During October 11-15, 2016, the Korea National Open University (KNOU) hosted the 6th KNOU-OUC-OUJ International Seminar. The seminar’s theme was "Exploring New Roles of Open Universities in Korea, China, and Japan," with sub-themes of "Educational Innovation Utilising New Technology” and “The Status and Prospects of Blended Learning."
On the afternoon of Oct. 10, 2016, the opening ceremony of the first session of Chinese language learning for ZTE’s Pakistani Staff was held in a "cloud classroom" through the Open University of China’s (OUC) Chinese Language Centre.
As a Chinese partner institute of Confucius Institute, Chinese Language Centre of the Open University of China (OUC) enrolls students on the Confucius Institute (Hanban) Scholarship every year.
On September 23, 2016, the 3rd Confucius Institute Headquarters Open Day, with the theme "The Multicultural Silk Road", was held in Beijing.
On September 26th, 2016, "Brilliant Life: A Lifelong Learning Plan for Women", co-sponsored by All-China Women’s Federation’s Publicity Department and the OUC, was officially launched. The press conference was held in Beijing.
In the recently concluded 2016 Rio Paralympics, 11 current students of OUC Learning Centre for the Disabled (Lianyungang RTVU) won 11 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals, crowning their remarkable achievements.
Profile: In 1988, Rong Jing was born to an ordinary peasant family in Huachong Town, Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province.
On the morning of July 20, 2016, the signing ceremony & "Dream of Pursuing Further Education" promotional workshop between the OUC and McDonald’s (China) was successfully held in Beijing.