-- When the innovative power of the world's top universities meets the new opportunities of the AI-native economy.
AI is changing more than technology. It is changing how products are created, services are delivered, and business value is realized.
Where will the next generation of AI innovators come from? How can campus ideas become real products? And as AI Agents begin to perform tasks autonomously, how will young developers participate in this economic transformation?
ME Group × Finch officially launch the AI·Dao Global Campus Tour, bringing it to innovation cities across China, the United States and the United Kingdom. The tour will connect university innovation communities, student developers and young entrepreneurs worldwide, uncover promising AI projects, and explore how campus innovation can reach real-world applications.
This is more than a campus tour. It is a global initiative for the next generation of AI creators.
01 | Into Campuses Worldwide, in Search of the Next Generation of AI Builders
From Asia's technology hubs to the AI and startup frontier of the United States and the academic powerhouses of the United Kingdom, the AI·Dao Campus Tour will focus on leading universities and their innovation ecosystems, connecting young talent and tech communities across regions.
China | Beijing · Shanghai · Shenzhen · Hangzhou · Hong Kong
- Beijing: Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin University of China, University of International Business and Economics, and more.
- Shanghai: Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, East China Normal University, and more.
- Shenzhen: Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), and more.
- Hangzhou: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Dianzi University, and more.
- Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong, and more.
United States | Silicon Valley · Berkeley · New York · Boston
- Silicon Valley (Palo Alto): Stanford University.
- Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley.
- New York: Columbia University, New York University, Cornell Tech, and more.
- Boston: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, and more.
United Kingdom | London
- London: Imperial College London, University College London, King's College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, and more.
Note: These are the key universities and surrounding innovation ecosystems the tour will focus on. Partner institutions and participating organizations are subject to final confirmation.
By connecting with university innovation communities, student organizations and developer groups, the tour aims to involve more young people in AI application development, agent building, project showcases and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
We are not just looking for AI users. We are looking for the next generation of Builders who can build products, solve problems and create value.
02 | From Using AI to Building AI: Campus Innovation Enters a New Stage
As AI Agents, reusable Skills and automated workflows evolve, the boundaries of AI innovation are shifting.
Young developers are no longer limited to calling models and generating content. They can build agents that perform tasks, package professional expertise into reusable Skills, and develop applications around real needs. Starting with an idea, a few lines of code or a Demo, innovators can explore new products and business models.
But technical implementation is only the first step.
For a project to grow, it must address important questions: What need does it solve? Who will use it? How will it deliver ongoing value? And how can it move from a one-time showcase to long-term use?
This makes connecting campus innovation with the real market more important than ever.
The AI·Dao Campus Tour aims to drive more than technical exchange. It seeks to support a complete journey from idea to building and validating real demand.
03 | Connecting Talent, Capabilities and Real Demand to Take Innovation Beyond Campus
With this goal, the partnership between the AI·Dao Campus Tour and Finch will explore an important direction in the AI-native economy: when agents provide services and Skills package capabilities, how can these capabilities connect with real tasks and market demand?
This is a new question in AI innovation.
Finch is building an AI-native marketplace connecting agents, Skills and task demand, enabling AI capabilities to be built and showcased, discovered, used and applied in real-world scenarios.
For student developers participating in the tour, a project's growth does not have to end at the Demo stage. Outstanding AI Agents, Skills and applications can progress to real use cases, product validation, partnerships and commercialization opportunities.
The AI·Dao Campus Tour will focus on:
- Discovering promising projects: Finding student developers and young Builders with ideas and practical technical abilities.
- Showcasing innovation: Creating opportunities for AI Agent, Skills and application projects to connect, present and receive feedback.
- Connecting with real demand: Exploring connections between student projects, industry scenarios, real tasks and potential users.
- Supporting sustained growth: Helping promising projects validate their value and explore deployment and commercialization.
The goal is to give more campus ideas opportunities to be seen, validated and developed, while helping young creators understand the relationship between technology, product and market earlier.
04 | Starting from Campus, Connecting a Global AI Innovation Network
AI-era competition is not only about technical capability. It is also about talent, innovative applications and business ecosystems.
Universities worldwide continue to produce new research and product ideas, while the AI-native economy creates new opportunities for their application. When campus creators connect with developer communities, real demand and broader markets, more early ideas can grow into valuable products.
The AI·Dao Global Campus Tour starts with universities, builds connections through communities, and focuses on real-world applications. It aims to connect young creators worldwide and explore possibilities between AI technology and the real world.
From the first campus Demo to AI products that solve real problems, and from independent developers' experiments to cross-regional collaboration networks, we look forward to working with more university innovation communities on the next stage of AI innovation.
Connecting top universities, discovering the next generation of AI creators, and taking innovation from campus to the real market.
China · United States · United Kingdom
Build in Campus. Connect to the World.
AI·Dao Global Campus Tour | How to Take Part
AI developers, student Builders, independent creators and startup teams exploring AI Agents and Skills are welcome to join.
- Project Submission: https://0s4nrej.s.gy/aidao
- Event Registration: https://www.me.news/event-collections-v2/4
First Stop: AI·Dao Campus Tour, Shanghai
On November 6, ME Group × Finch × Tencent Cloud will join university innovation communities from Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University and more at Tencent Shanghai Binjiang Building. The event will bring together university talent, AI Builders and industry representatives to explore opportunities in AI Agent innovation and commercialization.
- Date: November 6, 14:00–18:00
- Venue: Tencent Shanghai Binjiang Building
- Project Submission: https://0s4nrej.s.gy/aidao
- Event Registration: https://www.me.news/events-v2/742
Contact Info:
Name: Gary Yang
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Organization: Finchtech.ai
Website: https://www.finchtech.ai/
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