Supported by modern information technology, the National Open University provides continuing education services for members of society with and without academic qualifications, aiming at promoting fair educational opportunities, the enjoyment of high-quality educational resources and the continuous improvement of national quality.

The predecessor of National Open University is Central Radio and TV University. 20 10 put forward the outline of education planning in July? Run the open university well? 20 10 10 the State Council issued the notice on carrying out the pilot reform of the national education system, and determined that Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Yunnan and other five provinces and cities and the Central Radio and Television University are? Explore the construction mode of open university? The pilot unit opened the prelude to the strategic transformation of RTVU. 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.