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.
Recently, the China Adult Education Association released its recommendations for the “2021 Common People Learning Stars” and “Lifelong Learning Brand Project” commissioned by the General Office of the Department of Vocational and Adult Education, Ministry of Education.
Recently, Professor Zheng Weimin, an academician from Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) was invited by the Open University of China (OUC) to record a course entitled The Basics of Computer Application to assist the OUC in the construction of its “gold courses”.
In order to strengthen the construction of the sub-committee for Agroforestry and Medicine of the Academic Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) and promote development of the agricultural and medical disciplines and majors of the OUC, the sub-committee held a plenary meeting, the 1st of the year, on 23 November 2021.
In order to promote the development of the Agroforestry and Medicine majors, deepen reforms of education, and enhance research skills, the sub-committee for Agroforestry and Medicine of the Academic Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) held a forum on "Local Rural-revitalisation Practices and Thinking" on 23 November 2021.