Currently, the Seniors University of China (SUC) has established 82,000 primary-level learning sites nationwide, forming a multi-layered, networked educational service. The National Education Platform for the Elderly has aggregated 793,000 age-friendly course resources totalling 7.295 million minutes, with 12.22 million registered users. In terms of featured courses, 10 TCM Master Courses have been developed, attracting over 100 million views.
Beijing, 18 March 2026 - The Seniors University of China (SUC) established its School of Silver Economy in Beijing. The School will focus on the integration of elderly education with silver industries, developing high-quality resources, building multi-level and multi-type talent training systems, comprehensively serving high-quality development of the silver economy.
In the spring of 2023, SHI Shaofang, Deputy Director and Senior Engineer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, chose to "return" to the classroom. Despite holding a master's degree, he enrolled in an undergraduate programme this time.
At the event themed on “Digital Empowerment for the Construction of a Learning Society” hosted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), it is learned that the Smart Education of China ∙ Lifelong Education Platform has undergone an upgrade to its 2.0 version.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) convened a themed event on digital empowerment for the construction of a learning society in Beijing. Representatives from localities and schools gathered to share successful cases of digital empowerment in building a learning society.
The Ministry of Education (MOE), in collaboration with multiple ministries and institutions, has officially launched the "High-Quality Lifelong Learning Resources Sharing Initiative".
The Smart Education of China ∙ Lifelong Education Platform has launched a host of new resources. This includes 2,000 high-quality resources, as well as dedicated zones for career competency and artificial intelligence (AI) education.
The Open University of China (OUC) has recently established the "Open Learning Centre, São Paulo, Brazil", according to information from OUC.