As a Chinese partner institute of Confucius Institute, Chinese Language Centre of the Open University of China (OUC) enrolls students on the Confucius Institute (Hanban) Scholarship every year.

On September 23, 2016, the 3rd Confucius Institute Headquarters Open Day, with the theme "The Multicultural Silk Road", was held in Beijing.

On September 26th, 2016, "Brilliant Life: A Lifelong Learning Plan for Women", co-sponsored by All-China Women’s Federation’s Publicity Department and the OUC, was officially launched. The press conference was held in Beijing.

In the recently concluded 2016 Rio Paralympics, 11 current students of OUC Learning Centre for the Disabled (Lianyungang RTVU) won 11 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals, crowning their remarkable achievements.

Profile: In 1988, Rong Jing was born to an ordinary peasant family in Huachong Town, Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province.

On the morning of July 20, 2016, the signing ceremony & "Dream of Pursuing Further Education" promotional workshop between the OUC and McDonald’s (China) was successfully held in Beijing.

On July 15, 2016, the Founding Assembly of Learning Outcomes Accreditation Alliance & 1st Council Meeting was held at the Open University of China (OUC), officially announcing the founding of the Learning Outcomes Accreditation Alliance.

The Planning of Publishing National Key Books, Audio-visual, and Electronic Publications in the “13th-Five Year Plan”, announced by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), recently listed ten Open University of China (OUC) Press Group projects, including three books and seven audio-visual projects.