A young associate professor at a prestigious Chinese university has gone viral on social media after a video of her teaching generative artificial intelligence (AI) captivated viewers.
She has also sparked an online discussion about her youthful appearance and academic credentials.
He Jing, who is in her mid-30s, is a teacher at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at Beihang University.
Beihang University (BUAA) was established in 1952 and is one of China’s top institutions, specialising in aeronautics and astronautics.
After watching He Jing’s lecture online, some people described her as “beautiful”. Photo: ifeng
According to the QS World University Rankings 2026, it ranks 388 globally and 81 in East Asia.