To thoroughly implement the important instructions of Chinese President Xi Jinping on vigorously promoting the spirit of educators, advance the initiative of enhancing the moral and professionalism of teachers with the ethos of educators, and inspire a vast number of teachers to consciously practice this spirit, thereby rallying strong forces to build a leading country in education, the Ministry of Education (MOE) held the inaugural session of the 2025 Publicity Lecture Tour on the Spirit of Educators in Beijing on 25 February 2025.
On 24 February, FAN Xianrui, Vice President of the Open University of China (OUC), delivered the First Class of the Semester titled "Embracing Openness for New Opportunities, Creating the Future through Digital Innovation - Striving to be the Most Outstanding Contributors to Building a Leading Country in Education," kicking off the spring semester of 2025. The lecture was broadcast live on People's Daily Online and China Media Group. The on-demand views had reached nearly 1.5 million as of press time.
1. School of Proactive Health was founded under SUC, with focus on creating six high-quality “TCM Master Lectures”.
1. OUC lays out plans for integrated collaborative advancement of high-quality innovative development in open education within its educational system.
For rural revitalisation to succeed, the invigoration of talent is essential. Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasised, "We will encourage various types of talent to fully demonstrate their abilities, showcase their talents, and make significant contributions in the vast rural areas, building a strong talent team for rural revitalisation".
Recently, the case "OUC: Rooted in Primary-Level Communities for Continuous Cultivation of Local Talent Who Are Willing to Stay and Be of Practical Use in the Countryside for the initiative of 'Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers'" was selected as one of the "2024 Rural Revitalisation Practice Cases" by Xinhuannet operated by Xinhua News Agency. It will be promoted at the "2025 Rural Revitalisation Empowerment Season: the 3rd Rural Revitalisation Forum."
Recently, the Open University of China (OUC) received the "Notice of Approval for 2024 National Education Science Planning Entrusted Project" issued by the Office of the National Education Science Planning Leading Group.
Recently, the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences released a notice of approval for the "2024 Social Science Association Projects Funded by National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC)".