On 21 June 2024, the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a symposium titled "Integrated Collaborative Advancement of High-Quality Innovative Development in Open Education." Wang Guangyan, a member of the Leading Party Group and vice minister of the Ministry of Education (MOE), attended the symposium.
The Open University of China (OUC), supervised directly by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE), is a pioneering higher education institution that offers open education nationwide.
To deeply implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on education and the spirit of his guidance on ageing work, and to enforce the "Construction Action Plan for the Seniors University of China (2023-2025)", efforts are being made to strengthen competence for faculty of the Seniors University of China (SUC) system and to advance the high-quality development of the SUC.
In an effort to deeply study and implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, consolidate and deepen the achievements of thematic education, and improve the quality of talent cultivation across various educational majors, the School of Education of the Open University of China (OUC) recently hosted training for 2024 education programme thesis advisors and defense moderators.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), a reporter from People’s Daily stated that the Lifelong Education Platform of the Open University of China (OUC), with over 6.8 million registered users, has served nearly 60 million visits from lifelong learners across over 200 countries and regions worldwide since its launch in May 2022.
The Open University of China (OUC) recently hosted a closing meeting on African strategic layout research for the Open Learning Centres (Future Academy) and a seminar on the construction of these centres.
To propel the ASEAN-China Digital Education Alliance's efforts to a new level, effectively actualise the national strategy for digitalisation of education - which emphasises integration, intelligence, and internationalisation (known as the 3I strategy) - and to continuously boost the university's global influence, the Secretariat of the ASEAN-China Digital Education Alliance (hereafter, "the Alliance Secretariat") recently welcomed a 29-member delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), led by the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Technical Education Development (SEAMEO TED).
On 19 June 2024, the Open University of China (OUC) held a thematic meeting on teaching teams. During the meeting, various academic schools engaged in in-depth exchanges and discussions on the current operations of teaching teams, existing issues, and suggestions for improvement.