Beijing, 7-8 November 2025 - Beijing Normal University (BNU), the Open University of China (OUC), and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) jointly organised an international conference themed “Exploring the AI Frontier: Global Perspectives and Innovative Practices on AI in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning”.
Wellington, New Zealand, 9-13 Nov. 2025 - At the invitation of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and Massey University, Dr. WANG Qiming, President of the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation to New Zealand to attend the 30th ICDE World Conference.
The Shangsi Bamboo Horse Dance Programme: A case study of intergenerational learning at the Zhuantang Street Community School in China, recommended and offered by Seniors University of China (SUC), has been selected in the integrated case study report Advancing Intergenerational Learning (IL*): Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Older Adults, published by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and now publicly available on the UNESCO website. This programme is the only case study from Asia featured in the report.
Beijing, 21-23 October 2025 — The 38th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) convened under the theme “Transforming ODL for a Sustainable Lifelong Learning Society.” Dr. REN Youqun, Vice Minister of Education of China, attended the Opening Ceremony and delivered a speech.
A 29-member delegation from the Seminar on Human Resource Management and Leadership Building for Zambia (hereafter “the Seminar”) visited the Open University of China (OUC). Ms. LIU Xuanxuan, Vice President of OUC, welcomed the delegation. Heads and faculty members of the College of International Education, the Department of Digitalisation, and the OUC Publishing and Media Group attended the event.
A delegation of four internationally renowned specialists in open and distance learning visited the Open University of China (OUC), after attending the parallel session “Reimagining Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age” at the 2025 Global Smart Education Conference.
Beijing, 21 August 2025 – A delegation led by YANG Donglun, Chairman of the Lan-Mekong China Education and Training Promotion Alliance (LCETPA) visited the Open University of China (OUC).
Guiyang, 30 July - The 2025 China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week (CAECW) was held in Guiyang, Guizhou Province from 24 to 27 July. The Opening Ceremony was staged at its permanent venue on the morning of 26 July. Under the theme "Smart Education Empowering People-to-People Exchanges, Educational Cooperation Enhancing Common Development", 2025 edition focused on showcasing the achievements of China-ASEAN cultural and people-to-people exchanges, enhancing the platform functions of CAECW, and deepening innovative models of “Education+” projects.