From the 4-9th April 2018, the OUC held an advanced seminar for backbone tutors in its accounting majors, in order to strengthen the construction of the teaching faculty for accounting majors within the OUC's organisational system, raise the level of the tutors’ teaching and improve their comprehensive quality. More than 100 full-time tutors from the OUC’s 41 branches, as well as some from the OUC Experimental School, attended the seminar and completed the programme.

One of the goals put forward in the 13th Five-Year Plan for National Education Development is to “further expand opportunities for lifelong learning for all and form a modern education system suitable for everyone.” As an important element of this goal, the Open University of China (OUC) has been exploring non-degree education. Recently, Liu Chen, vice president of the OUC, visited the China.org.cn to discuss this topic.

On 10th April 2018, Dalian Radio and Television University (Dalian RTVU) held the final of its first student English speech competition.

On the morning of 12th April 2018, an opening ceremony for the Southern Data Centre of the Open University of China (OUC) was held at Zhejiang Radio and Television University (Zhejiang RTVU).

On the 9th April 2018, a graduation ceremony and job fair for the first batch of graduates from the School of Coal of the Open University of China (OUC) was held at Jincheng Coal Vocational Teaching Centre.

On 14th April, 2018, the finals of the Open University of China (OUC) "My Learning Story" speech contest took place at the OUC’s Weishanzhuang campus.

On 24th March 2018, Linyi County an opening ceremony for the One College Student Per Village Programme and the First Batch of Students for the Degree Enhancement Project of Rural 'Two Committees (village Party branch committee and villager’s committee)' Key Members" was held.

Recently, an event to select “Outstanding Civil Servants in Zhejiang” was jointly launched by the Organisation Department and the Propaganda Department of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Human Resources and Social Security Departments, and the Provincial Civil Service Bureau. Eight civil servants from Lishui city won the “Outstanding Civil Servants” honour, including three alumni from Lishui Radio and Television University (Lishui RTVU), Wu Jinhua, Ye Xuewei, and Deng Chaoping.