From 12-16 December 2020, the Open University of China (OUC) held a senior study tour workshop on education for older adults in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province.
From 21 to 24 December, 2020, the Open University of China (OUC) held a conference on its 2020 Public English teaching and multimodal teaching reform pilot programme in Zhejiang province.
The Open University of China (OUC) carried out a series of field research activities with the theme of “entering the front line and meeting grassroots-level students and teachers to improve teaching work” with the goal of understanding the actual teaching situation at the front-line.
On 25 December 2020, the Open University of China (OUC) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Development and Reform Commission, Education Commission, and Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Daxing district, Beijing, and Beijing Zhonghang Future Technology Group, at the OUC convention centre.
It was reported at the promotion meeting for the transformation and development of the Hebei Open University (Hebei OU) held on 19 December 2020 that Hebei Provincial People’s Government has approved the renaming of Hebei Radio and TV University (Hebei RTVU) to Hebei OU. Relevant RTVUs at municipal and county levels in Hebei Province were also renamed as open universities.
On 23 December 2020, the unveiling ceremony for the establishment of Hunan Open University was held. Established on the foundation of Hunan Radio and TV University (Hunan RTVU), Hunan Open University (Hunan OU) is not just a simple renaming; rather, it is a symbol of profound educational reform and the strategic transformation of the cause of the university.
On the morning of 22 December 2020, Qingdao Open University (OU) was officially inaugurated.
On 18 December 2020, Shandong Provincial People's Government approved the renaming of Shandong Radio and TV University (RTVU) as Shandong Open University (OU). On 23 December, Shandong OU was formally inaugurated at a ceremony at the Nanjiao Hotel.