From 15-16th May 2018, the Second Session of the Science and Engineering Sub-Committee of the OUC Academic Committee held its first 2018 conference in Tengchong, Yunnan Province.

On 22nd May, the Open University of China (OUC) held the 37th Session of its Professor Development Forum.

Since the OUC first set up the Elderly Service and Management major (junior college education), positive efforts have been made to develop resource construction. To date, a set of paper textbooks, video teaching materials, and online courses and micro-lectures have been produced.

Editor's Note: The 2017 Open University of China (OUC) Essay Competition, themed “The OUC Implementing the Spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress,” ended a few days ago. A total of 174 articles were submitted by 23 departments, and 62 of those were awarded. Consideration is given to the development of the OUC in these articles by integrating the implementation of the spirit of the 19th CPC around the OUC’s central work. The OUC’s development draws inspiration from different perspectives on talent development reform, educational informatisation, credit bank construction, discipline and specialty research and construction, teacher training, targeted poverty alleviation, and international cooperation and exchanges. Some of the excellent, award-winning articles were selected for subsequent publicity on this website.

Editor’s Note: The 2017 Open University of China (OUC) Essay Competition, themed “The OUC Implementing the Spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress,” ended a few days ago. A total of 174 articles were submitted by 23 departments, and 62 of those were awarded. Consideration is given to the development of the OUC in these articles by integrating the implementation of the spirit of the 19th CPC around the OUC’s central work. The OUC’s development draws inspiration from different perspectives on talent development reform, educational informatisation, credit bank construction, discipline and specialty research and construction, teacher training, targeted poverty alleviation, and international cooperation and exchanges. Some of the excellent, award-winning articles were selected for subsequent publicity on this website.

Chenzhou, a city in Hunan Province, has helped more than 3,000 farmers realise their dream of attending university.

On 9 May, 2018, the "Senior Education" forum, part of the 7th China International Senior Services Expo, was held in the China National Convention Centre in Beijing.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering of the Open University of China and Beijing Ewaybot Technology LLC recently held discussions on the feasibility of the faculty launching a robotics engineering major.