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1979

ESTABLISHMENT OF ZOU

Established in January 1979, Zhejiang Open University (ZOU), formerly Zhejiang Radio and TV University (ZRTVU), as a new type of provincial university with the mission of promoting lifelong learning, supported by modern information technology and characterized by ""Internet+"".

11 million

Learners

Since the application of information system of the Zhejiang Lifelong Education Credit Bank, more than 12 million learners have opened an account.

42208

Learning resources

By July 2021, a total of 42,208 degree and non-degree education learning resources have been accumulated by the Zhejiang Lifelong Learning Digital Resources Bank, including natural sciences, agricultural sciences, medical sciences, engineering and technical sciences, humanities and social sciences, moral cultivation, cultural literacy, scientific literacy, health care, leisure skills, laws and regulations, etc., which provide all-round service support for lifelong education, promotion of lifelong learning and construction of a learning society.

52 million

Learning outcomes

The information system of Zhejiang Lifelong Education Credit Bank has stored more than 52 million pieces of information on various learning outcomes, such as degree education, vocational training, community education, and elderly education, including more than 15 million pieces of degree education achievements and over 520,000 pieces of vocational training achievements, and more than 36 million non-degree achievements.

4064

Open online courses

By July 2021, the sharing platform of open online courses for higher education institutions in Zhejiang Province has gathered 4,064 open online courses of high quality (online first-class courses) in Zhejiang colleges and universities, providing all-round ¡°Internet + teaching¡± service for 584 colleges and universities, 22,107 teachers, and 2,515,825 learners in and beyond the province.

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Municipal and county-level institutions of ZOU in Zhejiang Province

Running the university systematically under administration at different levels, and guided by the Open University of China (OUC), formerly China Central Radio and TV University (CCRTVU), ZOU takes the responsibility of giving professional guidance to 10 municipal-level branches, 60 county-level branches, as well as market supervision, giant chemical and other industries directly under the school units.

20584

Community education institutions at municipal, county and rural levels

Apart from 11 municipal and 90 county community colleges, 1,230 town and subdistrict community schools and 19,252 civic village schools have been established. The total number of the institutions amounts to 20,584. There are also 8 UNESCO project schools of Rural Community Learning Center, 137 provincial demonstration schools for community education, and 11 community colleges to provide counterpart assistance to the community colleges in western provinces.

960,000

Graduates

Since its establishment, our university has nurtured more than 960,000 senior professionals of various types for the country, including 668,105 graduates from open education and 294,511 graduates from adult education. The average number of graduates in the past decade has exceeded 30,000.

1031

Elderly education institutions at municipal, county- and rural levels

Zhejiang Open University for the Elderly was established in October 2016. Currently, there are 1,031 university-run institutions at all levels, including 1 provincial open university for the elderly, 11 municipal open universities for the elderly, 89 county-level open universities for the elderly and 930 township (subdistrict) schools. More than 530,000 elderly students have been enrolled, and the number of students registered in the ¡°Third-age Classes¡±, a public service platform for elderly education, exceeds 1.2 million.

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Credit Bank Acceptance Points

Zhejiang Lifelong Credit Bank has established a four-level service system, consisting of the provincial management center, municipal branches (university branches and organization branches), county-level sub-centers, and community acceptance points in townships and subdistricts, realizing full coverage of community education and adult education across the province. At present, 1,900 acceptance points of the Credit Bank have been built, forming a network of acceptance points throughout urban and rural areas.