Recently, the Gansu People’s Provincial Government issued a document entitled “Approval from Gansu People's Provincial Government on the Renaming of Gansu Radio and TV University (Gansu RTVU) as Gansu Open University (Gansu OU)” and approved the renaming of Gansu RTVU as Gansu OU.

On the morning of 29 December 2020,  an unveiling ceremony for Xi’an Open University (Xi’an OU), as well as a meeting on promoting the university’s high quality development, was held.

On 6 January 2021, the Open University of China (OUC) held the fourth meeting of the third session of its Academic Degree Evaluation Committee via video conference.

On 5 January 2021, Gu Xiulian, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People’s Congress, director of the Working Committee of Care for the Next Generation of China, and honorary chairwoman of China Association of the Universities for the Aged, conducted an investigation trip to the Open University of China (OUC).

The Open University of China (OUC) recently held a conference on its 2020 teaching and research. It took place online as well as in-person due to the impacts of Covid-19.

At the beginning of 2021, the 4th Plenary Session of the 2nd Academic Committee of the Open University of China (OUC) was held in Beijing both online and in-person in order to follow Covid-19 control requirements.

2020 marks an extremely unusual year in the history and development of the Open University of China (OUC). The spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) guides the reform and development of the OUC and the call to “develop a high quality educational system” provides a basic principle for the transformation of the OUC.

Recently, the Open University of China (OUC) held a conference on nationwide enrolment for the 2021 spring semester.