The Ministry of Science and Technology selected "Holding Up the Sun of Tomorrow: The Oriental Mega-ring - Can Artificial Sun Assist in Interstellar Travel," a new micro video by the Open University of China (OUC), as one of the excellent popular science micro videos of 2023.

On 30 January 2024, the parallel session titled "Education Digitalisation and the Construction of a Learning Society" was successfully held as part of the 2024 World Digital Education Conference.

The SUC Exhibition on Teaching Achievements and the Special Spring Festival Show for 2024 were broadcast on the evening of 7 February on Channel 1 of China Education Television.

To implement the requirement of building a leading country in education, drive the digitalisation of national education, and accelerate the development of a digital university, the Party Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) and the Ministry of Education's Department of Personnel approved the renaming of the Information Technology Department at the OUC to the Department of Digitalisation in January 2024.

The Open University of China (OUC) hosted a symposium on digital education and lifelong learning in Shanghai on 31 January 2024.

Over 240 delegates from educational sectors, higher education institutions, and research organisations across 35 countries and regions convened in the parallel session titled "Education Digitalisation and Learning Society Construction" at the 2024 World Digital Education Conference on 30th January 2024.

On 30th January 2024, the "Education Digitalisation and Learning Society Construction" parallel session of the 2024 World Digital Education Conference took place in Shanghai, China. This event gathered around 240 representatives from education departments, universities, and research institutions from over 35 countries and regions.

Guided by the Department of Vocational and Adult Education of the Ministry of Education (MOE), organised by the Open University of China (OUC) and Shanghai Open University (OU), and co-organised by the MOE Vocational Education Development Centre, East China Normal University, and the China Adult Education Association, on 30 January, this parallel session convened approximately 240 representatives from education departments, universities, and research institutions across 35 countries and regions to discuss advancements in digital education and the construction of learning societies.