Open University of China

Open University of China
Open University of China
The Open University of China
Simplified Chinese	国家开放大学
Traditional Chinese	國家開放大學
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guójiā Kāifàng Dàxué
China Central Radio and TV University
Simplified Chinese	中央广播电视大学
Traditional Chinese	中央廣播電視大學
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngyāng Guǎngbō Diànshì Dàxué

The Open University of China
国家开放大学
Type	National Public
Established	21 June 2012
Students	2.7 million
Location	Haidian District, Beijing, China
Website	www.ouchn.edu.cn

The Open University of China (Chinese: 国家开放大学) was established in Beijing in 1979. Its old name was China Central Radio and TV University (中央广播电视大学 or 中央电大), which reflects its heritage of providing a system of higher education through radio and television. The university is directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The current president is Dr. , Sun Lüyi, Li Linshu and Yan Bing are vice presidents, and Zhang Hui is party secretary of the university.^[2]

Currently, most courses are blended between face-to-face sessions and online/distance learning. It operates through 44 provincial radio and television universities (PTVUs), 279 prefectural/civic branch schools and 625 district/county work stations.

The RTVU system employs nearly 85,000 staff (including 52,600 full-time staff).^[3] It offers 75 majors in 9 disciplines and 24 specialties including science, engineering, agricultural science, medicine, literature, law, economics, management, and education.

It is in Haidian District.^[4]

Faculties[]

Faculty of Arts and Law
Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Teacher Education
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Faculty of Agroforestry and Medicine.

Memberships[]

Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU): Joined on 1993
International Council of Distance Education (ICDE): Joined on 1997

References[]

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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ [2]
^ "Contact Us". Open University of China. Retrieved 17 August 2020. Add: Room A1114, 75 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100039, P.R.China - The address resolves to Haidian District

About the Open University of China
China's Radio & TV Universities and The British Open University: A comparative study. Wei Runfang. Yilin Press 2008. ISBN 978-7-5447-0803-6
World Bank's history of CRTVU

External links[]

Official website (in English)

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[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[4] "Contact Us". Open University of China. Retrieved 17 August 2020. Add: Room A1114, 75 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100039, P.R.China - The address resolves to Haidian District

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