On 25 February 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) held a final examination for spring term at a testing site in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, when a student waiting to enter the room suddenly collapsed and fell into a coma. Thanks to the swift response of teachers and students, the life of the student was saved.
To thoroughly implement the work requirements for running elderly universities proposed by Comrade Huai Jinpeng, minister of the Ministry of Education, at the establishment of the Seniors University of China (SUC), and to further improve the construction of the national elderly university system, enrolment trials, and the implementation of the " Health Care and Preservation, Learning and Travel " project, the SUC organised a System Construction Seminar and " Health Care and Preservation, Learning and Travel " Project Acceptance Meeting in Chengdu on 24-25 March 2023.
One major priority for the Open University of China (OUC) is to advance the campaign of nationwide reading while fostering virtue, cultivating talent and promoting culture. This is only the latest example of the OUC’s commitment to building a society in which lifelong learning is accessible to all.
China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced the results of a high-profile speaking competition, with two candidates from the Open University of China (OUC) awarded prizes. The theme of the youth speech contest was titled: “Implementing the Guiding Principles of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, Embarking on the New Journey of Making Contributions to the Nation. ”
In order to fully implement the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, promote digitalisation of education, and accelerate the construction of digital universities, on 17-18 March 2023, Fan Xianrui, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the OUC, led a team to investigate the digitalisation work at the Hubei branch.
On the morning of 17 March 2023, as scheduled, the first class of the new school year began at the Seniors University of China (SUC). Mr. Zhang Boli, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a grandmaster of Chinese medicine, and an honourary president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, gave a lecture titled "Traditional Chinese Medicine Aiding Elderly Health" to senior friends across the country.
On March 18, 2023, the School of Art of the Open University of China (OUC) held an exchange on Wukesong Campus in Beijing as part of the “Online Oil Painting Commune”.
On 21 March 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a live stream in which Professor Wu Di from the AI Education Department of Huazhong Normal University discussed professional standards in the education industry.