Recently, the selection results of “OUC's Top 10 News Events of 2015” were announced. The selection campaign was undertaken jointly by China.org.cn and the Open University of China (OUC).

The stories nominated for “OUC's Top 10 News Events of 2015” were proposed by China.org.cn, with the winning selections being finalized via online voting and national media review panel. The news selection campaign has been carried on for seven consecutive years since 2009, and its authority and influence in the industry has been widely recognized.

In 2015, to keep up with the “Internet Plus” trend of our times, the OUC has undertaken positive reform and development, held Integration of Six Networks---New Technology Application Shows, promoted the construction of the credit bank, held the Fifth Forum on the Cultivation of International Chinese Teachers, and presided over the investigation and announcement of community education satisfaction survey reports. Due to popular demand, the OUC has utilized Internet technology to undertake more roles.

By adhering to the OUC's school-running concept of “Openness, Responsibility, Quality, Diversification, and Internationalization”, the OUC has been faithfully fulfilling its duties in assisting in the construction of Xinjiang and Tibet, building a learning society, and social training. The OUC built a lifelong learning platform for Tibet, donated one hundred computers to Xinjiang, founded the Open University for Older Adults, “jointly cooperated” with Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions and China National Radio (CNR) to seek common development...

In 2016, the OUC will continue to promote the deep integration of modern science with technology and education to build a lifelong learning “overpass” adapted to national economic and social development, as well as our all-round development needs; to promote the construction of lifelong learning systems; and to promote the building of a learning society that features national learning and life-long learning.

2015 OUC's Top 10 News Events:

1. OUC Launches Pilot Project for Accreditation, Accumulation and Transfer of Learning Outcomes in Continuing Education

2. OUC Establishes Open University for Older Adults: Vice Minister of MOE Lu Xin Put Forward Three Hopes

3. OUC Authorized As Bachelor Degree Granting Institution

4. OUC and Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions Work Together to Implement "Assistance Plan"

5. China Community Education Satisfaction Survey Report Announced: Residents Show the Highest Satisfaction Degree

6. 10th Anniversary of the Pilot Project of the OUC's MOE One-College-Student-Per-Village Programme

7. The OUC Builds Lifelong Learning Platform for the Tibetan Region to Provide Intellectual Support for the Economic and Social Development of Tibet

8. 100 Computers from the OUC Arrive in Xinjiang to Benefit Villagers of Local Rural Areas

9. OUC’S Journey Through China Selected into the Book Donation List for Ms. Peng Liyuan’s Visit to U.K.

10. ICDE World Conference: Li Wei from the OUC Awarded the ICDE Prize for Innovation and Best Practice

By Yuan Xiao, http://www.china.org.cn