Upon the invitation of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and the Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica, Wang Qiming, secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation to the 29th ICDE World Conference.

On 3 November 2023, a delegation from the Open University, UK (OUUK), led by Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of OUUK, paid a visit to the Open University of China (OUC).

From 15-22 October 2023, Cao Guoyong, executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee at the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation which included Cheng Gang, director of the Information Technology Department; He Jing, director of the News Centre; and Shi Yunzhi, deputy director of the International Department.

From 25 to 27 October 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) proudly hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop on Digital Competency of Younger Older Adults.

The Open University of China (OUC), Korea National Open University (KNOU), and the Open University of Japan (OUJ) launched the KNOU-OUC-OUJ International Seminar in 2009.

The Sino-British Fellowship Project (UK Open and Distance Education Programme for Personnel from Chinese Open Universities) is sponsored by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust (SBFT) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and is jointly implemented by the CSC and the OUC (formerly known as CCRTVU).