The Open University of China (OUC) recently hired as senior consultants Professor Hao Keming, member of the National Education Advisory Committee and leader of the Advisory Group for Building Lifelong Education Institutions, and Sir John Daniel, former president of Commonwealth of Learning and former vice chancellor of the Open University UK.
On October 11, the opening ceremony for the 2012 National Lifelong Learning Week themed “Speed Up Continuing Education and Accelerate Construction of a Learning Society” was held in Chengdu. Lu Xin, deputy minister of the Ministry of Education, attended the conference and delivered a speech. At the opening ceremony,
Under the guidance of the National Higher Distance Education Cooperative Group and the OUC, Distance Education in China will host the China International Distance Education Conference 2012 in Beijing on November 22-23, 2012. This year's conference theme is “Technology Development and Education Innovation for the Changing Times”. The conference will focus on the latest changes,
On September 26, 2012, the Community Education “i-Sing” Laboratory Construction Workshop was held in the OUC classroom building for distance education. Present at the workshop were Vice Secretary Zhang Shaogang of the OUC Party Committee, Vice Secretary Zeng Liyan of the Shenyang Community University (Shenyang RTVU)
On September 22, 2012, the OUC and Yunnan RTVU signed a cooperative framework agreement in Beijing to jointly develop international distance Chinese education and Chinese culture education for Yunnan province as well as neighboring countries. The educational programmes will be based on the “MyEChinese” international distance Chinese education platform developed by the OUC's own Chinese Language Center and will revolve around the Yunnan area. The two parties will work together to construct overseas teaching centres, provide degree and non-degree international distance Chinese education, and promote the localization,
The 4th Beijing Traditional Music Festival and 7th Beijing Park Festival Arena Contest opened in the Temple of Heaven on October 3, 2012. On this occasion, the OUC co-sponsored the “2012 China Community Music Education Summit” together with China Conservatory and Community Education College of Chaoyang District.
In the 33 years since its establishment, China Central Radio and TV University (CCRTVU) has become an important component in China's higher education system, with a schooling system covering all of urban and rural areas in China. This "university without walls" has contributed 9.5 million graduates to the nation's economic growth and social development. On June 21, 2012, the Ministry of Education issued an official
On the morning of April 19, the 2011 "Hand in Hand—A Reading Movement among Rural Youth" Award Ceremony and Launch Ceremony for 2012 was held at the Open University of China (OUC). 44 provincial radio and TV universities around the country participated in the meeting via video conferencing or software networking. The "Hand in Hand" movement was initiated by the Library Association of China and the Open University of China to promote reading among youths in rural areas. Since the launch of the movement