East China's Zhejiang province released a 5-year plan on April 29 to embed artificial intelligence into its education system over the next five years.

The provincial government, through four departments, outlined three key milestones to bring AI from pilot projects to province-wide adoption.

In 2025, Zhejiang plans to launch high-quality AI education pilot zones and model use cases. These will serve as test beds for replicable examples.

By 2027, the province aims to centralize its computing power management, develop a unified AI-based curriculum and evaluation framework, and enable personalized learning pathways through smarter resource distribution.

By 2029, the goal is full infrastructure coverage, with AI tools and content in regular use across schools of all levels, creating what the plan calls an "AI education ecosystem".

The plan identifies five main areas and 16 specific tasks, including building foundational AI models for education, exploring new classroom formats, training teachers in AI literacy, and crafting tailored AI curricula.