In order to further enhance degree education at the Open University of China (OUC) and the development of disciplines and majors, the Faculty of Agroforestry and Medicine (Rural Revitalisation College) of the OUC held a seminar for its teachers both online and offline on 8 December 2021.
On 3 December 2021, an instructional-design competition for curriculum-based ideological and political education was held at the Open University of China (OUC) in Beijing. The competition was for English teachers, and held both online and offline, with 20 teachers and teaching teams from 18 OUC branches winning awards, and over 1,200 participants attending online.
In order to further standardise and improve the Open University of China’s (OUC) student status registration, schooling record, and enrolment management, a training meeting was held on 30 November 2021.
On 24 November 2021, the “Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Strengthening Work for the Aged in the New Era” was released. The Opinions put forward for the first time the need to include education for older adults in the lifelong education system.
Editor's Note: The finals of the 7th China International Internet-plus College-student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition concluded recently. The Open University of China (OUC) won five gold and eight silver medals in the Vocational Education category. The OUC News Network is launching an exhibition of the prize-winning projects in order to promote them as models of innovation and entrepreneurship at the school, and to enhance the overall reputation of the OUC.
On 1 December 2021, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held its first ceremony to confer honourary doctorate to outstanding academics. Jing Degang was conferred with a Doctor of Education honoris causa by HKMU Pro-Chancellor Dr Charles Lee Yeh-kwong.
On 29 November 2021, the Economics sub-committee held its first plenary meeting in 2021 in order to implement the spirit of the first plenary meeting of the Academic Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) and further strengthen the construction for the economics sub-committee.
In order to implement the work plan of the Third Academic Committee of the Open University of China (OUC), and promote the development of young teachers in the OUC’s Science and Engineering disciplines, the Science and Engineering sub-committee of the Academic Committee of the OUC recently held a professional-development forum for young teachers at the OUC headquarters.