Beijing’s Shijingshan district launched a science education initiative referred to as the Future Academy on March 29 on the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention.
Officials and scholar representatives launch the Future Academy through the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention in Beijing, March 29, 2026. [Photo courtesy of Beijing Yuanyu Science Fiction and Future Technology Research Institute]
The academy is a key initiative to convey science fiction into the district’s lecture rooms. It additionally serves as a long-term technique to domesticate future innovators, supporting Shijingshan’s goal of constructing a “Sci-Fi City” in western Beijing.
Ma Bin, deputy district mayor, stated Shijingshan has persistently targeted on its “Sci-Fi City” initiative, deepening its efforts to combine science fiction into education whereas accelerating the event of future industries.
“The establishment of the Future Academy and education alliance will break down barriers among universities, industries and schools, creating an immersive and diversified platform for sci-fi learning and practice,” he stated. “It will help to cultivate well-rounded students with scientific literacy and innovative thinking.”
The district education fee additionally introduced sensible coaching facilities, superior programs and subject journey itineraries.
The coaching facilities are established in partnership with universities akin to Peking University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering and North China University of Technology. Research companions embrace the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with key district entities akin to Shougang Park and a humanoid robotic coaching heart.
The programs, led by eight main education teams, function packages in fields akin to synthetic intelligence, supplies science and astrobiology.
The district additionally unveiled a sci-fi subject journey itinerary, connecting venues akin to humanoid robotic coaching heart and SoReal Science Fiction Paradise to create an immersive expertise mixing expertise with tradition.
Writer Liu Cixin speaks with scholar representatives through the launch occasion of the Future Academy on the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention in Beijing, March 29, 2026. [Photo courtesy of Beijing Yuanyu Science Fiction and Future Technology Research Institute]
China’s sci-fi luminary Liu Cixin, creator of “The Three-Body Problem,” will function a mentor on the Future Academy. He spoke with two highschool college students on the launch occasion.
The college students requested Liu about humanity’s resilience within the face of existential threats, artistic inspiration for alien civilizations and adapting sci-fi for movie and tv. Liu drew on his works and inventive experiences to reply every query.
“In the face of existential threats, science and technology are the core forces that enable humanity to overcome them,” he burdened. “The root of imagination lies in curiosity about the world and the universe. I hope young people will always maintain this curiosity and cultivate innovative thinking through exploration.”
The occasion additionally featured a teen science fiction masterclass, the place younger sci-fi author A Que and robotic set up artist Sun Shiqian spoke about their work and the event of China’s sci-fi artwork, encouraging younger individuals to attract inspiration from on a regular basis life. The occasion allowed lecturers and college students on website to expertise the chances that emerge when expertise and artwork collide.