Fang Jifan, a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), now serves as secretary of the General Party Branch, head of the Village Committee of Houkeng Village in Xinming Township, and chair and general manager of Hong King Tea.

"The spirit of craftsmanship can endure loneliness and resist temptation. It is a cultural heritage of excellence," said a representative of the provincial Federation of Trade Unions.

From 27-28 June 2019, a meeting of the Open University of China (OUC) Academic Degree Evaluation Committee was held in Beijing to review bachelor’s degrees to be granted in the 2019 spring semester. The meeting decided to award 2,406 graduates with OUC bachelor’s degrees, including Zhao Yu.

From 26-28 June 2019, the Faculty of International Languages and Cultures held a meeting to conduct mid-term exchanges for the second pilot programme on the Multimodal Teaching Reform Conference on New Public English Course in the spring semester of 2019 in Chengdu.

2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Open University of China (OUC). On the morning of 11 June, the OUC Education Research Institute held a forum on "Meeting at the 40th Anniversary" and a ceremony for the appointment of the heads of its institutes.

In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Open University of China (OUC), meet the needs of the new era, explore new ideas and formats to promote enrolment, and guide and strengthen positive and targeted enrolment publicity, the OUC organised the Enrolment Creative Micro Video selection campaign starting in May 2019.

Fan Lisong, a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is currently secretary of the general Party branch and director of the residential committee of Guoyuan community in Huaishang district, Bengbu city, Anhui province. From September 2013 to July 2015, he studied Administrative Management at the Bengbu branch of Anhui Radio and TV University (Anhui RTVU).

Zhao Xingming is currently working for Tongliang District TV, Chongqing, as Art Department director. From September 2015 to July 2017, he studied Chinese Language and Literature for a Bachelor’s degree at the Open University of China (OUC).