In 2024, marking the 20th anniversary of the "One College Student Per Village" Programme (hereinafter referred to as "the Programme") launched by the Ministry of Education, the Open University of China (OUC) has assembled the "OUC Journey" Press Team to conduct extensive field research in Henan, Hainan, and Shanxi.
To fully implement the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Conference on Education, and to accelerate the advancement of digital education, 30 Party branches within the system of the Open University of China (OUC) jointly organised a themed Party Day event titled "Building a Leading Country in Education, AI-Empowered Educational Innovation" on 4 December 2024.
Recently, the Fourth Academic Committee of the Open University of China’s (OUC) Sub-Committee of Culture, History, Philosophy, and Arts (hereinafter referred to as "the Sub-Committee") held an academic event in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, focusing on the integrated development of academic instruction and ideological and political education into courses.
On 29 November 2024, the first stop outside Beijing of the “Healthy and Happy China Tour” — “TCM Master Lectures” of the Seniors University of China (SUC)was held in Ningbo. Professor Zhang Hongchun, a nationally renowned TCM expert and one of the first batch of Qihuang Scholars, delivered a thematic lecture.
To thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully carry out the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Conference on Education, and continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of Party discipline education campaign, from 22 October to 20 November 2024, the Open University of China (OUC) hosted a special training programme for young cadres on studying and implementing the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
The SUC “Healthy and Happy China Tour”: The First Stop of “TCM Master Lectures” Kicks off in Beijing
To thoroughly study and implement the decisions and deployments of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and to carry out the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the National Conference on Education and his important exposition on aging, the “Healthy and Happy China Tour” of the Open University of China (OUC) (aka the Seniors University of China, SUC) saw its first stop of “TCM Master Lectures” kick off in Beijing on 31 October 2024.
In order to make proper preparations for the establishment of the university history museum and draw on the experiences in the construction, operation, and maintenance of domestic university history museums, a four-member group from the Library (University History Museum) and the Publicity Department of the Open University of China (OUC) visited eight universities, including Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, and Hangzhou Open University, for research and exchange activities.
To thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on education, especially his significant speech at the National Conference on Education and the spirit of the conference, and to execute the "1234 Strategy" of the Open University of China (OUC), a special training session on document processing, meeting organising, and task performing was held by the Party and Administration Office of the OUC on the morning of 31 October 2024.