Exploring the path of AI going global: Students of Fok Ying Tung Class visit the Canton Fair Complex

On May 28, 2026, students of the 2025 cohort of the Fok Ying Tung Class at the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, led by their class advisor Professor Li Shanmin, visited the Canton Fair Complex. They toured the Canton Fair Development History Exhibition Hall and the Global Products and Growth Expo. In the exhibition halls, faculty and students looked back on the development journey of China's foreign trade, and observed new changes in AI applications, products going global, and global growth at various cutting-edge booths.

This visit enabled students to reinterpret the knowledge learned in the classroom in real‑world business scenarios, and further appreciate the significance of the dual degree program in Management and Computer Science. Technology changes rapidly, but identifying needs, designing models, entering markets, and organizing resources - these still cannot be separated from management's analytical frameworks.

From the development history of the Canton Fair to the frontier practices of AI going global, this on-site teaching provided students with an opportunity to observe industries and understand markets. In the future, students of the Fok Ying Tung Class will continue to broaden their horizons and enhance their capabilities through interdisciplinary learning and practical exploration, and find their own direction of growth amid technological change and business innovation.