To fully implement the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Conference on Education, and to conscientiously follow the requirements outlined in the "Notice on Holding Activities for the 2024 National ‘Month to Respect the Elderly’” issued by China National Working Committee on Aging, the Ministry of Education (MOE) held the launch ceremony of the joint initiative of “Happy Learning and Respecting the Elderly” on 9 October, 2024, at the Open University of China (OUC, aka the Seniors University of China, SUC).
On 20 September 2024, the "An Ode to New China, Forging Ahead in the New Era" singing performance event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was held in Beijing.
To further deepen the integration of science and education as well as industry and education, and to robustly advance the national strategy for digital education, thereby shaping a new quality paradigm of open education and serving the development of a learning society, recently Wang Qiming, the Party secretary and president of the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation to the headquarters of iFLYTEK Co., Ltd. in Hefei, Anhui Province and to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen.
Recently, Li Song, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation comprising five members to the XVIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, which was held at Cornell University in the United States.
To thoroughly study and implement the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, build a high-quality teaching force for the new era, and fulfil the mission of making the teaching workforce the primary resource for a leading country in education and an important guarantee for a talent-strong nation, the Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development of the Open University of China (OUC) organised 21 faculty members to attend a special training programme on "Enhancing Teaching and Research Capabilities and Development Initiative of Integrating Ideological and Political Education into Curriculum" at Tsinghua University from 27 to 30 July 2024.
To thoroughly implement the directive from the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to "Intensify the promotion of standard spoken and written Chinese language," the Open University of China (OUC) launched a training programme on 23 July 2024, specifically designed for public service workers in Shandong Province.
Recently, the Fourth Online Oil Painting Exhibition of the Open University of China (OUC) was unveiled at the Heilongjiang Art Museum.
To propel rural education revitalisation and the endeavour of revitalising rural areas through education, consolidate the gains of educational poverty alleviation, intensify educational support, bolster the teaching force in Butuo County, and elevate the professional competencies and teaching quality of all-subject primary school teachers, the Open University of China (OUC) launched its training programme for all-subject primary school teachers in Butuo County on 14 July 2024.