The Open University of China (OUC) recently organised a learning event with the theme of “Telling the Hardworking Stories, Striving as Aspiring Youth”, aiming to uphold the May 4th spirit and motivate young people to shoulder their responsibilities and unite in advancing China’s goals as a leading country in education. OUC Vice President XU Mingjun attended the event and delivered a speech.
Raising the theme "Transforming ODL for A Sustainable Lifelong Learning”, this year the 38th AAOU Annual Conference is hosted by the Open University of China and will be held in Beijing, China from 20-23 October 2025.
Beijing, 28 April 2025 – China celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions by honouring national model workers and individuals at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A total of 1,670 people were honoured as national role model workers, while 756 were recognised as exemplary individuals. Among them, 25 students from the Open University of China (OUC) were awarded the title of National Model Worker and 6 OUC faculty members and students were recognised as National Exemplary Individual.
Recently, the accessibility service training for the 15th National Games and the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities & the 9th National Special Olympic Games, hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Disabled Persons’ Federation, was organised by the Shenzhen Accessibility Promotion Association, and co-organised by Shenzhen Open University (Shenzhen OU).
Beijing, 24 April 2025 - Revolving around China’s "National Strategy to Proactively Address Population Ageing," the Seniors University of China (SUC) and the Bureau for Retired Personnel of the Ministry of Education (MOE) co-hosted a thematic study session titled "Current Affairs Forum".
Beijing, 24 April 2025 - Professor May Anne E. Mata, Director of the Mindanao Office of Research Centre and Head of the Division of Complexity under the Intelligent Systems Centre R&D Department of University of the Philippines (UP), along with Dr. Jomar Fajardo Rabajante, Dean of the Graduate School and Professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics of UP Los Bafios, visited the Open University of China (OUC).
23 April 2025 marks the 30th World Book Day. The Open University of China (OUC) and the Seniors University of China (SUC) organised a themed event "Guoyun Shuxiang: Opening Books to Unlock New Horizons." The event aimed to harness the power of reading to foster a culture of literacy, positioning OUC as a catalyst for building a “reading-enthusiastic society”. The activity was jointly launched by the OUC Library (University History Museum), Learning Resources Department, Publicity Department, Labour Union, and Publishing & Media Group.
The mutual shaping of technological advancement and social transformation has brought a significant historical opportunity for building a learning society in the digital age. At the National Conference on Education, President XI Jinping emphasised to thoroughly implement the national education digitalisation strategy, expand access to high-quality educational resources, and enhance public services for lifelong learning.