To grasp the new situation for the teaching of economic management in open education, study the problems Economics and Management majors face, explore new approaches to teaching reform, and further implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality through education, the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a special research activity from 31 May to 10 June, 2021.

The Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Open University of China (OUC), in teaching the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has attached equal importance to the development of degree and non-degree education and to providing social services, leading faculty to explore the development of the university.

Under the guidance of leaders at all levels of the Open University of China (OUC), and through the joint efforts of all OUC branches, departments, and other units, the final examinations for the 2021 spring semester were implemented in a smooth and orderly manner. They included a national unified examination and 10 and 11 July, and online examinations from 14 May to 11 July.

The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has posed an unprecedented global challenge. Nearly 1.2 billion students in over 160 countries and regions have had to suspend their studies to some extent.

Wang Yu

Abstract: The global MOOC movement developed steadily in 2019. International platforms such as Coursera maintained growth in the number of courses and microcredentials. A number of new educational products or service models have also been created this year.

A ceremony to sign a Memorandum of In-depth Strategic Cooperation between the Open University of China (OUC) and Beijing Radio and Television (BRTV) was held in Beijing on the morning of 9 July 2021.

On the morning of 8 July 2021, the Reform and Development Department of the Open University of China (OUC) organised a special meeting to support the implementation of a pilot programme for the joint construction of Jiangxi Open University (Jiangxi OU) by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Jiangxi Provincial People’s Government.

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.