On 8 July 2021, Professor Shahbaz Khan, the new Resident Representative in the Beijing office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in China, visited the Open University of China (OUC) with his delegation. Professor Khan gave high praise to the OUC’s achievements in using information technology to continue offering equitable access to education during Covid-19. On 21 July, Professor Khan wrote to Jing Degang, secretary of the OUC Party Committee and OUC president, to reiterate his position.
The recent extreme rainfall in Henan province caused serious flooding in many areas there, and with flood season having arrived, similar risk exists throughout China. In response to this situation, the Open University of China (OUC) arranged for its Learning Resources Department (Digital Library) to coordinate with the MOE Research & Training Centre for Community Education and the OUC Publishing & Media Group to release the non-degree resource “Life Security and Emergency Self-rescue” through the university’s official Bilibili account in order to keep the public informed.
On the morning of 22 July 2021, the Pang Zhonghua Art Studio of the Open University of China (OUC) was officially launched. The unveiling of its plaque was attended by Mr. Pang Zhonghua, founder and chair of the China Hard-pen Calligraphy Association, dean of the Hard-pen Calligraphy Academy, and an OUC distinguished visiting professor; Jing Degang, OUC president, and secretary of the Party Committee; and staff of related departments of the university.
In order to enhance projects participating in China's "Internet plus" competition and the competitiveness of the Open University of China (OUC), prepare for the 7th China International Internet Plus College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (provincial level), and promote learning, innovation, entrepreneurship and teaching through competition, the OUC held a training camp in Qingdao, Shandong, on 16 and 17 July 2021. 51 teachers and students from 12 local branches and colleges participated.
On 15 July 2021, the School of Sociology of the Faculty of Political Science and Law of the Open University of China (OUC) held an online meeting to promote the “Collaborative Growth” project for social work teachers in the OUC system, marking the first of such meetings.
On the morning of 18 July 2021, Shandong Open University (Shandong OU) held a graduation ceremony at the university’s high-tech campus for grassroots cadres in degree programmes. 4,398 rural and urban cadres obtained certificates for having completed their studies.
From 13-15 July 2021, the Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development of the Open University of China (OUC), together with the Faculty of Science and Engineering, sent 30 OUC teachers of computer, mechanical, and electrical engineering to tour Anhui Xinhua Education Group, aiming to implement the requirements of the OUC Comprehensive Reform Plan on the construction of teaching teams, speed up development of teachers with "double qualifications", and promote integration with enterprises, by studying the operations and management of the Group.
On 14 July 2021, Jing Degang, secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Open University of China (OUC), unveiled a plaque marking the Centre for Ideological and Political Education at Yanan Open University.