The 2018 Partner Conference of Baidu Education, a part of tech giant Baidu, was held on April 19 in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2018 Partner Conference of Baidu Education, a part of tech giant Baidu, was held on April 19 in Beijing.

The conference aimed to shed light on China's education sector, assisted by artificial intelligence.

At the conference, Analysis International, a Internet-related information, service and solution provider, released its latest industry report on China's Internet-based education platforms an d gave in-depth analysis of the development of such platforms and their future trends.

Liu Yi, who is president of Analysis International, educational experts from the Capital Normal University, directors from Baidu Education and their business partners attended and gave lectures at the conference.

Representatives from Baidu Education demonstrated their product, and explained the company's plan to build an open and intelligent platform through its cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, and its determination to become an industry leader.

During the conference, Baidu Education signed agreements with eight companies.

Intelligent education, as an emerging domain, is receiving increasing attention from individuals, enterprises and investors.