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.
The SUC “Healthy and Happy China Tour”: The First Stop of “TCM Master Lectures” Kicks off in Beijing
To thoroughly study and implement the decisions and deployments of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and to carry out the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the National Conference on Education and his important exposition on aging, the “Healthy and Happy China Tour” of the Open University of China (OUC) (aka the Seniors University of China, SUC) saw its first stop of “TCM Master Lectures” kick off in Beijing on 31 October 2024.
Recently, the Open University of China (OUC) and the Hellenic Open University (HOU) held an online special meeting to discuss cooperation on international curriculum resources and other related matters.
In an effort to actively promote the establishment of a lifelong education system, support the construction of a learning nation and society, and meet the ever-increasing English learning needs of the elderly, on October 30, 2024, the School of Foreign Languages at the Open University of China (OUC) held an expert seminar on the development of a series of English teaching resources for the elderly.
To implement the Decision of the State Council on Further Strengthening Rural Education, cultivate practical talented people who can be useful and stay in rural areas, and address the shortage of highly skilled professionals in agriculture and rural areas at the time, the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the “One College Student Per Village” Programme (hereafter referred to as “the Programme”) in 2004.
In order to make proper preparations for the establishment of the university history museum and draw on the experiences in the construction, operation, and maintenance of domestic university history museums, a four-member group from the Library (University History Museum) and the Publicity Department of the Open University of China (OUC) visited eight universities, including Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, and Hangzhou Open University, for research and exchange activities.
To thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on education, especially his significant speech at the National Conference on Education and the spirit of the conference, and to execute the "1234 Strategy" of the Open University of China (OUC), a special training session on document processing, meeting organising, and task performing was held by the Party and Administration Office of the OUC on the morning of 31 October 2024.
Recently, the Open University of China (OUC) held a special seminar on the joint training of postgraduate students majoring in Marxist theory and the meeting between teachers and students of the 2024 cohort.