The National Open University is a new university based on the Central Radio and TV University and local radio and TV universities, supported by modern information technology, covering urban and rural areas throughout the country, paying equal attention to academic education and non-academic education, facing all members of society and without walls. There are 3.59 million students in school, including 6.5438+0.05 million undergraduates and 2.54 million junior college students, including nearly 200,000 farmers, 6.5438+0.000 non-commissioned officers and more than 6,000 disabled students. The establishment of the National Open University marks that the radio and TV university system has embarked on a new journey at a new historical starting point.
The predecessor of National Open University is Central Radio and TV University. In July of 20 10, the Outline of Education Planning put forward the idea of "running an open university well". In July of 20 10, the State Council issued the Notice on Launching the Pilot Work of National Education System Reform, and identified Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Yunnan and China Central Radio and TV University as the pilot units for "exploring the construction mode of open universities". 20 12 In June, China Central Radio and TV University was renamed as the National Open University. In August, 2020, the Party Group of the Ministry of Education deliberated and passed the Comprehensive Reform Plan of the National Open University issued by the Ministry of Education, clearly demanding that the National Open University be built into the main platform (four platforms) for lifelong education, online education, flexible education and foreign cooperation, marking the transformation and upgrading of RTVU and the high-quality development of the Open University entering a new stage.
The National Open University is a new type of institution of higher learning directly under the Ministry of Education, with the mission of promoting lifelong learning, supported by modern information technology, characterized by "internet plus" and open education for the whole country. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, the school co-ordinates the construction of the national open education system, guides and serves the national open education, strives to build a public service platform for lifelong learning, provides lifelong education and services for the whole people, and promotes "everyone can learn, learn everywhere and learn for life". The Ministry of Education manages and guides the education and teaching work of the National Open University with reference to institutions of higher learning.