To thoroughly implement the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 2024 National Conference on Education, and to support the construction of a society and country of learning where lifelong learning is pursued by all, the Nanjing Branch of the Seniors University of China (SUC) held the 2024 Education and Teaching Achievement Exhibition on 19 December at Nanjing Broadcasting System.
Themed “Silver-Haired Elders Shine in Jinling, Displaying Their Splendid Talents”, the event was attended by Fan Xianrui, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the Open University of China (SUC), who also conducted research on elderly education.
At the event, Fan Xianrui was joined by Chen Yong, a member of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee and head of the Publicity Department, Sun Baijun, vice mayor of Nanjing Municipality; Wu Xiuliang, director of the Nanjing Municipal Education Bureau; Wu Shengdong, director of the Department of Supervision over Off-Campus Training and Social Education of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education; Sun Zhaohui, secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing Open University; and Ni Jie, deputy secretary and president of Nanjing Open University, to jointly unveil the plaque of the Nanjing Branch of the SUC.
Fan Xianrui emphasised that the SUC adheres to the educational philosophy of 'Virtue, Learning, Health, Happiness, and Accomplishment', leveraging its institutional and systematic strengths to advance elderly education. The establishment of the Nanjing Branch marks a new chapter in elderly education in Nanjing. Moving forward, collaborative efforts will be made to explore and establish a new system featuring co-construction of courses and majors, joint cultivation of teaching staff, sharing of scientific research, co-organisation of achievement exhibitions, interconnection of platform services, and co-promotion of characteristic demonstrations.
Sun Zhaohui stated that the approval for the establishment of the Nanjing Branch by the SUC has ushered Nanjing's elderly education into a new phase. Nanjing Open University will leverage its strengths to expand the provision of high-quality elderly educational resources, striving to operate a senior university accessible to all citizens at their doorstep, thereby creating a “Nanjing Model” for elderly education.
Over 400 students from the SUC Nanjing Branch participated in the achievement exhibition and performance, vividly showcasing the learning ethos of the elderly in the new era."
By SUC