In order to improve the teaching abilities and professional level of young teachers at the Hainan Branch, encourage young teachers to do a good job of teaching and talent cultivation, and contribute to the construction of Hainan International Education Innovation Island, the Hainan Branch held its first teaching competition for young teachers.
On the evening of 7 July 2020, over 50 cars, trucks, and oil tankers and more than 180 people were stuck on a flooded highway near Meiling Forest Park in Wanli, Jiangxi Province. Two drivers were trapped on a dangerous section with a cliff on one side and a raging river on the other. At this critical moment, Xu Jixin, a full-time firefighter from Meiling Town fire station who was on the front line helping to rescue people stuck in traffic accidents, was swept away by a mountain torrent with his colleague Zhang Wuzhou.
The COVID-19 epidemic has had a profound impact on China's economy. With the epidemic effective controlled in China, the whole country has reached the consensus that normal economic order should be restored as soon as possible. In order to actively respond to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s call for “coordinated efforts on epidemic control and economic and social development,” on 7 July, the Open University of China (OUC) launched a series of live open lectures on economics as part its Quality Courses by Famous Teachers programme.
A webinar to launch the “Online and Distance Learning for Teachers in Africa (ODLTA)” course was held on 7 July 2020.
The European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) 2020 Annual Conference was supposed to be hosted by Politehnica University of Timisoara from 21-24 June 2020 in Timisoara, Romania with the theme of “Gone virtual: Human and artificial intelligence for the society of the future and inspiring digital education for the next STE(A)M student generation.” Due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, this year’s annual conference was moved online. Experts, scholars, and other practitioners met online to share knowledge, resources, and policies for distance and open education in the digital era.
On 19 June 2020, a workshop, part of the“Guangzhou Village Officials Go to College” programme, was held in the Party School of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee.
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic has affected hundreds of millions of people. The Open University of China (OUC), supporting the guidance of the Ministry of Education (MOE) in terms of curbing virus transmission within the education system, put out a call for volunteers.
“Over 10 years ago, I came from Zhaiqing to Guangzhou. Though it was only a one-hour ride, the two places were quite different in terms of economic development. Guangzhou was the choice of many people in my hometown,” said 32-year-old Rong Zizhou.