Shanxi Open University, founded in 1979, is an institution of higher learning focusing on adult education. It is one of the first full-time colleges and universities in China to carry out adult higher education. This school belongs to the Shanxi Provincial Department of Education. It is a model institution of higher learning jointly run by Shanxi Provincial People's Government and Central Radio and TV University, and one of the first batch of undergraduate education institutions in China. The characteristics of Shanxi Open University are facing the whole country, the society, the market and individuals, and it is its responsibility to cultivate modern, compound and compound talents. The school's school-running philosophy is "student-oriented, quality-oriented, characteristic development, greater progress and greater achievements", adhering to the school motto of "openness, innovation, struggle and service" and taking "open learning and intelligent service" as its purpose, providing high-quality higher education, all-round training and services for the majority of students.

At present, Shanxi Open University has five colleges: School of Business Administration, School of Law, School of Education, College of Arts and School of Economics, covering many disciplines and majors such as economics, management, law, literature and education, and has several master's degree authorization categories such as Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Social Work and Master of Education. The school has established close cooperative relations with many well-known universities, enterprises and institutions at home and abroad, and established school-enterprise cooperation with banks, securities, insurance and other industries.

Shanxi Open University has a team of teachers with high quality and rich practical experience. Most of the teachers are led by academic leaders, with doctoral and master's degrees and experience in studying in internationally renowned universities. At the same time, Shanxi Open University employs famous scholars and industry elites at home and abroad as visiting professors, which enhances the internationalization and practicability of the teaching staff.

The school pays attention to students' quality education and practical ability training, and has built many practical teaching platforms such as student practice base, entrepreneurial practice base, social research base and laboratory. Shanxi Open University has also established student organizations such as student autonomy committees and mental health education centers, providing students with a wide range of opportunities for academic, cultural and sports activities.

In a word, Shanxi Open University, as a first-class new adult institution of higher learning, provides all-round higher education, postgraduate education and vocational education services for students, and is one of the important symbols and representatives in the field of modern adult education in China.