A four-tier educational network has been established across Guangdong province, bringing learning opportunities to every corner of the region and transforming the entire area into a vast, accessible classroom.

Guangzhou has developed a four-tier community and senior education network covering the entire city, advancing the creation of a "15-minute learning circle" for older adults. Community senior schools have achieved 100% coverage at the district level. Through international projects like "City Community Learning Centre (CLC) Capacity Building," lifelong learning lecture series, and the "Guangzhou Senior Academy" multimedia platform, the city innovates with "community senior education + internet" models and addresses the "last mile" of urban and rural community governance.

Shenzhen has constructed a four-tier, city-district-street-community lifelong education system, achieving full coverage of "learning communities" in over 700 communities, with 63 learning-oriented streets serving as demonstration models. The city has held the Lifelong Learning Activity Week for 21 consecutive years, creating 22 national lifelong learning brand projects and cultivating 18 national "People's Learning Stars." The "Shenzhen Reading Month," held for 26 years, attracts over 10 million participants annually on average, earning the city the UNESCO title of "Global Model City for Reading."

Zhuhai leverages over 40 years of experience from Zhuhai Open University to establish a four-tier service network spanning city, district, town/street, and community levels. In May 2026, Zhuhai Open University was approved as a pilot branch of the Guangdong Lifelong Education Credit Bank, facilitating the mutual recognition of credits across formal education, community education, senior education, and educational outcomes related to Macao. Building on its strong foundation and the Zhuhai-Macao education linkage mechanism, it opens lifelong learning resources to Macao residents, exploring new models for credit interchange.

Shantou has incorporated the building of a learning society and lifelong learning into its overall development plan, identifying key tasks such as national learning city construction and the promotion of lifelong learning platforms. It has deployed six major initiatives, including a "foundation-strengthening" ideological education program, a "concentric circle" community education plan, and a "Silver Tide" senior education action. Utilizing local festivals and cultural practice activities, it extends the "invisible school" of the lifelong learning platform into neighborhoods, organically integrating it with community governance and volunteer services to foster a culture of learning for all.

Foshan was approved in 2025 for a national key project on building a learning society, constructing a four-tier community education network (city-district-street-village) achieving full urban and rural coverage. The city boasts 17 national and 21 provincial lifelong learning brands, along with 11 national "People's Learning Stars." Over 40 local brands, such as "Starry Moon Academy" and "Cantonese Opera Star Tune," are deeply rooted in the community. The city leads the province in全民阅读, topping the reading index among Guangdong's prefecture-level cities for four consecutive years.

Shaoguan relies on open universities in each county (city, district), integrating resources like Fengdu Study Rooms and New Era Civilization Practice Centers to weave a dense 15-minute lifelong learning service network in urban and rural areas, creating inclusive classrooms for all. It innovatively explores evening service models for cultural practice, significantly developing characteristic learning scenarios like Civilized (Citizen) Night Schools to address gaps in evening learning services, enabling residents to "step out and learn, enjoy learning nearby."

Heyuan further refines its four-tier community education network system by leveraging city and county open universities and county-level vocational education centers. In December 2025, Dongyuan Open University was inaugurated, officially enrolling students in 2026. The city is actively preparing its application to join the third batch of the National Learning City Network. It jointly organizes Lifelong Learning Activity Weeks with counties and districts, promotes the全民终身学习平台, and focuses on advancing the 2026 "Hundred Schools Assisting Seniors in Using Smart Technology" action.

Meizhou Open University has been recognized as a provincial advanced unit and示范校 for community and senior education for five consecutive years. It promotes "one community, one brand," utilizing platforms like its six community colleges and the Guangdong Senior University Meizhou Branch to offer over 50 courses in arts, culture, vocal music, and dance, serving over 2,500 community and senior learners annually, bringing learning services to residents' doorsteps. Through the Meizhou Branch of the Guangdong Open University Rural Revitalization College, it has established a provincial-level high-quality farmer training base.

Huizhou leverages the systematic advantages of institutions like Huizhou Senior University and Huizhou Open University to steadily advance a blended "online and offline" model. It has constructed a tiered educational framework described as "4+2+N" (4 core campuses, 2直属分校, and numerous teaching points), while also extending the system to counties and districts. It has built a course network covering vocal music, instrumental music, dance, calligraphy/painting/photography, health, technology, and other fields to meet diverse learning needs.

Shanwei has fully established a four-tier network system comprising city community universities, county community colleges, town community schools, and village teaching stations,打通群众学习“最后一公里”. The Shanmei Academy has organized 66 themed activities like red education研学 and intangible cultural heritage传承. Civilization practice sites have held over 1,800 themed events. Senior education services have been improved and expanded, achieving full coverage of county-level senior universities, offering over 300 courses throughout 2025 and serving over 20,000人次.

Dongguan has broken through institutional barriers to build a "Diversified Supply Service System for Lifelong Education" with local characteristics. Since the start of the "14th Five-Year Plan," the city has created 35 provincial lifelong education示范项目, obtained 11 provincial or higher lifelong education brands (including 4 national ones), and won 3 provincial awards for outstanding lifelong education teaching成果 in 2025, leading prefecture-level cities in both the quantity and quality of awards.

Zhongshan, as one of the first pilot branches of the Guangdong Lifelong Education Credit Bank, has taken the lead in promoting credit recognition and transfer through Zhongshan Open University. It has processed nearly a thousand cases of credit recognition and transfer for academic qualifications, effectively打通了不同类型学习成果的互认通道. It innovatively adopts a "sports/culture + education" model, leveraging the流量 of the YueBA series赛事 to set up promotional booths at venues for常态化推广 of the Guangdong and Zhongshan lifelong learning platforms.

Jiangmen promotes下沉基层 of education, digital empowerment, and quality improvement of全龄 brands,全力打造 a 15-minute lifelong learning circle, and builds a ubiquitous lifelong education system with侨都特色. It extends community education services to the grassroots, revitalizing venues like community party service centers and cultural activity rooms. Currently, Jiangmen Community University has signed cooperation agreements with over 60 communities, forming a grassroots lifelong learning network featuring共建阵地, shared resources, and integrated services.

Yangjiang aims to build a ubiquitous lifelong education system by integrating various educational resources and promoting deep integration between校内校外 and academic/non-academic education. The city has established 25 community education示范点. Focusing on the "Action to Assist Seniors in Using Smart Technology," it offers public welfare smartphone classes covering practical skills like online appointment booking, ticket purchasing, and anti-fraud knowledge, helping the elderly bridge the digital divide and enjoy a smart life.

Zhanjiang uses Zhanjiang Open University as its main载体 to扎实推进 the credit bank, the全民终身学习平台, the top ten群众赛事, and learning city construction, building a lifelong learning service system for all people, throughout life, and across all domains. It deeply explores local特色文化; for example, Leizhou Open University features Leizhou folk songs and opera as特色学习品牌, promoting the integration of intangible cultural heritage into全民终身学习 to form a distinct Zhanjiang identity.

Maoming has established a municipal task force for promoting learning city construction, led by relevant municipal party committee leaders,完善 the working mechanism of "government coordination, education leadership, departmental collaboration, and social participation" to create more convenient and better conditions for citizen learning. The "West Guangdong New Farmers, Green Smart Breeding Plan - Brand Project for Lifelong Empowerment of New-Type Professional Farmers' Technical Skills" from Guangdong Maoming Agriculture & Forestry Polytechnic was recognized as a national 2025 "Lifelong Learning Brand Project."

Zhaoqing operates various特色项目 across the city, including senior education, youth night schools, party-mass schools, and cultural社团,下沉基层公益 courses like非遗体验, health科普,普法教育, and family education. Leveraging the provincial全民终身学习平台, it incorporates local非遗 courses such as Duan inkstone craftsmanship and裹蒸制作, creating a dual-line online-offline integrated education model that precisely meets diverse needs like youth研学, industrial employee empowerment, new farmer cultivation, and aid for特殊群体.

Qingyuan leverages the resource concentration advantage of the Provincial Vocational Education City to coordinate the integrated development of continuing academic education, vocational skills training, community education, and senior education. It implements the "Double Hundred Action" to empower grassroots skills training; the Provincial Vocational Education City explores "course超市" and "credit bank" systems; it creates "Pocket农家书屋" to打通乡村阅读“最后一公里,” delivering lifelong learning resources directly to rural grassroots.

Chaozhou focuses on the needs of all demographics to provide precise learning services. It launches the "21-Day Reading Challenge" for youth, organizes thematic reading for party members and cadres, provides "Law Popularization Quizzes" and "Countryside Recitations" for urban and rural residents, and offers services like smart assistance for the elderly and book donations for特殊群体 to share learning resources. It builds a特色品牌矩阵 including "Jinshan Observing the Tide," "Chaozhou Culture University Hall," and "Reading for You,"营造全民向学氛围.

Jieyang strives to build a lifelong learning service system covering urban and rural areas and benefiting all people. Relying on open universities at all levels, it has held public welfare training classes for years, offering courses in vocal music, Chaozhou opera, Tai Chi, and health养生 to meet the spiritual and cultural needs of middle-aged and elderly residents. It promotes online learning through the provincial全民终身学习平台, holding over ten lectures on digital technology empowerment to help the elderly bridge the "digital divide."

Yunfu closely aligns with the goal of building a learning society, coordinating the advancement of lifelong education across the entire region, creating特色品牌, and deepening cultural惠民. Luoding City holds成果汇演 and cultural展演 to promote learning through performance; Xinxing County polishes the "Xinzhou Book Festival" brand, with its reading case入选全国优秀; Yunan County organizes科技节, parent-child共读, and mental health carnivals; Yuncheng District innovates with immersive reading activities to下沉基层经典文化.