In order to further strengthen the construction of the "dual-qualified" teacher team for the Social Work major and enhance the comprehensive qualities of professional teachers in its nationwide education system, from 6 to 8 November 2024, the first session of intensive teaching and research activity of the "Collaborative Growth" Teacher Empowerment Project for the Social Work major in the School of Political Science and Law at the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Enshi City, Hubei Province.

In order to thoroughly study and implement the guiding principles of the National Conference on Education, effectively enhance teachers' ability in guiding and evaluating graduation theses, comprehensively improve the quality of graduation theses in Economics and Management majors, and promote the high-quality development of these majors, from 7 to 8 November 2024, the School of Economics and Management in the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a seminar on the guidance for graduation theses in Economics and Management majors in Jinan, Shandong Province.

Recently, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced the results of the 2024 selection for various educational project initiatives, including the Beijing higher education undergraduate teaching reform and innovation projects, high-quality undergraduate courses, high-quality teaching plans, and outstanding teaching management personnel at Beijing universities. The Open University of China (OUC) achieved excellent results with four projects recognised.

To meet the demand for applied media professionals in line with Chinese educational modernisation, align academic courses with industry needs, enhance the quality of professional development, and build a "dual-competence" teaching team empowered by AI, the Open University of China (OUC) recently hosted a seminar for the Media-Related Majors Teaching and Research Central Group.

It is clearly stated at the reports delivered at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and the National Conference on Education that “We will promote the digitalisation of education and build a society and country of learning where lifelong learning is pursued by all” and “to improve public services for lifelong learning”.

To further optimise the talent cultivation model in the Open University of China (OUC) and strengthen the development of English-related courses, from 5 to 7 November 2024, the Teaching and Research Central Groups for English-related majors and Public English (degree-conferral English programme) of the OUC held teaching and research activities in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

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.

On 8 November 2024, Wang Qiming, secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Open University of China (OUC, aka the Seniors University of China, SUC), and his delegation visited Suzhou for research.