system.

 

Translated by: Wen Yuting

Edited by: Nie Xudong