Recently, our university has actively responded to the Ministry of Education’s "MOOC Going Global 2.0" initiative and aligned with the educational development needs of ASEAN nations to vigorously develop all-English courses, marking landmark progress in advancing its MOOC internationalization drive. In 2025, eight of our featured all-English MOOCs were successfully launched on Indonesia’s ICE Institute national digital education platform. Among them,Blockchain Technology and Applicationswas also introduced to Thailand’s ThaiMOOC platform, injecting fresh momentum into deeper China-ASEAN educational and cultural exchanges and boosting the university’s standing among ASEAN higher education institutions.

The successful rollout of the eight all-English MOOCs represents a key deliverable of the university’s implementation of the MOOC Going Global 2.0 strategy and a concrete example of leveraging its institutional strengths to serve national cross-border education exchanges. Developed around the university’s four core features – subtropical studies, ASEAN research, marine science and border ethnic studies, these courses span cutting-edge technologies, modern agriculture, marine science, cultural communication, finance and trade and other diverse fields. Developed by provincial and national first-class undergraduate teaching teams and core faculty members, the MOOCs integrate the university’s disciplinary and educational strengths, showcasing its research and teaching prowess while catering to ASEAN’s industrial and talent cultivation demands, laying a solid foundation for future in-depth cooperation including joint curriculum development and credit recognition with ASEAN universities.

Two courses namelyContemporary China TopicsandTable Tennis Theory and Practice, featuring distinctive Chinese culture and universal applicability, have garnered keen interest from ASEAN universities. Courses such asRedwood CultureandNatural Pharmaceutical ChemistryandInternational Financeprecisely match ASEAN’s industrial advancement and cultural inheritance needs with strong practical relevance. Within just two months, total course enrollments on XuetangX International hit 632, generating promising outreach and teaching influence.

Since launching the High-quality Undergraduate Course Expansion Program in 2022, the university has steadily invested in high-quality MOOC development. Following the full-scale rollout of all-English and smart courses in 2024, it has leveraged its robust disciplinary clusters and premium teaching resources to accelerate the digital and international transformation of its curricula. By tapping into XuetangX’s global channels, the university has broken geographical barriers to deliver quality educational resources tailored to ASEAN’s needs, a milestone in its international curriculum development.

The MOOC initiative has expanded the university’s educational footprint across ASEAN and demonstrated its distinctive school-running strengths, building an efficient digital bridge for cross-border educational exchanges. Moving forward, the university will keep refining high-quality courses customized for ASEAN development and deepen educational cooperation and cultural exchanges with ASEAN partners, contributing to the development of the China-ASEAN education community.