On March 24, 2016, the Ministry of Education (MOE) held a press conference to introduce the Action Plan for the Boosting Education and Ability Programme for Migrant Workers:“Realizing Dreams of Further Education”.
To carry forward the essence of traditional culture, popularize knowledge of traditional sinology, and meet the national demand for sinology learning, the Research and Training Centre for Community Education under the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the "i – Sinology Experiment " (hereafter short for i-Experiment) construction work in June 2015.
On March 10, 2016, both the Party Branch and the Youth Committee of the Learning Resources Department of the Open University of China (OUC) worked together to hold a student aid event called “New School Bags, New Hope.” Initiated by Xinjiang Daily and the Xinjiang White Swan assistance network, the event has donated schoolbag packages(including stationery, dictionaries, toys, etc.) valued at 39 yuan to children from poor families in the rural and pastoral areas of Xinjiang during the new school term.
The Outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (hereinafter referred to as the Outline) was officially released on March 17, 2016.
With the conclusion of the year of the sheep, we usher in the year of the monkey. We hope for a good start to the year of the monkey. Unconsciously, the green willows bring signs that spring is around the corner, reminding us that we are soon to be wrapped in the embrace of a new season. The spring of 2016 happens to be the one year anniversary of the founding of the Open University for Older Adults. On the occasion of the new semester, let's review the development of the Open University for Older Adults over the past year.
On March 19, Beijing Experimental School of the Open University of China (OUC) held their 2016 Spring Opening Ceremony and the launch ceremony for their Mobile Learning Pilot.
Recently, the selection results of “OUC's Top 10 News Events of 2015” were announced. The selection campaign was undertaken jointly by China.org.cn and the Open University of China (OUC).
OUC Carries Out Simultaneous Distance Training for Domestic and Foreign Chinese Teaching Instructors
On March 5, 2016, a HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) instruction training programme for domestic and foreign Chinese teaching instructors successfully concluded.