“The Open University of China (OUC) is a university without walls, for its walls are the landscape of the motherland”, said Yin Ximing, secretary of the Party Committee and president of Sichuan Radio and TV University (Sichuan RTVU), to a group of grassroots investigators sent there by the Ministry of Education (MOE).
In order to fully carry out the fundamental task of moral education, strengthen the construction of the Business Administration discipline and the development of the major, optimise teaching content, improve teaching quality, exchange experiences, and build consensus, the Open University of China (OUC) held a work meeting for the teaching research central group for Business Administration, Marketing, and Logistics management
In October 2019, the 2019 China Annual Conference for International Education & Expo was held by the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) in Beijing. During the event, the CEAIE and the Association of Australian Universities jointly held the “Australia-China University Leaders’ Forum” on 17 October.
From 10 to 11 October 2019, the OUC 2019 Teaching Working Conference and Third Session of the General Assembly of the OUC School Affairs Committee was held in Beijing.
On 8 October 2019, Guangdong Province held its 45th WorldSkills Competition Summary Commendation Meeting and Preparation Session for the Launch of the 46th WorldSkills Competition in Guangzhou. At the meeting, the winners, the team of expert coaches, and collectives and individuals from Guangdong Province who made outstanding contributions to the 45th WorldSkills Competition were commended. The meeting also announced the official launch of Guangdong Province's preparation for the 46th WorldSkills Competition.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 40th anniversary of the Open University of China (OUC). Rooted in the vast land of China, over the past 40 years, the university has established an educational network across urban and rural China, shaped an “internet + university” without walls, and trained countless practical professionals by following an open educational mission designed to meet the needs of local areas, grassroots communities, rural areas, and remote and ethnic minority areas, establishing the university through quality with “masters of renowned teaching,” and completing educational and teaching reform with information technology.
On 9 October 2019, Zhou Yong, an outstanding alumnus of the Open University of China (OUC), donated a logo made with magnetic levitation technology to his Alma Mater, the OUC. The donation ceremony was held at the "Internet + University" Operation Exhibition Centre. Deputy secretary of the Party committee of the OUC, Liu Chen, and related personnel from the Department of Student Affairs and Teacher Development attended the ceremony.
On 10 October 2019, a delegation of three persons including Li Long, deputy county chief of Qinglong County, Hebei Province, and He Zhanshi, president of Qinglong Radio and TV University (Qinglong RTVU/Vocational Education Centre), visited the Open University of China (OUC). A seminar was held between the delegation and responsible personnel from the OUC Office of Poverty Alleviation, Work Union, and Learning Resources Department (Digital Library).