From 13 to 15 November 2019, the Open University of China (OUC) 2019 Teacher Development Workshop which was jointly sponsored by the OUC Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development and the Education Research Institute and organised by Hebei Radio and TV University (Hebei RTVU), was held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in China.
On 5 November 2019, the Open University of China (OUC) held the second meeting of the digital library construction steering committee, along with a seminar on smart library construction. The meeting focused on the construction of the OUC Smart Library and the transformation of the libraries in the OUC school-running system in the information era, and put forward opinions on the OUC Smart Library Construction Plan.
On 14 November 2019, a work meeting for the Evaluation and Assessment Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province.
On 8 November 2019, the National Opening Ceremony for the 2019 National Lifelong Learning Activity Week was held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. This activity week was themed "promoting national lifelong learning and speeding up the building of a learning power.” At the opening ceremony, the 2019 Community Education and Resource Sharing Activity for Elderly Education (hereinafter referred to as "Sharing Activity") was officially launched.
Since its establishment in 2011, under the leadership of Xi'an municipal Party committee and government, Xi'an Community University has continuously exerted its advantages in distance education, built a lifelong learning brand, promoted the improvement of the civilisation quality of Xi’an’s citizens, and vigorously promoted the legal system construction of community education in Xi'an. In 2019, Xi’an Community University was awarded the honorary titles of "Outstanding Adult Continuing Education Institution with Outstanding Deeds" and “Outstanding Adult Continuing Education Institution.”
In order to further strengthen the construction of the young teaching team of the Open University of China (OUC), cultivate the professional spirit of the teachers, improve the quality of education and teaching, and improve the management ability of the teaching team, the OUC decided to carry out workshops for teachers in four areas: "professional development", "resource construction", "online teaching”, and "academic research".
On 8 November 2019, the Australia-China Online Education Policy Briefing, hosted by Deakin University, Australia, was held at the Australian Embassy, Beijing. The briefing aimed to promote exchange and cooperation between Australian higher education institutions, including Deakin University, and China in the field of online education.
On 1 November 2019, the Open University of China (OUC) and the China Nonferrous Metal Industry Talent Centre (CNMITC) jointly organised and held a meeting to promote the construction of industrial Chinese teaching resources to help vocational education "go global.”