China's first senior learning exhibition upgrades to all-age learning event
The inaugural Shanghai Lifelong Learning Courses Exhibition, an upgraded version of China's first senior learning exhibition, will run from Oct 17 to 19 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, expanding from a senior-only event to a comprehensive all-age lifelong learning platform.
Nearly doubling in scale from its 2025 debut and co-branded as the Shanghai Exhibition of Courses for Seniors, this year's exhibition will span 12,000 square meters, host over 200 organizations, feature over 1,000 high-quality courses, and draw an estimated 150,000 on-site visitors.
"Learning slows aging," Jia Wei, dean of Shanghai Open University, the event's lead organizer, said. "Our mission is to deliver inclusive public courses: quality classes close to home, fun daily-life courses, practical entrepreneurship courses, and cutting-edge digital-age courses."
