On March 3, 2023, Huai Jinpeng, the minister of the Ministry of Education (MOE), attended the establishment ceremony of the Seniors University of China (SUC) and delivered a speech. Wu Yan, vice minister, presided over the event.
On 14th September 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) held a summary meeting on thematic education campaign on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
To further advance the implementation of the thematic education campaign on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and to effectively carry out the important task of promoting the digitalisation of education and establishing a society and nation that prioritizes lifelong learning, the Open University of China (OUC) convened a meeting on May 20, 2023.
The Open University of China's (OUC) Credit Bank practice and exploration has once again been featured as a typical case in the Global Inventory of National and Regional Qualifications Frameworks 2022 Volume II: National and Regional Case Studies, recently published by UNESCO.
To deepen the study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches on education and better support the establishment of a society and country of learning where lifelong learning is pursued by all, a symposium on promoting the integrated, synergetic, and innovative development of open universities was held in Jinan on 14 December 2023.
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, comprehensively promote rural revitalisation, and contribute the strength of open education, on 16th March 2023, the Rural Revitalisation Talent Training Practice Base of the Open University of China (OUC) was officially launched in Shibadong Village. Fan Xianrui, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the OUC attended the establishment ceremony and delivered a speech.
On the afternoon of February 17th, the first World Open University Presidents Forum, initiated and hosted by the Open University of China, was held at the Beijing International Conference Centre. The forum was themed "Creating a New World Together: The Initiative of Open Education Digitalisation Addressing the Coming Challenges " and invited presidents of open universities worldwide to come together, look towards the future, discuss strategies for the development of open universities, seek to promote the digital transformation of open universities, build a community for the development of world open education, and thereby facilitate the reshaping and transformation of open education.
In honour of our traditional Chinese virtue of respecting the elderly, the Senior University of China (SUC) and the Chinese Association for Non-government Education have jointly organised a series of both online and in-person activities.