To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Open University of China (OUC) and promote the creation of campus culture, on 15 November 2024, “Spring's Bloom and Autumn's Harvest, Years of Abundance”, the 45th-Aanniversary Aesthetic Education Achievements Exhibition of the OUC was launched.

On 14 November 2024, Fan Xianrui, a member of the Party Committee and vice president of the Open University of China (OUC), led a delegation to conduct research at China International Intellectech Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “CIIC”). Representatives from the OUC’s College of International Education, Experimental College, and Department of Digitalisation participated in the discussions.

Recently, the project "Chasing Innovation with Academicians: Technological Innovation Driving the Development of New Productive Forces", jointly planned by the Open University of China (OUC), the Bureau of Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the National Science Library of the CAS, was selected as a key publication topic by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for 2024. This premium resource is produced and published by the OUC Multimedia Press.

To thoroughly study and implement the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Conference on Education, to ensure the in-depth fulfilment of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on aging and education, and to facilitate the construction of a society and country of learning where lifelong education is pursued by all, the award-giving ceremony for the 2024 National Elderly Education Calligraphy and Painting Teaching Achievement Exhibition was held in Shandong Open University (OU) along with the launch of the Calligraphy and Painting Research Programme on 13 November 2024.

Recently, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced the evaluation results of the 2024 Key Research Bases for National Textbook Construction.

In order to further strengthen the construction of the "dual-qualified" teacher team for the Social Work major and enhance the comprehensive qualities of professional teachers in its nationwide education system, from 6 to 8 November 2024, the first session of intensive teaching and research activity of the "Collaborative Growth" Teacher Empowerment Project for the Social Work major in the School of Political Science and Law at the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Enshi City, Hubei Province.

In order to thoroughly study and implement the guiding principles of the National Conference on Education, effectively enhance teachers' ability in guiding and evaluating graduation theses, comprehensively improve the quality of graduation theses in Economics and Management majors, and promote the high-quality development of these majors, from 7 to 8 November 2024, the School of Economics and Management in the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a seminar on the guidance for graduation theses in Economics and Management majors in Jinan, Shandong Province.

Recently, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced the results of the 2024 selection for various educational project initiatives, including the Beijing higher education undergraduate teaching reform and innovation projects, high-quality undergraduate courses, high-quality teaching plans, and outstanding teaching management personnel at Beijing universities. The Open University of China (OUC) achieved excellent results with four projects recognised.