Recently, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission (BMEC) announced its recipients of the 2020 “Famous Teacher Prize” for excellence in teaching at Beijing universities.

Professor Tang Yingshan from the Faculty of Humanities of the Open University of China (OUC) received the 16th prize, while Professor Wang Zhuo from the OUC Faculty of Science and Engineering received the 4th prize for young teachers.

Sponsored by the BMEC, the awards are considered important by the OUC, which recommends candidates, observes and evaluates their classes, and submits documents regarding its selections, with its final list released after a strict review by an expert panel. 71 of its teachers have received the “Famous Teacher” award, and 70 have received the “Famous Young Teacher” award.

The OUC intends to further strengthen its teaching teams and enhance teacher development by holding up its award winners as models and inspirations.

By Zhang Hongrui and Tian Suxia, OUC