Yunnan Open University is a new provincial public institution of higher learning sponsored by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government and headed by the Provincial Department of Education. It adheres to the concept of opening schools and serving life, and is supported by information technology. It insists on paying equal attention to academic education and non-academic education, and implements open education for all members of society. ?

From March 2065438 to March 2006, the school official website showed that the school land area was 840 mu, with a total construction area of 274,600 square meters. At present, there are 7 1 1 staff, more than 10438+00000 registered students, including more than 10000 in higher vocational colleges, more than 60000 in open education, more than 50000 in junior and senior high schools, more than 7200 in adult education and 60000 in online education. Open education offers 18 majors and 42 majors; 36 majors in higher vocational education; Adult education has four majors, 5 1 major.

In July 2009, Yunnan Provincial People's Government approved the merger of Yunnan Radio and TV University and Yunnan National Defense Industry Vocational and Technical College.

2010 On June 5438+00, the State Council approved Yunnan as a national pilot province to explore the construction mode of open universities.

On 201212 6, the Ministry of Education officially approved the renaming of Yunnan Radio and TV University as Yunnan Open University.

20 12 On February 28th, 12, Yunnan Open University was established, which became one of the six pilot open universities in China approved by the State Council and the only open university in the central and western provinces.