Recently, the Agriculture and Rural Programme Centre of China Media Group (CMG), the CMG Shanghai Station, and Shanghai Agriculture and Rural Committee jointly held the inaugural Annual Rural Revitalisation Conference in Shanghai.
On the morning of 31 March 2025, Academician ZHONG Nanshan, recipient of the “Medal of the Republic,” member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Director of the Guangzhou Laboratory, delivered the “First Lecture” titled “Wellness in Your Hands: Shaping a Healthier Future” for the Seniors University of China (SUC), imparting the new concept of proactive health to older adults nationwide.
On 28 March, the Ministry of Education convened the 2025 Deployment Meeting for the National Education Digitalisation Strategy Action, officially launching the Smart Education of China Platform 2.0. As part of this release, the Smart Education of China ∙ Lifelong Education Platform has undergone a full-scale upgrade of its functionalities.
From 26 to 27 March 2025, the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a seminar on education for people with disabilities in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
From 20 to 21 March 2025, the Open University of China (OUC) convened its Academic Committee Chair meeting in Haikou, Hainan Province. The event was attended by LI Song, Vice President of OUC and Director of the Academic Committee, LI Jin, President of Hainan Open University, and other more than 30 chairs of the Academic Committee from the Open University system across the country. The meeting focused on how to actively implement the Master Plan on Building China into a Leading Country in Education (2024 -2035) and to fulfil the responsibilities and missions of the Academic Committee for the high-quality development of open education.
On 20 March 2025, a delegation led by XUE Wanli, Deputy Director of Personnel Service Centre for Public Institutions of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), visited the Open University of China (OUC). Ms. LIU Xuanxuan, Vice President of OUC, met with the delegation.
On 14 March 2025, a delegation led by Mr. YU Jianwei, Chairperson of the China Aging Development Foundation (CADF), and Mr. YANG Chaoqun, Vice President of Yili Group, visited the Seniors University of China (SUC). Dr. WANG Qiming, President of the Open University of China (OUC) and SUC, Ms. FAN Xianrui, OUC and SUC Vice President, and Mr. XU Mingjun, OUC and SUC Vice President, attended the meeting, which was chaired by Ms. FAN.
On 15 March 2025, the Jiangxi Branch of the Seniors University of China (SUC) was established. A delegation led by Dr. WANG Qiming, President of the Open University of China (OUC) and SUC and Ms. FAN Xianrui, OUC and SUC Vice President visited Jiangxi Open University (OU) and Jiangxi Seniors University (SU), attended the inauguration ceremony and had a meeting with the locals, discussing how to promote the elderly education locally and nationwide.