To propel the ASEAN-China Digital Education Alliance's efforts to a new level, effectively actualise the national strategy for digitalisation of education - which emphasises integration, intelligence, and internationalisation (known as the 3I strategy) - and to continuously boost the university's global influence, the Secretariat of the ASEAN-China Digital Education Alliance (hereafter, "the Alliance Secretariat") recently welcomed a 29-member delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), led by the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Technical Education Development (SEAMEO TED).
From 3 to 12 June 2024, Fan Xianrui, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation on a visit to Austria, Switzerland, and Turkey.
From 12 – 13 June 2024, an international conference themed "Building a Learning Society Through Digital Transformation of Open Education" was held at the Open University of China (OUC).
From 21st to 23rd May 2024, a delegation from Universitas Terbuka (UT) in Indonesia visited the Open University of China (OUC).
In August 2023, the ASEAN-China Digital Education Alliance was officially inaugurated during the opening ceremony of China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week.
On 22 March2024, a delegation led by Professor Christoph Stückelberger, president of the Globethics Foundation of Switzerland, visited the Open University of China (OUC).
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).
Guided by the Department of Vocational and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education (MOE), organised by the Open University of China (OUC) and Shanghai Open University (OU), and co-organised by the MOE Vocational Education Development Centre, East China Normal University, and the China Adult Education Association, on 30 January, this parallel session convened approximately 240 representatives from education departments, universities, and research institutions across 35 countries and regions to discuss advancements in digital education and the construction of learning societies.