Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) combines the advantages of both alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) and proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). However, nickel-based catalysts used in AEMWE undergo problems of low activity and poor stability as compared to precious metal based catalysts. Hence, the development of highly efficient OER and HER electrocatalysts is pivotal to enhance the AEMWE performance as it significantly impacts the overall efficiency of hydrogen production by lowering the energy required to split water, making the process more cost-effective, and enabling the use of cheaper, non-precious metal catalysts. A brief introduction to electrochemical water splitting technologies with a special focus on current challenges, design strategies, reaction mechanism, and recent developments of electrocatalysts for AEMWE in Prof. Yuan’s group (SCCE, SJTU) will be covered in this talk.