On 14 June 2014, the OUC Experimental School hosted a student speech contest with the theme “The OUC In My Heart”. This contest was carried on simultaneously via the cloud classrooms of the Experimental Schools at Beijing, Nanhai, and Taiyuan, with a total of 15 players taking part. Yan Bing, Vice President of the OUC, acted as head of the judges group.
A group of retired senior leaders of the Ministry of Education (MOE) including Zhang Xiaowen, Liu Bin, Wang Mingda, Tian Shulan, and Zhu Xinjun came to visit the OUC on the morning of 12 June 2014.
Accompanied by Yang Zhijian, President of the OUC, Li Ling, Vice President of the OUC, and Liu Chen, the Assistant to the President, the team of old cadres appreciated “The OUC Rhapsody” and visited the school history exhibition with the theme “Deep Integration of Information Technology and Education — From RTVU to the OUC”.
“I am Han Ying, a blind stenographer from Shanghai. Although my eyes can’t see the colors in the world, I still have a colorful dream in my heart……” At the recent conference to honor praiseworthy groups and individuals associated with the fifth national model of self-improvement and to recognize those known for helping the disabled, Han Ying stepped into the Great Hall of the People, and narrated her own experience with great passion in front of Party and state leaders, as well as a massive audience.
Guangxi RTVU aided in construction of a Home for Left-Behind Children and donated computer equipment and stationary valued at RMB 35,000 for the primary school of Liuchang Village, Heng County on May 28, four days before the international June 1st Children’s Day. Additionally, Guangxi RTVU also contributed an amount of RMB 11,400 as the construction fee for a “Beautiful Village” for the village committee of Liuchang Village.
Anhui RTVU's official WeChat platform — “Anhui RTVU at Your Fingertips” was opened on 4 June 2014. Within the short period of just half a day, more than 300 teachers and students had already begun following with interest. After simple and fast browsing, teachers and students found that they could check the micro lecture syllabus, obtain micro notices, inquire about micro results, and participate in micro activities through the platform. “Anhui RTVU at Your Fingertips” quickly became a “small secretary” assisting the students.
Recently, the fourth national commercial secretary skills contest, co-sponsored by the National Examination Centre for Business Secretaries of the Ministry of Commerce and Professional Committee of the National Business Secretaries, was held in Nanhu School of Jiaxing Institute, Zhejiang province.
“China Distance Education Academic Forum”, hosted by the Open University of China (OUC) and co-sponsored by Heilongjiang Radio and TV University (RTVU), Jilin RTVU, Liaoning RTVU, and Distance Education in China magazine, was held in Harbin on 7 June 2014. Fourteen representatives participated in academic exchanges centred on the topic “construction of open universities and old industrial base revitalization in the northeast of China”.
In order to enhance the friendship between China and Pakistan and to promote the mutual development of the higher education in both countries, on 9 June, Prof. Ali Asghar Chishti, President of Allama Iqbal Open University of Pakistan, along with his party of two other persons, visited the Open University of China (OUC), and signed a cooperation agreement.