The 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. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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."