On 21st June 2012, the Ministry of Education (MOE) approved the establishment of the Open University of China (OUC) on the foundation of China Central Radio and TV University (CCRTVU). On 31st July, the MOE held the unveiling ceremony for the OUC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Member of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and state councillor Liu Yandong attended the conference and made an important speech.
During July 6 and 7, 2016, a working conference on the OUC’s development was held in Hefei, Anhui Province.
From 12-13 May, 2017, a working conference on the preparation of the OUC Council was held in Nanning, Guangxi Province. President of the OUC Yang Zhijian, responsible personnel from 43 units including the provincial RTVUs/Open Universities nationwide were invited to attend the conference.
On 31st July, 2012, the Open University of China (OUC) was officially inaugurated at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Liu Yandong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and state councillor, unveiled the OUC and delivered an important speech entitled Striving to Successfully Run an Open University with Chinese Characteristics.
From 6th February 1979 when China Central Radio and TV University (CCRTVU) was established to July 2012 when the Open University of China (OUC) was unveiled, the radio and TV universities (RTVUs) have grown larger and stronger, formulating a school network including the CCRTVU, 44 provincial-level RTVUs, 1,000 prefectural-level RTVUs, and nearly 2,000 county-level RTVUs. The number of active students has exceeded several million, the largest in the world.
In July 2012, the Open University of China (OUC) was unveiled at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
During 15-16 September, 2017, a meeting in Beijing covered a pilot project on Learning Outcome Accumulation and Transfer in Higher Vocational Education, as well as included a working seminar on Credit Bank Construction of the Industrial Robotics Field in Machinery Industry.
After a busy day at work, Xiao Li, a nurse in a 3A hospital in Beijing, opens her computer and logs into the Open University of China’s (OUC) formative assessment system to complete a test for her course in the public affairs administration major.