FJCU is a Catholic university, and in keeping with the intent and spirit of universal education and lifelong learning, learners of any status are welcome and warmly received. FJCU not only provides abundant learning resources for students, these resources are also provided to individuals in the surrounding community who are unaffiliated with the university. Unaffiliated individuals are welcome to take continuing education courses and use the library, on-campus facilities, or sports facilities in accordance with the university’s service guidelines. In addition, FJCU continues to promote and offer open-style courses, and conduct research on open education resources, which allows education to move into new areas.

Open educational resources are as follows :

1. Libraries: Alumni, retired staff or faculty, and other personnel serving at FJCU can apply for an FJCU Library Card to access all library resources. Users not affiliated with FJCU or students in pre-sessional credit programs may access library resources after applying for a visitor’s pass with their personal ID.


2. Databases: the FJCU College of Fashion and Textiles has established the Chinese Textiles and Culture Clothing Center Collection Database, while the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures has established the online Literature and Culture Teaching Database, which allow individuals both inside and outside of the university to study or conduct research at any time and from any location, which meets the goals of lifelong learning and international exchange.


3. Computers: In the Information and Research Application Center of the College of Education, users not affiliated with FJCU can have free access to computers, software, and information databases.


4. Online courses: During the academic years 2017-2019, FJCU has offered a total of 100 distance learning courses, 96 of which are open to students from other schools, and 46 of which are open to all. In addition, FJCU has offered high-quality Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) since the academic year of 2014, and some continued to be held as self-learning courses after the project ended. A total of 16 online courses are provided for free for personnel not affiliated with FJCU.


5. Online courses: During the academic years 2017-2019, FJCU has offered a total of 100 distance learning courses, 96 of which are open to students from other schools, and 46 of which are open to all. In addition, FJCU has offered high-quality Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) since the academic year of 2014, and some continued to be held as self-learning courses after the project ended. A total of 16 online courses are provided for free for personnel not affiliated with FJCU.


6. Lectures: Personnel not affiliated with FJCU may attend some of the lecture courses offered by the colleges, the Faculty Development and Instructional Resources Center, the Resource Center of Foreign Language Teaching and Digital Learning, and the Creative Design Center at FJCU.


7. On-campus sport facilities on are open to the general public.