The unified final examinations for the 2018 spring semester of the Open University of China successfully concluded on 8th July. The examinations were made up of paper examinations and online tests. Paper tests were given on 7th to 8th July, covering 750 subjects and catering to about 4.96 million tests across 3,215 test centres nationwide. The online tests were held from 7th May to 8th July, covering 184 subjects. Within the two months examination period, students are able to sit for several tests; the highest score will be counted. A total of 1.311 million online tests have been registered.

Prior to the final examinations, the OUC headquarters and branches made careful arrangements and held an examination working conference, a touring inspection training conference, and an emergency response working conference in order to formulate feasible implementation plans in respect to critical phases, key phases, and risky points of the examination organisation work. In addition, the safety risks of the test centres were investigated, with special emphasis on test centres with students from other places and previous high absence rates. While the tests were in progress, each test centre was implemented the examination organisation work in a standardised manner. The test inspection groups dispatched by the OUC headquarters and branches have conducted tour inspections and monitoring for the examination implementation work in each test centre. Online media information was also under strict control by the public opinion monitoring group. With the joint efforts of the OUC organisational system, the final examinations were successfully concluded. Across the whole system, no single serious violation event was discovered, nor a single release of test information monitored.

Every branch is currently busy grading examination papers.

The OUC organisational system holding a two-way video conference for the final examinations

The OUC headquarters holding an emergency response working conference for the final examinations

The Shenyang branch holding an examination administration working conference

Shanxi branch holding an examination touring inspection training conference

OUC vice president Liu Chen inspecting the examination working office

OUC vice president Fu Chengyan leading a team inspecting the test centres at the Ningxia branch

A glance at the test centres

By Guo Qing, OUC