In view of the comprehensive work plan of the Open University of China (OUC) for 2024, it is essential to take the following steps:

Follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Implement the guiding principles from the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Acquire a deep understanding of the decisive significance of establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Be more conscious of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core, and keep in alignment with the central Party leadership.

Stay confident in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Uphold Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and uphold the Central Committee's authority and its centralized, unified leadership.

Deepen the study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on education.

Fully and faithfully apply the new development philosophy on all fronts.

Adhere to the principles of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, promoting stability through progress, and establishing the new before abolishing the old.

Implement the Outline of the Plan to Build a Leading Country in Education. Earnestly implement the annual work deployment of the Leading Party Group of the Ministry of Education (MOE).

Fully implement the OUC Comprehensive Reform Plan, The OUC 14th Five-Year Plan for Development, and The Preparation Work Plan for the Establishment of the Seniors University of China (SUC).

Implement the "Eight Major Projects" and "Two Actions" based on the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education and the strategic focus of serving the creation of a learning-oriented society.

Deepen the comprehensive reform of education and teaching.

These efforts will ensure the continuous improvement of the operation capability and level of open universities, maintain the proper development of the SUC, explore the development of a digital university, and accelerate the advancement toward building a world-class open university.

The OUC’s key tasks for 2024

• Make unremitting efforts to cultivate soul and educate people with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

• Strengthen the Party's overall leadership over the work of the university.

• Promote significant progress in exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance at the university.

• Advance the establishment of the integrated educational system.

• Coordinate the development of degree education and non-degree education.

• Deepen the comprehensive reform of education and teaching practices.

• Improve the level of discipline and major development.

• Promote the integration and sharing of digital resources applications.

• Advance deep integration of scientific research with education and teaching.

• Enhance the quality and governance level of open education.

• Vigorously promote the industry-education integration and collaborative talent cultivation.

• Strengthen the development of students' core competencies.

• Strengthen the construction of a high-quality teacher team.

• Accelerate the development of a digital university.

• Innovate the development of elderly education.

• Promote the practice and application of the credit bank.

• Create a new situation for internationalisation in education.

• Enhance the level of law-based university governance and management.

• Strengthen guarantee for development conditions of the cause.

• Consolidate a safe foundation for high-quality development.

The OUC‘s "Eight Major Projects" for 2024

• Quality improvement project for Party building

• Open education system establishment project

• Excellence creation and quality improvement project for education and teaching

• Demonstration project for integration of industry and education and collaborative talent cultivation centre

• Project for developing students' core competencies

• Project for building a high-quality teacher team

• Digital university development project

• Seniors University of China development project

The OUC's "Two Actions" for 2024

• Credit bank practice and application plan

Task 1: Expand the practice and application of the credit bank

Task 2: Improve the accreditation system of the learning outcomes

• High-level education opening-up to the world and international talent development plan

Task 1: Enhance international education service capabilities

Task 2: Expand international exchanges and cooperation in open education