Beijing, 9 January 2026 – The project evaluation meeting for the 2025 major research project on the “Digital Textbook Standards in Higher Continuing Education” under the Key Research Base for National Textbook Construction was held at the OUC Press. The expert panel consisted of ZENG Tianshan, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Education Curriculum and Textbook Research Institute; YU Fayou, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences; LIU Yingli, Director of the Standardisation Research Institute at the China Academy of Press and Publication; LIU Yiguo, Director of the Teaching Materials Division at the Ministry of Education Vocational Education Development Centre; LI Qing, Professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; and XU Yuan, Researcher at the Vocational Skills Appraisal Centre of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
LI Song, OUC’s Vice President and Executive Director of the Key Research Base for National Textbook Construction (Comprehensive Research on Continuing Education Textbooks), welcomed the experts, reported the Base’s achievements over the past year and briefed the project application. LI Wei, Director of the Learning Resources Department at OUC, and FENG Liguo, Chairman and General Manager of the OUC Publishing and Media Group, gave the project proposal presentation respectively.
The expert panel acknowledged the project’s solid preparatory research, well-structured team, and practical implementation plan. The proposal is scientifically sound, clearly articulated, and methodologically feasible, holding significant value for establishing a ubiquitous lifelong education system and advancing the digital transformation of teaching materials. The project proposal was unanimously approved.
Leveraging this project as a new catalyst, the Base will fully integrate experts’ feedback, prioritise continuing education and adult learning, accelerate the practical application of research outcomes, and enhance the quality of continuing education textbooks. It aims to support the high-quality development of continuing education textbooks by deepening theoretical and practical research in continuing education materials, and contribute actively to building a textbook system that serves lifelong learning for all.
Officials from the Textbook Development Bureau of the Ministry of Education attended the meeting. WANG Xiangxu, Deputy Director of the Reform and Development Office/Scientific Research Office at OUC, chaired the meeting.
Source: Key Research Base for National Textbook Construction
(Comprehensive Research on Continuing Education Textbooks)