On 23 November 2019, the first session of the final of the OUC's Student English Writing Contest was concluded at the OUC conference centre. One hundred sixteen students from 19 branches and schools were shortlisted for the final. A total of more than 200 people attended the contest, including OUC vice president Yang Xiaotang and representatives of the OUC headquarters and the branches.
Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has organised poverty alleviation in Xinjiang Province. Yao Xinxia, president of the Experimental School of the Xinjiang Branch of the Open University of China (OUC), and leader of the work team stationed in Kalabashilangan Village (Village 10), Mangxin Township, Yingjisha County, Kashi Prefecture, is also secretary of the general Party branch, and responsible for poverty alleviation. She has been cited for her meritorious service, and is the only female cadre engaged in poverty alleviation to have received this honour in Xinjiang.
Zhang Yingzhao, from rural Hebei Province, is an assistant engineer with the Tianjin Haval Branch of the Great Wall Motor Company. He has achieved not only success but also a happy family life in Tianjin. His life shows how education can transform, in this case through the ‘Action Plan for Realising Dreams of Further Education’."
With the in-depth application of the Open University of China (OUC) learning network, more and more teachers and students have become engaged in teaching and learning on the network. During this semester, the number of students visiting the learning network and their level of activity have increased significantly.
From 13 to 15 November 2019, the Open University of China (OUC) 2019 Teacher Development Workshop which was jointly sponsored by the OUC Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development and the Education Research Institute and organised by Hebei Radio and TV University (Hebei RTVU), was held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in China.
On 5 November 2019, the Open University of China (OUC) held the second meeting of the digital library construction steering committee, along with a seminar on smart library construction. The meeting focused on the construction of the OUC Smart Library and the transformation of the libraries in the OUC school-running system in the information era, and put forward opinions on the OUC Smart Library Construction Plan.
On 14 November 2019, a work meeting for the Evaluation and Assessment Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province.
On 8 November 2019, the National Opening Ceremony for the 2019 National Lifelong Learning Activity Week was held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. This activity week was themed "promoting national lifelong learning and speeding up the building of a learning power.” At the opening ceremony, the 2019 Community Education and Resource Sharing Activity for Elderly Education (hereinafter referred to as "Sharing Activity") was officially launched.