Editor's Note: On February 16, 2016, the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued a notice entitled, “Recognition of Party Member's Vanguard Post, Outstanding Innovative Work and Excellent Research Report in 2015” (No. 5 from the Party Committee on Educational Institutions, 2016). The Open University of China’s (OUC) “Distance Vocational Education Orientations in Rural Areas and New Innovative Pattern of Cultivating Professional Farmers" was awarded "Outstanding Innovative Work."

Editor’s note: On February 16, 2016, the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued a notice entitled, “ Recognition of Party Member's Vanguard Post: Outstanding Innovative Work and Excellent Research Report in 2015" (the fifth of the Educational Institution Party Committee, 2016). The Open University of China (OUC) Digital Library’s “Cooperative Service Work Method” was awarded “Excellent Innovative Work.”

According to the Tao Te Ching, written by ancient philosopher Laozi, teaching is like spring rain, which moistens everything silently. This is a kind of wisdom, a kind of pursuit, and a kind of state of being.

On 28 February 2016, Bayi School’s outstanding graduate and first sergeant in one of the rocket force brigades, Wang Zhongxin, set off from his barrack to Beijing to attend the NPC & CPPCC sessions.

In 1997, I was transferred to Roncheng Radio and Television University(RTVU) when the RTVU system was commissioned by the State Personnel Bureau to carry out vigorous training for computer application ability level tests and was in urgent need of manpower. On the day of registration, the president of the university said that we needed a new force of graduates so from then onwards, we would arrange a daytime class and a nighttime class.

A conference to commend outstanding migrant workers and advanced work units for migrant workers across China was held in Beijing a few days ago.

On January 21, 2016, the Open University of China (OUC) held the 2016 working conference. Both leaders and teaching staff attended the conference. During the conference, a summary was presented of the OUC’s construction progress over the past 5 years, providing clarification about the current situation.

On January 12, 2016, the Vice President of CDII, Wu Ge, led a seven-member team to visit the OUC and study distance education and online teaching at the OUC so as to learn from its experience in distance education and online teaching, with the goal of enhancing the education and training of discipline inspection and supervision cadres.