It was reported at the promotion meeting for the transformation and development of the Hebei Open University (Hebei OU) held on 19 December 2020 that Hebei Provincial People’s Government has approved the renaming of Hebei Radio and TV University (Hebei RTVU) to Hebei OU. Relevant RTVUs at municipal and county levels in Hebei Province were also renamed as open universities.

On 23 December 2020, the unveiling ceremony for the establishment of Hunan Open University was held. Established on the foundation of Hunan Radio and TV University (Hunan RTVU), Hunan Open University (Hunan OU) is not just a simple renaming; rather, it is a symbol of profound educational reform and the strategic transformation of the cause of the university.

On the morning of 22 December 2020, Qingdao Open University (OU) was officially inaugurated.

On 18 December 2020, Shandong Provincial People's Government approved the renaming of Shandong Radio and TV University (RTVU) as Shandong Open University (OU). On 23 December, Shandong OU was formally inaugurated at a ceremony at the Nanjiao Hotel.

On 19 December 2020, a ceremony to celebrate Jiangxi Radio and TV University’s (Jiangxi RTVU) renaming as Jiangxi Open University (Jiangxi OU) was held at the Qingshanhu campus of Jiangxi OU.

On 24 December 2020, a meeting to celebrate the transformation and name change of Fujian Radio and TV University (Fujian RTVU) to Fujian Open University (Fujian OU) was held at the Fujian OU’s Guishan campus. Li Dejin, vice governor of Fujian Provincial People's Government, and Cao Guoyong, executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Open University of China (OUC), inaugurated Fujian OU and delivered speeches.

Recently, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission (BMEC) announced its recipients of the 2020 “Famous Teacher Prize” for excellence in teaching at Beijing universities.

On the afternoon of 17 December 2020, a delegation made up of Weng Tiehui, member of the Party leadership group and vice minister of the Ministry of Education (MOE); Deng Chuanhuai, director of the MOE Department of Policies and Regulations; Cui Baoshi, president of the National Institute of Educational Sciences (NIES); and Xie Li, deputy director of the MOE Department of Vocational and Adult Education, visited the Open University of China (OUC) to investigate its work in lifelong education and attend the North China Symposium on "Building an Education System Serving Lifelong Learning for All".