The National Open University is a complete teaching and management system based on the Central Radio and TV University and local radio and TV universities. At present, the organizational system of the National Open University consists of headquarters, branch schools, local colleges, learning centers and industrial enterprise colleges, which is an important guarantee for the National Open University to give full play to its institutional advantages and modern information technology advantages, realize the three-dimensional coverage of urban and rural areas throughout the country, and provide diversified continuing education services and learning opportunities for members of our society.
The predecessor of National Open University is Central Radio and TV University. In July of 20 10, the Outline of Education Planning put forward the idea of "running an open university well". In July of 20 10, the State Council issued the Notice on Launching the Pilot Work of National Education System Reform, and identified Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Yunnan and China Central Radio and TV University as the pilot units to explore the construction mode of open universities. 20 12 In June, China Central Radio and TV University was renamed as the National Open University. In August, 2020, the Party Group of the Ministry of Education deliberated and passed the Comprehensive Reform Plan of the National Open University issued by the Ministry of Education, clearly demanding that the National Open University be built into the main platform (four platforms) for lifelong education, online education, flexible education and foreign cooperation, marking the transformation and upgrading of RTVU and the high-quality development of the Open University entering a new stage.