On 4th April 2023, in order to enhance the Open University of China's ability to train high-level talent and conduct scientific research, a delegation led by the school's Party Committee member and vice president Fan Xianrui went to Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST) to exchange and discuss ideas.
In order to implement the important deployment of deepening the national reading activity as stated in the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, guide the faculty and staff to love reading, read good books, read effectively, inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture and the advanced socialist culture, inspire the innovation and creativity of the faculty and students, and help promote the high-quality development of the university, the Open University of China (OUC) will launch the Reading Month activities from mid-April to mid-May according to the requirements of the Ministry of Education.
The Open University of China (OUC) has held an offline training session on standard spoken and written Chinese language as part of efforts to implement the guiding principles of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as it calls for “strengthening the promotion of standard spoken and written Chinese language”.
On 6th April2023, the Open University of China (Seniors University of China -SUC) held a cooperation negotiation meeting with China National Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (Sinopharm). Jing Degang, the secretary of Open University of China 's Party Committee and president, held talks with Zhou Song, the secretary of Sinopharm International's Party Committee and general manager, and signed a strategic cooperation agreement on behalf of both parties.
On 30th March 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) hosted the second lecture of the "Enhancing Teachers' Digital Competence" training series. Shang Junjie, associate professor, researcher, doctoral supervisor, and committee member of the Higher Education Teaching Technology Guidance Subcommittee of the Ministry of Education, who is also the dean of the Faculty of Education at Peking University, gave a keynote speech.
On 29 March 2023, the 2023 (2nd) Lifelong Learning Conference, sponsored by Chinese Journal of Distance Education Journal, was opened in Zhengzhou, Henan.
On 29 March 2023, Long Lihong, the deputy minister of the Organisation Department of the Guizhou Provincial Committee, the director of the Guizhou Senior Cadres Bureau, and the Party secretary and president of Guizhou Senior Citizens University, led a delegation to visit the Open University of China (Seniors University of China) for research and learning.
On 25 February 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) held a final examination for spring term at a testing site in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, when a student waiting to enter the room suddenly collapsed and fell into a coma. Thanks to the swift response of teachers and students, the life of the student was saved.