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What is the National Open University?
The National Open University (English) 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.

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When was the National Open University established?

On July 3rd, 2002, the National Open University was officially inaugurated in the Great Hall of the People. Liu Yandong, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and State Councilor, unveiled the National Open University and delivered an important speech entitled "Strive to run an open university with China characteristics".

He stressed that it is necessary to take modern information technology as the support, integrate the high-quality educational resources enjoyed by * * *, innovate the education and teaching mode, run an open university with China characteristics well, provide members of society with more flexible, convenient, fair and open learning methods and multi-level and diversified educational services, and make positive contributions to building a learning society and a powerful country in education and human resources.

Liu Yandong pointed out that after more than 30 years of development, China has initially established a distance higher education system with radio and TV universities as the main body and covering urban and rural areas, and trained a large number of applied professionals from all walks of life, which has played an important role in promoting people's all-round development and national modernization.

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