Year 2020:
International Conferences Attended:
- 21-24 June 2020, online
Theme: Gone virtual: Human and artificial intelligence for the society of the future and inspiring digital
education for the next STE(A)M student generation
- June 24 2020, online
Theme: Supporting Priority Africa in the COVID-19 and Post-COVID Context
- 7 July 2020
Theme: Increase the capacity of K-12 teachers in Africa during and after the COVID-19 outbreak and
reduce the impact of the epidemic on education in Africa
International Conferences Hosted:
- 15 August 2020, Suzhou, China
Theme: Revival of Everything - Future Intelligence"
Year 2019:
International Conferences Attended:
- 23- 24 May 2019, Seoul, South Korea
Theme: Transforming Open Education with Innovative Technologies
- 13-17 October 2019, Lahore, Pakistan
Theme: Open Distance Learning:2020 and Beyond
- 19 October 2019, Wuzhen, ChinaTheme: Professionals in the Digital Economy
International Conferences Hosted:
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22 October 2019, Changsha, China
Theme: Open and Innovative Education
Year 2018:
International Conferences Attended:
- 18-20 March 2018, Beijing, China
The 3rd US-China Smart Education Conference
Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatisation
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16-20th June 2018, Genova, Italy
Theme: Exploring the Micro, Meso, and Macro: Navigating between Dimensions in the Digital Learning Landscape
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4-6th July 2018, Hong Kong
Theme: Open Educational Resources, MOOCs, Learning Analytical Technology, the Application of Social Media in Education, Course Design, and Teacher Development
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3rd to 7th July 2018, Dublin, Ireland
Theme: Environmental and Community Sustainability: Human Solutions in Evolving Societies
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4-5 December 2018, Chengdu, China
Theme: Facilitating New Development through Reform and Innovation, Forging a Brighter Future with Concerted Efforts
International Conferences Hosted:
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20th September 2018, Beijing, China
Theme: Online Teaching Development and Open University Innovation
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17-19 October 2018, Beijing,China
Theme: Open and Innovative Education
Year 2017:
International Conferences Attended:
- 22-23 May 2017, Nancy, France
Theme: Leadership: When Transforming Education through Learning Analytics and Adaptive Learning - 24 May 2017, Paris France
ICDE-UNESCO Leadership Forum 2017
Theme: Visionary Leadership for Digital Transformation
- 7-8th September 2017
The 7th OUJ-OUC-KNOU International Seminar
Theme: Supporting Various Learners in Open Universities
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12-13th December 2017
Theme: Deepen Cooperation, Develop through Innovation, and Work Together to Build a Community
with a Shared Future for Mankind
Year 2016：
International Conferences:
- 6-8 July 2016, Kenya
Theme: Integrating Mobile Learning to Open Up Access to Quality Education and
Training Opportunities in Africa
- 26-29 October, Philippines
Theme: Open Education in Asia: Changing Perspectives
- 18-20 November 2016, Boston
- 20-23 November 2016, Australia
Theme: ‘A New Era of Leadership and Quality: The Business of Open and Distance
Learning 2020’
Year 2015：
International Conferences:
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14-16 October 2015, South Africa
Theme: Growing Capacities for Sustainable Distance E-learning Provision
Paper Submission Deadline: 31 March 2015
- 17-19 June 2015, Singapore
Theme:Innovations in Education: Responding Intelligently to Diverse Learning Needs
Paper Submission Deadline: 31 March 2015
- 9 to 11 June 2015, UNESCO headquarter, Paris, France
- 9 to 12 June 2015, Barcelona, Spain
Themes: Expanded learning scenarios, Opening the classroom, to expand education,
Learning analytics from the "learning" perspective,
Empowering learners, Expanded learning scenarios from the teaching perspective,
New generation of methodologies
Synergy Sumbission Deadline: 31 March 2015
- 23 April 2015, Brussels, Belgium
Year 2014：
International Conferences:
- 19-21 November, Ayodya Resort, Nusa Dua Bali – Ball, Indonesia
- 25-26 September , Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel, Moscow, Russian Federation
Theme: Connecting the World through Open, Distance and e-Learning
- 10-11 April, Universidad Panamericana in Guatemala City
Theme: Culture in the Midst of Global Modernization: The Role of Distance Education
- 24 - 27 June, Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA
Theme: Global Workforce of Tomorrow, Innovation in Education, Industry & University Collaboration
- 6 - 9 June, Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Theme: Continental integration through open and distance learning in Africa
Year 2013:
International Conferences:
- 16-18 October, Tianjin, China
Theme: New Strategies for Global Open, Flexible and Distance Learning
Year 2011:
International Conferences:
- 19-21 September, Beijing, China
Theme: Reforming Educational Management in Open Universities
- 16-18 September, Nanjing, China
Theme: Distance Education for Lifelong Learning: The Development of the Knowledge Society
International Conferences Participated:
- 25-28 September, Cambridge University
Theme: Internationalisation and Social Justice: the role of Open, Distance and e-Learning
- 2-5 October, Bali, Indonesia
Theme: Expanding Horizons—New Approaches to Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
- 19-22 June 2011, Dublin, Ireland
Theme: Learning and Sustainablility: The New Ecosystem of Innovation and Knowledge
Year 2009:
Conferences :
- 16—17 October, 2009, Beijing, China
International Forum on Open and Distance Education
Theme: Challenges and Opportunities for ODL in Lifelong Learning in a Global Financial and Economic Crisis
Conferences Participated:
- 7—10 June, 2009, Netherlands
23rd ICDE World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education
Theme: Flexible Education for All: Open-Global-Innovation
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10—13 June, 2009, Portland
Annual Conference of the European Distance and e-Learning Network (EDEN)
Theme: Innovative in Learning Communities
- 22—25 September, 2009, United Kingdom
The Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning
Theme: Support Learning in the Digital Age: Rethinking Inclusion, Pedagogy and Quality
- 3—5 November, 2009, Iran
23rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open University (AAOU)
Theme: The Evaluation of Open and Distance Learning Systems
- 14—15 November, 2009, Japan
International Conference
Theme: The Building of Lifelong Communities and the Role of Distance Education: International Perspectives
- The 1st Asian Psychoanalytic Conference of IPA
The Sino-British Fellowship Trust project:
Sponsored by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust (SBFT) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), OUC selects five qualified Chinese scholars annually for research in the UK. The selected academic members, administrative staff and technicians from both OUC and local OUs, particularly those from remote areas, minority ethnic groups and less developed regions undertake research work for around four months in some respective universities in the UK.