YU Ganqian is a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) and holds a postdoctoral degree in economics. He is a second-class professor, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), President of Yunnan Open University, and Chairman of the RCCK Yunnan Provincial Committee. In 2007, he received the "National Culinary Education Achievement Award" by the China Cuisine Association.
WANG Yucheng, a 2008 undergraduate Law student at Anji College, Zhejiang Open University, currently serves as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and as a Standing Committee member of Tianhuangping Town, Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. He holds the position of a third-class Principal Staff Member and is the Party Branch Secretary and Director of Yucun Village Committee.
LIU Yonghao, a native of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is a senior engineer and a graduate of the 1979 electronics programme at Sichuan Open University. He currently serves as a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), President of New Hope Group, New Hope Investments, and Sichuan New Hope Agriculture, Chairman of Shandong Liuhe Group, a Supervisor with Minsheng Life Insurance.
DU Liqun, Zhuang ethnicity, a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is a member of the 13th and 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and serves as Head Nurse and Chief Nurse of the AIDS Department at Nanning Fourth People's Hospital in Guangxi. She is also an outstanding student majoring in Administrative Management at Guangxi Open University (OU), enrolled in 2012.
DONG Caiyun, Bao'an ethnicity, is a deputy to both the 13th and 14th National People's Congress (NPC). Currently, she serves as Deputy Director of the Teacher Training Centre in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, as well as Vice President of Linxia Open University. In 2019, she was awarded the title of "National Role Model Teacher" by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Education. In 2022, she was honoured as a "2021 National March 8th Red-Banner Pacesetter".
On 2 March 2026, ZHU Xianbo, an outstanding alumnus of the Open University of China (OUC), was named a 2025 “Great Country Craftsman Person of the Year”, for his exceptional technical achievements and craftsmanship. The selection was jointly organised by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and China Media Group.
Recently, the Department of Social Sciences under Ministry of Education of China unveiled the list of 2025 key thematic publishing topics. Among the selections were three subjects from the "Academician Lecture Series" project, a collaborative initiative jointly planned by the Open University of China (OUC), the Bureau of Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Centre for Strategic Studies of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The series resources of these selected topics were initiated and developed by OUC and produced and published by OUC Multimedia Press.
Cape Town, 1 February 2026 - the "Artistic Charm of China, Ties to South Africa" - China New Year Celebrating Cultural Event was held at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. The event was guided by the Open University of China (OUC), organised by the OUC Huaqiao College, and hosted by the South Africa (Cape Town) Open Learning Centre. Mr. REN Faqiang, Chinese Consul General in Cape Town, attended and addressed the event. Mr. Tertuis Simmers, the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure; Major General Voskuil, Deputy Provincial Commissioner of Western Cape; and Aldmaz Theresa Uys, Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, were also present.