STOU Vision 2037
          
           
          Vision
            STOU strives to be a world-leading open university utilizing technology and educational innovation to provide lifelong education for all.
          
            STOU Identity
            
           -   Open university with open learning and distance education
- Self-directed support learning system
- Availability of various lifelong educational materials 
                     Mission
       
          
  
  
  - Establishing change-oriented pedagogy and evaluation 
- Achieving an international educational standard through enhancement in academic strengths 
- Enriching the educational service system and student activities in accordance with future-oriented skills for Thailand 4.0
 
  
  
  - Enhancing research competence and creating innovation to support distance education, and community and national development
 
  
  
  - Enhancing the conservation and promotion system for Thai arts and culture
- Promoting and preserving arts and culture at the local and international levels
- Developing learning resources for arts and culture
 
  
  
  - Strengthening the efficiency of integrating the academic service system through community outreach
- Strengthening the efficiency of integrating the academic service system through community outreach
 
  
  
  - Enhancing the management system for organizational efficiency and good governance
- Achieving an international level in human resource management
- Developing a technology system to support Digital University for Personalized Lifelong Learning (PLL)
- Developing physical infrastructures to become a sustainable university