Ho Chi Minh Open University has been operating for 19 years. The University has three modes of delivery: on-campus, in-service and distance. The University’s vision is to be ranked in the top ten universities in Vietnam, achieve trust from society for providing quality formal training and to become the leading University in informal and distance learning. The University has developed cooperation with foreign universities to provide quality learning experiences for its students.

Currently, the number of distance learning students outnumber on-campus and in-service learning.

Ho Chi Minh Open University was the first university to offer distance education in Vietnam. It started in 1993.

In 2008, the University started e-learning, drawing on a variety of software (such as sky and go to meeting).