Guangdong Open University and National Open University are the same in nature, and both are nationally recognized academic qualifications. Guangdong Open University is one of the six open universities in China, and the National Open University is directly under the Ministry of Education.

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Guangdong Open University is one of the six national open universities approved by the Ministry of Education. The school has the most complete distance open education system in China, including 19 municipal open universities (RTVU), 70 county-level open universities (RTVU), 24 secondary colleges and branches cooperating with industry enterprises, education and training institutions and secondary vocational colleges, forming a school-running system covering urban and rural areas and some industries in the province, and it is a university close to the people.

The National Open University is a new type of institution of higher learning directly under the Ministry of Education. Supported by modern information technology, it mainly provides long-distance open education for adults. It is a school-running system consisting of the headquarters of the National Open University, provincial branches established by provincial radio and television universities (open universities), local colleges and learning centers mainly established by radio and television universities' branches and workstations.