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.
In Hunan Province, many college students have been learning about preventing virus transmission on the Hunan Qingma Online platform since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.
On the morning of 2 July 2020, the Open University of China (OUC) held a video conference on enrolment for the 2020 autumn semester within its organisational system nationwide.
On the morning of 3 July 2020, the International Department of the Open University of China (OUC) held a video conference on International Chinese Language Education major enrolment.