From 5-9 November 2018, a press corps organised by the Open University of China (OUC) visited Sichuan for an in-depth investigation of the implementation and progress of the Long March Belt Educational Project Targeted at Alleviating Poverty project. The press corps included Xinhua News Agency, Guangming Daily, Farmers’ Daily, China Education Daily, China Education Television, China Net (china.com.cn, china.org.cn), and other media.

To regulate the development of after-school training, the general office of the State Council issued Opinions on Regulating the Development of After-School Training in August 2018, pointing out that we should focus on the supervision and control of teacher training. Access to online education, an important part of after-school training, is open, but it has much higher requirements in terms of teaching resources, as well as research and teaching levels. Developing effective online teachers requires careful consideration.

In order to strengthen the construction of teachers in the organisational system of the Open University of China (OUC), promote the professional development of teachers, improve the level of teaching in distance and open education, and enhance the comprehensive quality of teachers, from 19-22 November 2018,

In November, tea lovers gathered together in the tea evaluation lab of Fujian Radio & TV University (Fujian RTVU) to celebrate the Fuzhou round of the “Zhuzi Cup” Cross-Strait Folk Tea Competition, an important part of the 12th Cross-Strait Tea Industry Expo happening from 14-18 November 2018.

On the 15th and 16th of November, a camera crew from China Central TV Station (CCTV) shot a programme about international students from Oman at Ningxia Radio & TV University (Ningxia RTVU). The show is part of celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Oman,

On the 16th and 17th of November, 2018, an academic seminar titled "Regional Credit Bank and Continuing Education", co-hosted by Shandong Radio and Television University (Shandong RTVU) and Qingdao RTVU, and sponsored by Beijing Century Chaoxing Group, was held in Qingdao.

From 1 to 6 November, a 2018 state-level senior seminar, Experimental Construction of Visual Artificial Intelligence Based on Big Data and In-Depth Learning, was held in the Continuing Education Centre of National Technical Professionals (Anhui Radio & TV University) in Hefei. It attracted nearly 70 artificial-intelligence researchers from across the country.

On 18 November, 2018, Guangdong Open University (OU) held a conference for its 40th anniversary to look to both its past and future. Hao Keming, member of the National Education Advisory Committee and leader of the Continuing Education Advisory Group; former vice-chairman Wen Lanzi of the CPPCC Guangdong Committee;