After more than a year of construction, the Open University of China (OUC) has launched its “smart library” website (library.ouchn.edu.cn) to over 5 million current faculty and students and over 20 million alumni, offering access to stable, convenient and extensive digital resources.

On 7 December 2022, the General Office of the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued a Notice on Training Bases for Teachers with "Dual Qualifications" for National Vocational Education (2023-2025). The Open University of China (OUC), being a leader in the application process, has been named a training base for such teachers in the Nursing programme.

For days, the staff members of the Open University of China (OUC) have been in profound mourning for the passing of Comrade Jiang Zemin, expressing their deep sorrow while also honouring the memory of his sincere support for the undertakings of open education.

On the morning of 1 December 2022, Xu Li, former secretary of the Leading Party Group and vice chairman of China Artists Association, as well as a famous contemporary painter, visited the Open University of China (OUC).

The opening ceremony of the 2022 National Lifelong Learning Week was held on 30 Nov. 2022. It was the 18th Lifelong Learning Week organised by the Ministry of Education since 2005, with the theme of "Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and Pursuing Lifelong Learning to Usher in the Future".

The Open University of China (OUC) held a work conference on the 2022 Provision of “1+7” Support for Qinghai Open University (Qinghai OU) on 17 November.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) pointed out that “we will promote the digitalisation of education and build a society and country of learning where lifelong learning is pursued by all” and restated that “we will pursue a proactive national strategy in response to population ageing”.

In the 2022 autumn term, the Open University of China (OUC) improved the livestreaming teaching facilities for the teachers’ mobile terminals to enhance the effectiveness of live teaching.