On 20 and 21 October 2020, the Faculty of Political Science and Law of the Open University of China (OUC) held a teaching seminar for the Social Work major in Harbin.

On 27 October 2020, the Lectures by 100 Famous Teachers programme of the Open University of China (OUC) invited the deputy director of the Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, Sang Jinlong, who is also a researcher there, to give a special lecture titled The Construction of "Four Centres" and Educational Development of the Capital.

The standards of a major are established via the standardisation system of the Open University of China (OUC), and are a major’s foundation, guiding its construction and teacher evaluation.

In October 2020, the digital library of the Open University of China (OUC) launched its alumni-service system for its 15.12 million graduates, providing digital-library resources and services.

On 21 October 2020, a special class for International Chinese Language Education teachers in vocational colleges of the Open University of China (OUC), part of the Belt and Road Initiative, was launched at the OUC’s Harbin Branch.

On the morning of 25 October 2020, on the occasion of the arrival of the traditional Chinese festival, "Double Ninth Day,” the Open University of China (OUC) held a ceremony to kick off  the “Happy Learning and Respecting Older Adults” 2020 joint action.

On 10 October 2020, an OUC leadership team including Jing Degang, secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Open University of China (OUC), Liu Chen, vice secretary of OUC Party committee, and Lin Yu, OUC vice president, along with responsible personnel from relevant OUC departments, visited Taikang Insurance Group.

On 22 October 2020, the Party branches of the Faculty of Education of the Open University of China (OUC) and the OUC Experimental School and the Party branch directly under the School of Continuing Education of Lijiang Teachers' College jointly held a launch ceremony for “pairing” teachers with students.