After a busy day at work, Xiao Li, a nurse in a 3A hospital in Beijing, opens her computer and logs into the Open University of China’s (OUC) formative assessment system to complete a test for her course in the public affairs administration major.
In September, thousands of students returned to school to pursue their learning dreams. They stepped into the Open University of China (OUC), a university without walls, and began a new journey of study.
Beginning in 2000, aiming to help non-commissioned officers realise their dream of attending college while still in the military, and construct a learning-oriented military, the Open University of China (OUC) successively established Bayi School, Zongcan School, and School for the Air Force.
Shoemakers, carpenters, blacksmiths, and tofu makers are all craftsmen. “Craftsman” originally means a person with outstanding skills. “Craftsmanship” is a way of making a living, and a person with a certain craft is called a craftsman. By constantly tempering and polishing with their hands, they manage to pursue the utmost aspiration for skill and quality.
At GAC MOTOR, the "Realising Dreams of Further Education" service station set up by the OUC Guangzhou branch has become a place of relaxation for the staff. The service station was set up in November 2016 and includes an optional course learning consultation area, a learning experience area, and a reading area.
I. No longer able to keep up with the times?
I am an ordinary driver who works for a construction company.
Upon receiving a notice regarding essay competitions on “My Learning Story” and “My Teaching Story,” I hesitated for a long time. As a former student and current tutor at the Radio and Television University (RTVU), I pondered which topic I should choose: my learning story or my teaching story?
The most difficult thing to change in life is oneself. Li Bailiu passed the entrance examination of Shengzhou School, Zhejiang Radio and TV University (RTVU) and entered the “university at home”, writing a legend of his own life.