Guizhou Open University, formerly known as Guizhou Radio and TV University, was founded in 1979. It is an independent institution of higher learning sponsored by Guizhou Provincial People's Government and approved by the Ministry of Education. Guizhou Open University and Guizhou Vocational and Technical College implement the management mode of "two brands, one team and one employee". It is a new university with rich connotations and distinctive features, integrating open education, vocational education and lifelong education.
Guizhou Open University, located in Guiyang, the provincial capital, has three campuses: Bageyan Road, Yuntan South Road and Yan 'an West Road, covering an area of 639.9 mu and a construction area of nearly 200,000 square meters. There are 579 faculty members in the school, including 62 with senior titles/kloc-0, and 355 doctors and masters. The school library has nearly 440,000 paper books and electronic books 1.96 million GB.
The school has standardized stadiums, advanced distance education information platform, interactive teaching platform, rich online teaching resources and perfect learning support service system. The school has 33 on-campus training bases and 263 off-campus training bases. The school is the first batch of vocational skill level appraisal institutions in Guizhou Province in 2022, which can carry out the appraisal of 19 occupations (jobs).