湖(hu)南(nan)開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)是由湖(hu)南(nan)省(sheng)人(ren)民(min)(min)政府舉辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)，湖(hu)南(nan)省(sheng)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育(yu)廳(ting)主管(guan)，以促進終身學(xue)(xue)習(xi)為(wei)使命(ming)、以信息技術(shu)為(wei)支撐(cheng)、以“互聯網+”為(wei)特征，面(mian)(mian)(mian)向全省(sheng)開(kai)展學(xue)(xue)歷教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育(yu)、非學(xue)(xue)歷教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育(yu)和(he)提供終身教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育(yu)公(gong)共服務(wu)的(de)新型高等(deng)學(xue)(xue)校。學(xue)(xue)校前身為(wei)1979年(nian)創辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)的(de)湖(hu)南(nan)廣播電(dian)視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)，2020年(nian)12月(yue)正(zheng)式更名(ming)轉(zhuan)型為(wei)湖(hu)南(nan)開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)。學(xue)(xue)校秉持(chi)“學(xue)(xue)有(you)所教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、有(you)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)無(wu)類(lei)(lei)”的(de)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)宗旨(zhi)和(he)“開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)、靈(ling)活、優質、便捷”的(de)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)理念，堅持(chi)面(mian)(mian)(mian)向基層、面(mian)(mian)(mian)向行業(ye)、面(mian)(mian)(mian)向農(nong)(nong)村(cun)、面(mian)(mian)(mian)向邊遠(yuan)和(he)民(min)(min)族地(di)區辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)，校本部與19所市州和(he)行業(ye)、企業(ye)分校，114個縣級教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)學(xue)(xue)站(zhan)點共同構成一(yi)(yi)個辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)系統，是全國(guo)擁有(you)最完整辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)體(ti)系的(de)省(sheng)級開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)之一(yi)(yi)。開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育(yu)開(kai)設(she)本、專科專業(ye)75個，涵蓋10個學(xue)(xue)科門類(lei)(lei)，現(xian)有(you)各類(lei)(lei)在籍(ji)學(xue)(xue)生近20萬(wan)人(ren)，辦(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)學(xue)(xue)規模居全國(guo)開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)體(ti)系前列。農(nong)(nong)民(min)(min)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)生培養項(xiang)目被納入湖(hu)南(nan)省(sheng)鄉村(cun)振興戰(zhan)略(lve)規劃、鄉村(cun)人(ren)才振興行動計劃，相(xiang)關成果獲(huo)得(de)聯合國(guo)科教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)文組織(zhi)表彰(zhang)，形成了湖(hu)南(nan)開(kai)放(fang)(fang)(fang)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)育(yu)特色。