Ms. Xing Chungui, Secretary of General Party Branch of Xinfeng community, Jinjiazhuang Street, Jinjiazhuang District, Maanshan City, is a delegate to the 18th Party Congress and a law student from Maanshan RTVU's 2010 autumn class, and was awarded nearly 20 honors including the “2011 National Outstanding Party Worker”, “2011 Anhui Province Outstanding Party Worker”, and “Anhui Advanced Individual of Caring Next Generation”.

Guo Shirong, 34, is a female rural mathematics teacher. She teaches Class One of Grade Six at Yuxian Township Primary School in Caidian District of Wuhan, Hubei Province. During the 2011 autumn semester, she enrolled as a major in the undergraduate Chinese Language and Literature programme at Caidian School of Wuhan Radio and Television University (RTVU).

On the afternoon of August 29, 2013, the OUC Learning Outcomes Accreditation Centre (Xi’an Centre) was unveiled at Xi’an RTVU, making it one of the first pilot group of the OUC Learning Outcomes Accreditation Centre. Li Linshu, vice president of the OUC, and Yang Xinzhou, secretary of Xi’an RTVU Party committee unveiled the centre. 

On September 2, 2013, Latina Lab, Oslo University College’s digital teaching development research lab joined the Support Alliance for the OUC Project Research Center. The lab’s Director, Professor Helge Hoivik, was invited to join the project research centre’s technical committee. Professor Yang Zhijian, president of the OUC,

Education bears dreams and helps breed hope. Recently the Yuhuan Institute of Zhejiang Radio & TV University (RTVU) visited Ruijin City, Jiangxi Province to promote and raise funds for the donation of what they’re calling “love” computers. The activity involves 38 computers and 38 sets of computer desks and related equipment scheduled to be donated to the Baikeng Supor Hope Primary School in the Rentian Town of Ruijin City, and an entire “love” computer lab.  

The Open University of China (OUC) Library’s “Hand in Hand: A Reading Movement Among Rural Youth” recently triumphed over a field of 110 entries to win the top prize at the 2013 National Annual Reading Conference.

On August 23rd, the final meeting of the “credit bank” research project of the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Beida Jade Bird APTECH. Mr. Liu Zhipeng, the director of High Education Press, together with Mr. Li Linshu, the vice president of the OUC, Mr. Sun Fuwan, the head of Scientific Research Department of the OUC,

A workshop on “Massive Open Online Courses and the Online Learning Development of the OUC (MOOCs • OUC)” was held at the OUC’s Wukesong campus on July 25, 2013. The workshop was attended by Yang Zhijian, president of the OUC, and more than 30 representatives from 15 OUC schools and departments.