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When did the self-study examination for higher education begin?
The higher education self-study examination system was established in 198 1 year. In the early 1980s, with the acceleration of China's economic construction, the society needed a large number of specialized talents, and the people's desire for learning was very strong, so the existing forms of higher education could no longer meet the needs of the society. Under the guidance of the reform and opening-up policy put forward by Comrade Xiaoping, the Ministry of Education began to organize and study the establishment of a higher education self-study examination system. 1980 10 The Beijing Municipal Government has made the Decision on Establishing the Self-taught Examination System for Higher Education. 198113. the State Council approved the promulgation of the Trial Measures for Higher Education Self-taught Examination formulated by the Ministry of Education, and decided to try it out in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Since then, the number of provinces participating in the pilot has increased year by year. By 1985, all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government have started the pilot of higher education self-study examination. 1 June, 1999+10/October1June, 1999, Article 21 of the Higher Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) clearly stipulates: "The state implements the system of self-study examination for higher education, and those who pass the examination will be issued with corresponding academic certificates or other academic certificates." The nature of higher education self-study examination system and its important position in the basic system of higher education in China are stipulated in the form of law. Self-study examination has become a powerful measure to implement the provisions of the Constitution on "encouraging self-study" and the Education Law on "enjoying equal educational opportunities according to law" and an effective way of lifelong education.