On October 11, 2012, the China Distance Education Academic Forum themed “Distance Lab: Supporting Environment and Impetus for Innovation” was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. This forum was jointly hosted by Distance Education in China and Zhejiang RTVU. It focused on practical issues in distance labs and distance teaching from

On October 11, the opening ceremony for the 2012 National Lifelong Learning Week themed “Speed Up Continuing Education and Accelerate Construction of a Learning Society” was held in Chengdu. Lu Xin, deputy minister of the Ministry of Education, attended the conference and delivered a speech. At the opening ceremony,

Under the guidance of the National Higher Distance Education Cooperative Group and the OUC, Distance Education in China will host the China International Distance Education Conference 2012 in Beijing on November 22-23, 2012. This year's conference theme is “Technology Development and Education Innovation for the Changing Times”. The conference will focus on the latest changes,

Since 2004, Zhe Liancheng has worked as a teacher in Huaxi Middle School, Liangqu Primary School, Tongzhuang Primary School and Jingyuan No. 2 Middle School in Zhenbeibao Town, Xixia District, Yinchuan City. He gave up a well-paid, comfortable job and learned to adapt to teaching in a difficult environment without adequate textbooks and supplies. In order to leave no student behind, to make sure not one student drops out of school, he stays year after year in his teaching position in western China. He stays so that more children can leave. 

Recently, the first Micro-course Teaching Competition held by Fujian RTVU came to an end. Seventeen RTVU teachers from across Fujian province demonstrated their skills in the final competition and were awarded first, second and third prizes.

This competition required

On September 22, 2012, a plainly dressed grey-haired gentleman appeared at the opening ceremony of Weiyuan Radio and TV University (RTVU). Those in attendance were surprised to see an elderly person at the ceremony, but the gentleman himself appeared extremely calm and listened intently to

On September 26, 2012, the Community Education “i-Sing” Laboratory Construction Workshop was held in the OUC classroom building for distance education. Present at the workshop were Vice Secretary Zhang Shaogang of the OUC Party Committee, Vice Secretary Zeng Liyan of the Shenyang Community University (Shenyang RTVU)

On September 22, 2012, the OUC and Yunnan RTVU signed a cooperative framework agreement in Beijing to jointly develop international distance Chinese education and Chinese culture education for Yunnan province as well as neighboring countries. The educational programmes will be based on the “MyEChinese” international distance Chinese education platform developed by the OUC's own Chinese Language Center and will revolve around the Yunnan area. The two parties will work together to construct overseas teaching centres, provide degree and non-degree international distance Chinese education, and promote the localization,