On November 30, 2012, the OUC held a ceremony to appoint Professor Yu Zhigang, China University of Political Science and Law（CUPL）， legal adviser for the OUC. The appointment aims to adapt to the new educational environment of the OUC and safeguard its legal rights, while continuing to enhance the ability to administer the university according to the law.
The meeting featured academic discussions concerning the development of digital library technologies and new application models. Mr. Zhang Ruilin, director of the OUC library, made a keynote speech. Zhao Xuan, from the OUC library, submitted an essay entitled "The Open University of China's Application of a Microblog System", which was awarded second prize in the area of technical application.
The Open University of China (OUC) recently hired as senior consultants Professor Hao Keming, member of the National Education Advisory Committee and leader of the Advisory Group for Building Lifelong Education Institutions, and Sir John Daniel, former president of Commonwealth of Learning and former vice chancellor of the Open University UK.
On October 11, the opening ceremony for the 2012 National Lifelong Learning Week themed “Speed Up Continuing Education and Accelerate Construction of a Learning Society” was held in Chengdu. Lu Xin, deputy minister of the Ministry of Education, attended the conference and delivered a speech. At the opening ceremony,
Under the guidance of the National Higher Distance Education Cooperative Group and the OUC, Distance Education in China will host the China International Distance Education Conference 2012 in Beijing on November 22-23, 2012. This year's conference theme is “Technology Development and Education Innovation for the Changing Times”. The conference will focus on the latest changes,
On September 26, 2012, the Community Education “i-Sing” Laboratory Construction Workshop was held in the OUC classroom building for distance education. Present at the workshop were Vice Secretary Zhang Shaogang of the OUC Party Committee, Vice Secretary Zeng Liyan of the Shenyang Community University (Shenyang RTVU)
On September 22, 2012, the OUC and Yunnan RTVU signed a cooperative framework agreement in Beijing to jointly develop international distance Chinese education and Chinese culture education for Yunnan province as well as neighboring countries. The educational programmes will be based on the “MyEChinese” international distance Chinese education platform developed by the OUC's own Chinese Language Center and will revolve around the Yunnan area. The two parties will work together to construct overseas teaching centres, provide degree and non-degree international distance Chinese education, and promote the localization,