University leaders issue certificates to individuals and teams who have been honored with the “2013 Beijing Outstanding Teachers”, “2013 Advanced Continuing Education Teaching Administrators in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Beijing”, and “2013 Outstanding Teaching Teams in Continuing Education in HEIs in Beijing” awards.
On the afternoon of August 29, 2013, the OUC Learning Outcomes Accreditation Centre (Xi’an Centre) was unveiled at Xi’an RTVU, making it one of the first pilot group of the OUC Learning Outcomes Accreditation Centre. Li Linshu, vice president of the OUC, and Yang Xinzhou, secretary of Xi’an RTVU Party committee unveiled the centre. 
The Open University of China (OUC) Library’s “Hand in Hand: A Reading Movement Among Rural Youth” recently triumphed over a field of 110 entries to win the top prize at the 2013 National Annual Reading Conference.
Senior Officials from the Ministry of Education (MOE), including Vice Minister Du Zhanyuan and Deputy Director-general of the MOE Department of Science and Technology Lou Jing, visited the Open University of China (the OUC) on June 4, 2013 to inspect its achievements since its establishment in 2012 and experience the Week for Cultural Learning activity.The Open University of China (OUC) officially established its School of the Arts on July 3, 2013. The opening ceremony was attended by Zhang Shuanggu, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Society for Educational Development Strategy, and Yan Bing, vice president of the OUC.