Fujian Open University is a new-type institution of higher learning that gathers high-quality educational resources, is supported by modern information technology and features "internet plus". Provide continuing education with academic qualifications and non-academic education for members of society and serve lifelong learning for the whole people. It is an important part of the running system of the National Open University. The school formerly known as Fujian Radio and TV University was founded in 1979 and 1. In 2020, it was officially renamed Fujian Open University.
Schools run schools in a systematic way. In addition to the province, there are 8 school-running units with districts and cities and 62 school-running units at the county (city, district) level (which are gradually being renamed and transformed into local open universities, colleges and learning centers), forming a distance education system and school-running network all over the province. Fujian Distance Higher Education Center, Fujian Distance Training Center for Primary and Secondary School Teachers, Fujian Lifelong Education Service Center, Fujian Community Education Guidance Service Center, and Digital Fujian Lifelong Education Big Data College.
The school has set up pedagogy, economics, literature, law, science, engineering, agriculture and other disciplines. Since its establishment, it has trained more than 500,000 application-oriented higher professionals who are "able to stay, use and do well", and has enrolled127,000 students with existing academic qualifications, holding more than 200,000 trainings every year. Relying on the provincial system, more than 400 community universities, community colleges and community learning points in cities and counties have been established, and 69 open (Internet) universities for the elderly have been established.