Recently, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced the selection results for the 2025 Beijing Higher Education Undergraduate Teaching Programme. Six projects from the Open University of China (OUC) were selected, including "Rural Development Theory and Practice," "Steel Structures," "Floriculture," among others.
Beijing, 24 March 2026 — To promote high-quality development of open education, actively carry forward the spirit of educators, strengthen a high-quality "dual-capability" teaching force, and support faculty members participating in the 6th Beijing Teaching Innovation Contest for College Teachers, the Open University of China (OUC) organised a pre-competition coaching session on 24 March, 2026. An expert team comprising distinguished educators from the Ministry of Education and Beijing-based universities provided tailored guidance to the participating teachers and teams. CAI Zhen, OUC Vice President, attended the event, which was moderated by ZHAO Tingting, Deputy Director of the Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development.
Beijing, 18 March 2026 — The Seniors University of China (SUC) Development Promotion Meeting and the Establishment Ceremony of its School of Silver Economy were held in Beijing. XU Qingsen, Vice Minister of Education, attended the event and delivered an address.
Beijing, 18 March 2026 — The Seniors University of China (SUC) established its School of Silver Economy in Beijing. The School also announced its first group of distinguished experts, and simultaneously launched the "Health and Wellness, Learning and Travel" special section on the National Education Platform for the Elderly.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) recently unveiled the third batch of key projects for building a learning society in the higher continuing education. Five OUC projects were on the list, three out of which were in "Degree Continuing Education Teaching Reform and Innovation" and two in "Lifelong Learning System Innovation."
Beijing, 26 January 2026 – The Open University of China (OUC) held a seminar on the development of Open Education "101 Plan". The event aimed to implement the national education digitalisation strategy, execute the university's "Implementation Opinions on the Comprehensive Reform of Education and Teaching in Open Universities through Digital Intelligence Empowerment and Integrated Coordination", plan for the strategic transformation of open education, and advance the university’s major development and teaching reform. OUC President WANG Qiming and Vice Presidents LI Song, FAN Xianrui, and XU Mingjun attended the seminar. Heads of academic schools and relevant functional departments were also present.
"Research on Digital Support for Lifelong Education to Address Population Changes" Received Funding as an Association Project by NSSFC
Beijing, 7 January 2026 – ZHOU Qing, Chairman of Sichuan Xinhua Publishing and Distribution Group, led a delegation to visit the Open University of China (OUC, also known as the Seniors University of China, SUC). Vice President of OUC and SUC FAN Xianrui warmly welcomed the delegation. The discussion focused on elderly education, silver economy, collaboration in health-care and educational tourism, and cultural-publishing integration.