May 10, 2022
Xi Jinping
Members of the Communist Youth League of China (League), young friends, and comrades,
Youth gives rise to infinite hope, and young people are the creators of a bright future. A nation can thrive and prosper only when it places hopes on its youth and maintains its youthful vigor.
On 21 April 2022, the Open University of China (OUC) held an activity to donate books to Li County in Gansu Province and Butuo County in Sichuan Province.
On 19 April 2022, the Open University of China (OUC) held a meeting to demonstrate the practical achievements of education and teaching reform. The meeting, which aimed to deepen education and teaching reform and promote the high-quality development of open education through exchange, mutual learning, and consensus building, was broadcast live to teachers throughout the OUC system.
On 20 April 2022, the OUC held a summary and commendation meeting for the 7th China International Internet Plus College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and a kick-off meeting for the 8th Competition.
20 April 2022, the start of Guyu, or "Rain of Millet", the sixth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, was designated as the 13th UN Chinese Language Day. The Open University of China (OUC) celebrated the event for the first time, organising activities related to writing the 24 solar terms in seal-script style. Ms. Fan Xianrui, vice president of the OUC, attended the event and spoke at the opening ceremony.
The list of 2021 Open University of China (OUC) Outstanding Graduates has been selected and 661 students have been honoured with the title.
On 1 April 2022, the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued a list of “Quality Work Cases” for IT-based assistance of older adults. The project “Interactive Service Platform of the University for Older Adults”, launched by Liaoning Open University (Liaoning OU), was among those listed. It is a collaboration of the Open University of China (OUC) and the China Broadcasting Network (CBN), and belongs to the work of Liaoning OU in implementing education of older adults by integrating the internet with cable TV and offline teaching.
On the afternoon of 12 April 2022, the Open University of China (OUC) held a meeting to strengthen teachers’ ethics within its organisational system, with more than 90,000 teachers in the system participating in the online and offline live learning event.