On May 12, 2023, the Open University of China (OUC) and the Higher Education Teaching Evaluation Centre of the Ministry of Education (MOE) collaborated to initiate a training course aimed at cultivating teaching evaluators in its branches.

In order to honour Florence Nightingale, the pioneer of modern nursing, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) designated her birthday on May 12 as "International Nurses Day".

The grand Huawei China Partners Conference 2023 took place at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Centre on 8 May 2023.

To further strengthen the skillset and quality of teachers in preparation for a key evaluation of universities in Beijing, the Open University of China (OUC) organised the 2nd OUC Teaching Skills Competition on 10 May 2023.

To effectively embody the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and successfully fulfill the goal of providing satisfactory open education, the Faculty of Agroforestry and Medicine (Rural Revitalisation College) organized a seminar titled "2023 Annual Teaching Skills Enhancement."

On 8 May 2023, Yang Wensheng, the deputy director of the Bureau of Retired Cadres in the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and president of Shanxi University for the Aged, along with Qi Liping, the secretary of the Party Committee of Shanxi Open University, led a delegation to visit the Open University of China (OUC), also known as the Seniors University of China (SUC).

To comprehensively study and implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and fulfill the OUC's Key Tasks for 2023, the Faculty of Agroforestry and Medicine (Rural Revitalisation College) conducted the Annual Seminar of the Central Teaching and Research Group on Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, and Rural Region Development Undergraduate Majors from 4th to 6th May 2023.

Song Qinglian, a junior college student who enrolled at Changde Open University in 2019, is a member of the Chinese Writers Association.