Guangdong University for the Aged fully relies on the advantages of distance and open education of Guangdong Open University, with the support of modern information technology, with the aim of "increasing knowledge, enriching life, cultivating sentiment, improving quality, promoting health and serving society" and the training goal of "health of the elderly, happy old people and fashionable old people".

The school runs schools through Guangdong Open University and open universities in cities and counties, and adopts the teaching method of combining traditional teaching mode with modern information technology means, and is committed to providing elderly education services for middle-aged and elderly people in Guangdong Province with "education, learning, doing something and having fun".

The school has hired a group of well-known qualified teachers, and offered courses such as artistic accomplishment, physical and mental health, and skill improvement according to the preferences of middle-aged and elderly people. The content is rich and colorful, including music, instrumental music, dancing figures, art calligraphy, sports health care, humanistic cultivation and so on. The courses offered are widely welcomed and loved by students, and the response from all walks of life is good.