On the morning of March 10, 2023, Yang Yong, the deputy head of the Organisation Department of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and director of the Retired Cadres Bureau, led a delegation to visit the Open University of China (OUC) (the Seniors University of China) for exchanges and negotiations. Liu Chen, the deputy secretary of the university's Party Committee, attended the event and had in-depth discussions with Yang Yong and his team on elderly education and related work of the Seniors University of China (SUC).
To implement the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the digital strategy action in education, and to advance the building of a digital university, a special seminar on the digital construction of universities was held by the Open University of China (OUC) and Beijing Open University (OU) on 6 March 2023. Vice president Fan Xianrui of the OUC and vice president Cai Dapeng of Beijing OU participated in the exchange.
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 March 2, 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) held a meeting to deploy its work for the year.
On 29 December 2022, the 21st China Conference on Distance Education 2022 was held online and offline with the theme of “Lifelong Learning and Digital Transformation of Education”.
On 28 December 2022, the Engineering Research Centre for Technology Integration and Application of E-Learning of the Ministry of Education ("Engineering Centre” for short) held a meeting to discuss the year’s work and plan for that of 2023, aiming to implement the guidance of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and to aid the development of digitalisation at the Open University of China (OUC).
To study and implement the guidance of the 20th CPC National Congress, summarise the work of 2022, and prepare for that of 2023, the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Open University of China (OUC) held an online symposium on 21st December.
On 15 December 2022, the final exam-work meeting for Fall 2022 was held via video conference at the Open University of China (OUC). OUC vice president Li Song delivered a speech.