1. The Open University of China (English: The Open University of China) is a new type of institution of higher learning directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), supported by modern information technology, combining academic education with non-academic education and implementing distance open education. The school is established on the basis of the Central Radio and TV University, facing all members of society, emphasizing the gathering, integration and enjoyment of high-quality educational resources, and exploring the deep integration of modern information technology and education with the support of modern information technology. The school has the right to award bachelor's degrees. The school applied to Beijing Academic Degrees Committee, and after approval, it was reported to the State Council Academic Degrees Committee for the record.
2. The name of the former Central Radio and TV University is temporarily retained. During the transition period, "the old way for the elderly and the new way for the new" were adopted. The students of China Central Radio and TV University are still managed according to the original relevant regulations, and the freshmen who enter the study after the listing of the National Open University are implemented according to the new policy.
3. 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.