The opening ceremony for the “Western Yunnan Learning Website” of the Open University of China (OUC) was held in the city of Dali in Yunnan province on November 5, 2013. Vice Minister Lu Xin of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Vice Governor Shen Peiping of Yunan Province began the ceremony, which was hosted by Director-General Xie Huanzhong of the MOE Department of Development and Planning.
As announced in the document “The decision of awarding 'The Gardener Award for Special Education by Bank of Communications' to 201 comrades including Liu Jianping”(CDPF Office [2013] No.7), issued jointly by the General Office of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) and the General Office of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Qu Wei, Vice President of Shenzhen School for the Disabled of the OUC,
The first International Conference of Learning Cities organized by UNESCO was held in Beijing on October 21th, 2013. Vice Premier of the State Council Liu Yandong addressed the conference at the opening ceremony. 
On October 13, 2013, the opening ceremony of the 9th Lifelong Learning for All Activity Week was held in the Binhai New District of Tianjin, which was hosted by the Department of Vocational and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Secretariat of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, and the China Adult Education Association. The theme of this activity week was “Achieving
During the 25th International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) World Conference held at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention Centre on October 16-18, foreign representatives could be frequently heard practicing Chinese phrases including nihao (hello), xiexie (thanks), zaijian (goodbye), renshi ni hen gaoxing (nice to meet you)
University leaders issue certificates to individuals and teams who have been honored with the “2013 Beijing Outstanding Teachers”, “2013 Advanced Continuing Education Teaching Administrators in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Beijing”, and “2013 Outstanding Teaching Teams in Continuing Education in HEIs in Beijing” awards.