Tianjin Open University is a new university directly under People's Republic of China (PRC), which is supported by modern information technology, with a three-dimensional network covering urban and rural areas throughout the country, paying equal attention to academic education and non-academic education, and facing all members of society.

Over the past 60 years since its establishment, Tianjin Open University has offered 80 undergraduate and junior college majors in 9 disciplines, trained nearly 400,000 graduates and provided social training and lifelong learning services to 54 million people.