湖(hu)(hu)南開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)是由(you)湖(hu)(hu)南省(sheng)(sheng)人(ren)民政府舉(ju)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)，湖(hu)(hu)南省(sheng)(sheng)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育廳主管，以促(cu)進(jin)終身(shen)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)習為(wei)(wei)使(shi)命、以信息技術為(wei)(wei)支撐、以“互聯網(wang)+”為(wei)(wei)特(te)征，面向(xiang)全省(sheng)(sheng)開(kai)展(zhan)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育、非學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育和提供終身(shen)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育公共服務的(de)新型高等學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)。學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)前(qian)身(shen)為(wei)(wei)1979年(nian)創辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)的(de)湖(hu)(hu)南廣播電視(shi)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)，2020年(nian)12月正式更名轉型為(wei)(wei)湖(hu)(hu)南開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)秉持(chi)“學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)有(you)所教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、有(you)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)無(wu)類”的(de)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)宗旨和“開(kai)放(fang)、靈活、優(you)質、便(bian)捷”的(de)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)理念(nian)，堅持(chi)面向(xiang)基層、面向(xiang)行業、面向(xiang)農(nong)村、面向(xiang)邊遠和民族地區辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)，校(xiao)(xiao)本(ben)部與19所市州和行業、企業分校(xiao)(xiao)，114個縣級教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)站點共同(tong)構成一(yi)個辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)系統，是全國擁(yong)有(you)最完整辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)體系的(de)省(sheng)(sheng)級開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)之一(yi)。開(kai)放(fang)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育開(kai)設本(ben)、專(zhuan)科專(zhuan)業75個，涵(han)蓋10個學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)科門(men)類，現有(you)各類在籍學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)生(sheng)近20萬人(ren)，辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)規(gui)模居全國開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)體系前(qian)列。農(nong)民大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)生(sheng)培養(yang)項目被納入(ru)湖(hu)(hu)南省(sheng)(sheng)鄉(xiang)村振興戰略規(gui)劃、鄉(xiang)村人(ren)才振興行動計(ji)劃，相關成果獲得(de)聯合(he)國科教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)文組織表(biao)彰，形(xing)成了湖(hu)(hu)南開(kai)放(fang)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育特(te)色。