The 14th Plenary Session of the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) has concluded. YE Linwei - National Model Worker, China Youth May Fourth Medal recipient, and outstanding alumnus of the Open University of China (OUC) - was elected ACYF Vice Chairman.
Beijing, 30 June 2025 - The State Council Information Office (SCIO) held a press conference for Chinese and foreign media in Beijing. With the theme of "Pioneers on the New Era’s Journey," the event invited National Models of Self-Reliance from across China to share their inspiring stories and exchange views with journalists on "promoting the spirit of self-strengthening and gathering the strength to forge ahead." CHEN Liangjie, an alumnus of Zhejiang Open University (Zhejiang OU), attended the conference as one of the National Models of Self-Reliance. He shared his striving story, showcasing to the world the optimistic, enterprising, and indomitable spirit of people with disabilities.
From 2 to 3 July 2025, the 14th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation and the 28th National Congress of the All-China Students’ Federation convened in Beijing.
ZHANG Zhijie, a graduate of the School for the Disabled at the Open University of China (OUC), has been awarded the title of "National Self-Improvement Model" at the 7th National Commendation Conference for Self-Improvement Models and Advanced Units for Disability Assistance. The conference honoured 200 "National Self-Improvement Models", alongside 200 "Advanced Collectives in Work for Persons with Disabilities" and 60 "Advanced Individuals in Work for Persons with Disabilities".
ZHU Wenmei, a student of the 2024 Social Work undergraduate programme at the Hefei Learning Centre of the School for the Disabled of the Open University of China (OUC), took the win in the women's F40 shot put event of 2025 National Para Athletics Championships held in Bengbu City, Anhui Province, which is the qualifying tournament of Tokyo Deaflympics.
Beijing, 8 June 2025 — Two students from the Open University of China’s (OUC) Experimental College achieved top honours at the final round of the 13th Beijing Calligraphy Competition for College Students. LI Congzhong, majored in Calligraphy and enrolled in the autumn of 2024, was awarded the Special Prize in the Brush Calligraphy category.
Recently, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the sixth batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Inheritors, totalling 942 individuals, with 75 from Zhejiang Province. Among them, 5 from Zhejiang Open University (ZOU), including inheritors of folk literature, traditional dance, traditional opera, traditional craftsmanship, and folk customs, received this honour.
In order to recognise outstanding women individuals, set examples for the others, and inspire women to cultivate self-respect, confidence, independence, and self-reliance, as well as to encourage them to forge ahead on a new journey and contribute to the new era by actively participating in the modernization of China, the All-China Women's Federation recently held a commemorative event for International Women's Day (March 8th) and an Awards Ceremony in Beijing.