In 2022, the Open University of China (OUC) has been following the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era, making stability our top priority and pursuing progress while ensuring progress, implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, vigorously advancing the strategy and action of the digitalisation of education, creating a new development pattern for the high-quality development of open universities, constantly marching forward on the road to building a world-class open university with Chinese characteristics, and making great endeavours to contribute to building a society and country of learning where lifelong learning is pursued by all.
In order to implement the rural revitalisation strategy, consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, and help with rural revitalisation, the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association organised the collection of cases of “Veterinarians’ Action in Rural Revitalisation” in 2022, calling for cases from relevant practitioners, public government institutions, and enterprises engaged in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine.
On 22 December 2022, the Open University of China (OUC) held a meeting on spring 2023 enrolment. Li Song, OUC vice president, and a member of the OUC Party Committee, delivered a speech, and 7,682 people, including leaders of the OUC headquarters teaching departments, heads of some majors, staff of the OUC headquarters enrolment office, leaders and staff in charge of enrolment in branches (schools) and study centres, attended remotely.
After more than a year of construction, the Open University of China (OUC) has launched its “smart library” website (library.ouchn.edu.cn) to over 5 million current faculty and students and over 20 million alumni, offering access to stable, convenient and extensive digital resources.
On 7 December 2022, the General Office of the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued a Notice on Training Bases for Teachers with "Dual Qualifications" for National Vocational Education (2023-2025). The Open University of China (OUC), being a leader in the application process, has been named a training base for such teachers in the Nursing programme.
For days, the staff members of the Open University of China (OUC) have been in profound mourning for the passing of Comrade Jiang Zemin, expressing their deep sorrow while also honouring the memory of his sincere support for the undertakings of open education.
On the morning of 1 December 2022, Xu Li, former secretary of the Leading Party Group and vice chairman of China Artists Association, as well as a famous contemporary painter, visited the Open University of China (OUC).
The opening ceremony of the 2022 National Lifelong Learning Week was held on 30 Nov. 2022. It was the 18th Lifelong Learning Week organised by the Ministry of Education since 2005, with the theme of "Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and Pursuing Lifelong Learning to Usher in the Future".