On 21 March 2024, Wang Qiming, secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Open University of China (OUC), also known as the Seniors University of China (SUC), led a delegation to the Shandong Open University (OU) to explore the progress of education for the elderly.
In order to strengthen the university’s teacher team, promote inter-school exchange and cooperation of teacher development centres, and learn from advanced experiences in teacher development work, a delegation led by Liu Xuanxuan, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Open University of China (OUC), along with the OUC’s Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development, visited Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) for research and exchanges on 26 March 2024.
On 22 March2024, a delegation led by Professor Christoph Stückelberger, president of the Globethics Foundation of Switzerland, visited the Open University of China (OUC).
To comprehensively implement the Ministry of Education's 2024 work priorities and advance the key tasks of Open University of China (OUC, akas Seniors University of China, SUC) in 2024, including the development of the Credit Bank and SUC, promoting lifelong learning for all, and serving the construction of a leading education nation, from 20th to 23rd March, a delegation consisting of members of the Party Committee and Vice President Li Song from OUC traveled to Sichuan and Chongqing regions to conduct a specialized investigation on the Credit Bank and Seniors University construction.
In October 2022, the Open University of China's (OUC) project titled "Fostering Digital Competency, Building Re-Employment Capacity, and Enhancing Well-being for Older Adults in the Digital Economy" was approved by the Budget and Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
In alignment with the national strategy to foster education through scientific innovation and talent cultivation, a delegation led by Liu Xuanxuan, deputy secretary of the OUC Party Committee, visited the Institute of Science Education at Beijing Normal University on 22 March 2024.
On 20 March 2024, the Open University of China (OUC) held a seminar in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. The event aimed to explore the development and experiences of implementing course openness initiatives and multi-entry learning systems, with a focus on advancing the course openness pilot project.
To deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important directives on further advancing the "Learning from Lei Feng" initiative, and to vigorously promote the traditional Chinese virtues of respecting the elderly, the Youth League Committee at the Open University of China (OUC, also known as Seniors University of China, SUC) organised the "Volunteer Youth" intelligent community elderly care volunteer service on 19 March 2024.