The Open University programs will:

1.      Provide an affordable and portable education for all, and thus help bring about a better quality of life for all Filipinos.

2.      Offer an effective alternative delivery of instruction and training.

3.      Re-engineer the traditional learning approaches through the use of printed modules, audio cassettes, video tutorials, and multimedia courseware and other creative, innovative, and cost-effective learning delivery channels.

4.      Establish networking strategies with colleges and universities as well as with government and non-government organizations for the optimum use of resources.

5.      Promote general efficiency and self-reliance among students, teachers, school and public administrators, and managers of corporations and business enterprises.