On 20th April 2023, China celebrated the traditional solar term "Grain Rain," which is also the 14th UN Chinese Language Day. The OUC and the China Printing Museum jointly held the 2nd "UN Chinese Language Day" event. Fan Xianrui, vice president of the OUC, and Cai Fengjuan, deputy curator of the China Printing Museum, attended the event and delivered speeches.
On 14 April 2023, a delegation from the Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) visited the Open University of China (OUC, also known as the Seniors University of China or SUC) on a research and exchange trip.
On 6 April 2023, the second the Open University of China (OUC) "UN Chinese Language Day" event that is to be co-organised by the OUC and the China Printing Museum, held a preparatory seminar at the OUC.
On 10 April 2023, a delegation consisting of the leaders of four Sri Lankan universities, including the University of Colombo, the University of Peradeniya, the University of Kelaniya, and the University of Ruhuna, as well as the deans of their respective colleges, visited the Open University of China (OUC).
On 7 April 2023, the top international academic journal Science published a new paper by Professor Zhang Yan, a distinguished member of the panel of experts from the Engineering Research Centre for Technology Integration and Application of E-Learning, Ministry of Education (MOE), China.
The year 2023 is the beginning of the implementation of the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a key year in the transition from the 13th Five-Year Plan to the 14th Five-Year Plan.
China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced the results of a high-profile speaking competition, with two candidates from the Open University of China (OUC) awarded prizes. The theme of the youth speech contest was titled: “Implementing the Guiding Principles of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, Embarking on the New Journey of Making Contributions to the Nation. ”
In order to fully implement the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, promote digitalisation of education, and accelerate the construction of digital universities, on 17-18 March 2023, Fan Xianrui, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the OUC, led a team to investigate the digitalisation work at the Hubei branch.