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What does the Open University mean?
The full name of the Open University is the Open University. It was approved by the Royal Charter in 1969 and formally established in 197 1. It is an independent national higher education institution and has the right to award degrees. Part time job.

Open campus is the requirement of society for colleges and universities. Today's social structure is an open network system. University is a complex social organization, which needs to establish multi-level shared space and activity places to support and meet the needs of social personnel.

Industry, scientific research, culture and tourism in colleges and universities should not only serve the educated on campus, but also be open to the society, realize the sharing of campus resources and society, and be used by schools and society at the same time, so that the educational resources of schools can be used to the maximum extent and show concern for civilians.

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China Open University:

1, National Open University

The Open University of China is a new type of institution of higher learning directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). Supported by modern information technology, it has both academic education and non-academic education, and implements distance open education.

The school is established on the basis of Central Radio and TV University, facing all members of society, emphasizing the gathering, integration and sharing of high-quality educational resources, and exploring the deep integration of modern information technology and education with the support of modern information technology. The school has the right to award bachelor's degrees. The school applied to Beijing Academic Degrees Committee, and after approval, it was reported to the State Council Academic Degrees Committee for the record.

2. Beijing Open University

Beijing Open University is a new type of institution of higher learning organized by the Beijing Municipal Government and supervised by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, and supported by modern information technology, which provides long-distance open education for adults. Its predecessor, Beijing Radio and TV University, was founded in 1960, and was renamed Beijing Open University (school code: 5 1 160) with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

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