From 4-6th July 2018, a delegation comprised of five people from the Open University of China (OUC) visited Hong Kong to attend the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE) 2018 sponsored by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK).
To guarantee the smooth progress of the teaching-reform pilot projects, enhance the implementation of reforms, regulate management, and improve teaching quality, from 26-30 June, 2018, the Experimental School of the Open University of China (OUC) carried out an inspection of its four pilot projects: the internet-based -teaching project; the "skills and literacy" training project; the project connecting vocational with open education; and the project integrating non-degree and degree education. The school received the inspection reports on 5th July.
On 22nd June 2018, Jilin Radio and Television University (RTVU) convened a conference on open education for the elderly. Over 60 people participated in the conference, including relevant leaders and experts from the Open University of China (OUC), the Department of Education of Jilin Province, the leaders of Jilin RTVU, branch schools from each city (region), and leaders responsible for elderly education, community education, and non-degree training in RTVUs at county level.
Grandpa Yan, 65, goes to the Changchun Radio and Television University (Changchun RTVU) located near West Plaza to study vocal music, electronic organ, and electric piano four mornings every week.
"I was a senior engineer with the Shougang Group, and have played several other roles. At the OUC, I was a student; at home, I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; in the community, I was an English teacher. Speaking of being an English teacher, I'd like to share with you today a few stories about me and English." On 14 April, in the finals of the OUC "My Learning Story" speech contest, Tang Zhijie, who is in her seventies, won the first prize.
On 2nd and 3rd July, 2018, the 2018 spring-semester working conference of the Bachelor Degree Evaluation Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Beijing. After its deliberations, 1,877 graduates, including Shen Yubei, were awarded OUC Bachelor degrees.
A computer, a headset, and an ethernet cable form her world. In this world, online tools take the place of blackboard and chalk, and the physical classroom is replaced by the virtual Adobe Connect Meeting Room. Zhao Yun has built a bridge to Chinese language and culture at the Confucius Institute of Michigan State University (CI-MSU).
A delegation from the Open University of China (OUC) attended the 27th European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) annual conference held from 16-20th June 2018 at the University of Genoa in Italy.