Yunnan Open University, sponsored by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government and headed by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, is a provincial-level public new-type undergraduate college supported by information technology, insisting on paying equal attention to academic education and non-academic education, facing all members of society and developing open education in the form of open education. Its predecessor was Yunnan Radio and TV University, which was founded in May 1979. 2010 On June 5438+00, the State Council approved Yunnan as one of the five pilot provinces (cities) to deepen the comprehensive reform of the education system and explore the construction mode of open universities.

On 201212 6, the Ministry of Education approved Yunnan Radio and TV University to be renamed Yunnan Open University, becoming one of the six universities in China and the only open university in the central and western regions. 201212 On February 28th, Yunnan Open University was formally established. Among them, there are Yunnan Lifelong Education Service Center, Yunnan Modern Distance Education Center, Yunnan Community Education Guidance Center, Yunnan Cadre Network Learning College, Yunnan Rural Revitalization Education College, Yunnan Open University for the Aged and Yunnan Credit Bank. In July 2009, with the approval of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government, Yunnan Open University and Yunnan National Defense Industry Vocational and Technical College merged to run a school, and implemented the "two brands, one team, one legal person" open education and the "dual mode" running mode of higher vocational education and its corresponding management system and operation mechanism. At the same time, as the Yunnan branch of the National Open University, the school is an important part of the running system of the National Open University. To undertake the specific tasks of Yunnan Open Education of the National Open University, and be responsible for organizing undergraduate and junior college enrollment, teaching, teaching management and student management of Yunnan Open Education of the National Open University.