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.
ZHAO Ping, Han ethnicity, is a member of the Communist Party of China and an outstanding graduate of the Open University of Shaanxi. He is a deputy to the 13th and 14th National People's Congress (NPC), senior technician at the Component Factory of Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd., and Vice Chairman of Hanzhong Municipal Federation of Trade Unions (concurrent). He was appointed as Aviation Industry Distinguished Technical Expert from February 2014 to November 2020; received the title of "National Technical Expert" in 2014; was honoured as "National Model Worker" in 2015; has received the State Council Special Government Allowance since 2017; and has been appointed as Aviation Industry Chief Technical Expert since November 2020.
ZHANG Chunmei is a member of the Communist Party of China. She graduated from the Administrative Management diploma programme at Guangdong Open University in 2015 and enrolled in the 2023 Spring Administrative Management undergraduate programme at Guangdong Open University. She is a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and currently serves as Chairperson of Meizhou Wuhua Honggenran Food Technology Co., Ltd., President of Wuhua County Honggenran Breeding Professional Cooperative, and Director of Wuhua County Anliu Town Fuzhen Qiangcun Industrial Co., Ltd. In 2026, she was honoured as a National March 8th Red-Banner Holder.
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.
ZENG Daogun, Han ethnicity, is a member of the Communist Party of China. She is a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), Secretary of the Party Branch and Director of the Village Committee of Gaotan Village, Lianluo Town, Yantan District, Zigong City, Sichuan Province. She enrolled in the 2019 Rural Revitalisation and Community Governance Grassroots Cadre Academic Advancement Programme at Zigong Open University. She received the honour of National Outstanding Individual in Poverty Alleviation in 2021 and was named a National March 8th Red-Banner Holder in 2025.
MA Shigong, Salar ethnicity, is a member of the Communist Party of China. He enrolled in the 2020 Village (Community) Cadre Academic and Quality Advancement Programme, majoring in Rural Administrative Management at Qinghai Open University. He is a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and currently serves as Secretary of the Party Branch and Director of the Village Committee of Suhusa Village, Baizhuang Town, Xunhua County, Haidong City, Qinghai Province.
LI Liancheng, Han ethnicity, is a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). From March 2008 to June 2010, he studied Rural Administrative Management at the Rural Revitalisation College, Henan Branch of the Open University of China (OUC), under the Ministry of Education's "One College Student Per Village" programme. He currently serves as Secretary of the Party Branch of Xixinzhuang Village, Puyang County, Henan Province. He has been elected as a deputy to the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th National People's Congress (NPC). His honours include National Outstanding CPC Member, National Model Worker, and National Moral Role Model Nomination Award.
LI Suhuan, Han ethnicity, is a member of the Communist Party of China and a graduate of the Business Administration programme (Township Enterprise Management) at Hebei Open University. She is a deputy to the 13th and 14th National People's Congress (NPC). She was named a member of the All-China Youth Federation in 2015, elected a National Model Worker in 2020, and honoured as a " National Role Model of Women’s Meritorious Service " in 2021.