On September 12, Jiangsu Open University President Zhang Yingchun led a delegation to Gaoyou Open University for an inspection research. The visit included meetings with Gaoyou Open University President Wu Rongping and heads of open education departments.
President Wu extended a warm welcome to the delegation and provided a comprehensive overview of Gaoyou Open University’s development, covering institutional foundations, brand development, student recruitment, and teaching services. Key staff further elaborated on operational experience and current challenges.
President Zhang acknowledged Gaoyou Open University’s achievements and emphasized the strategic value of open education amid national efforts to build a leading education system and expanding demand for lifelong learning. She described open education as a “rich field of opportunity” and highlighted the unique advantage of the open university system. President Zhang called for stronger collaboration across the university network, resource sharing, and integrated development to help build an accessible, lifelong education system throughout the province and contribute to a learning society.
Looking ahead, President Zhang outlined three key priorities:
Align with Major Trends: Keep pace with national and regional education strategies, adapt proactively to changes, broaden educational offerings and services, and deepen cooperation with local institutions and industries to better support socioeconomic development.
Strengthen Foundations and Enhance Quality: Focus on connotative development, balance expansion with quality improvement, refine teaching quality mechanisms, strengthen the faculty team, and develop distinctive academic programs to raise the overall standard of talent cultivation.
Optimize Services and Enable Growth: Address systemic challenges in governance by improving support services, deepening supply-side reforms in education, systematically raising teaching quality, and expanding advanced degree programs to better serve lifelong learning for all.
Both sides had in-depth discussion on disciplines, faculty development, enrollment, teaching, and cooperative agreements.
