Editor's Note: General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasised at the National Conference on Education that the national education digitalisation initiative should be fully implemented, with efforts to expand the coverage of high-quality education resources and improve public services for lifelong learning.
From 20 to 21 November 2024, a seminar on talent development within the Open University system was held in Shangrao, Jiangxi.
On 21 November, the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference commenced. Concurrently, the parallel session on "Integration of Vocational Education and Lifelong Learning" was held in Tianjin.
From 19 to 20 November, the Open University of China (OUC) held its 2024 Teaching Work Deployment Event and Plenary Meeting of the University Affairs Committee Meeting in Qingdao.
To implement the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Conference on Education, further enhance the development of ideological and political demonstration projects for courses, continuously improve the ideological and political construction capabilities and teaching standards of the teaching team, and firmly fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, an intensive discussion on the development of the ideological and political demonstration project for the course “Prevention and Treatment of Common Animal Diseases” was recently held in Shiyan City, Hubei Province.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the National Conference on Education laid out a systematic comprehensive plan for accelerating the construction of a leading country in education on the new journey in the new era, which has charted the course forward and provided fundamental guidance for this endeavour.
Recently, the Lifelong Education Research Institute of the Open University of China (OUC) launched the "Lectures by Famous Teachers from 100 Universities" initiative.
Recently, the results of the selection of outstanding alumni of the Open University of China (OUC) were announced, recognising 328 alumni from various industries across the country.