Hangzhou Open University is not an "undergraduate university" in the traditional sense, but an adult continuing education institution, which belongs to the China Open University system. China Open University system includes China TV University, China Youshi University (East China), China Civil Aviation Management Cadre College and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. These schools are often called "open universities".

The educational level of open university is divided into junior college and undergraduate college, with junior college corresponding to junior college and undergraduate college corresponding to undergraduate college. Therefore, Hangzhou Open University can provide junior college and undergraduate education.

To sum up, Hangzhou Open University is a higher education institution that provides continuing education for adults, and its academic level includes junior college and undergraduate course.