Other forms of national education other than ordinary higher education (self-study examination, online education, adult college entrance examination, TV University, etc.). ) (1) Higher Education Self-taught Examination, referred to as Self-taught Examination for short, 198 1 was established with the approval of the State Council, and it is a national examination for higher education focusing on self-learners. It is a form of higher education that combines individual self-study, social assistance and national examination, and it is an important part of China's socialist higher education system. Its task is to promote a wide range of individual self-study and social assistance activities through the national examination, implement the relevant provisions of the Constitution to encourage self-study, and conduct the national examination of higher education with academic qualifications as the mainstay. Cultivate and select professionals with both ability and political integrity, improve the ideological and moral, scientific and cultural quality of the whole nation, and meet the needs of socialist modernization. Self-taught examination is an important part of China's higher education. It is a national examination system for higher education based on academic qualifications. It is a form of higher education that combines individual self-study, social assistance and national examination. After systematic study, students who have passed graduation thesis defense and degree English examination can apply for granting adult bachelor's degree, take postgraduate examination and continue to study for master's and doctoral degrees. (2) Distance education, which is also called network education in some documents issued by the Ministry of Education, is one of the adult education qualifications. It refers to the teaching mode using TV, Internet and other media, which breaks through the boundaries of time and space and is different from the traditional teaching mode of staying in school. Students who use this teaching mode are usually amateurs. Because you don't need to go to a specific place to attend classes, you can attend classes anytime and anywhere. Students can also learn from each other through various channels, such as TV broadcast, internet, special counseling hotline, class research club and face-to-face teaching (correspondence). It is a new concept after modern information technology is applied to education, that is, education by using network technology and environment. Enrollment targets are not limited by age and previous academic qualifications, which provides opportunities for people who have entered the society to improve their academic qualifications. (3) RTVU refers to the Central Radio and Television University and local radio and television universities at all levels, referred to as "RTVU". It is a university that uses modern media technologies such as radio, television and computer network to implement higher education. Mainly with other key universities (such as Nankai University, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China University of Political Science and Law, etc.). ). After graduation, the Central Radio and TV University will issue a diploma. After passing the degree requirements of the jointly run university, the cooperative university will issue a diploma. (4) Adult college entrance examination, referred to as adult college entrance examination, is an entrance examination for adult colleges and universities in China to select qualified graduates to enter a higher level of academic education. It belongs to the national education series, is included in the national enrollment plan, participates in the national enrollment examination, and is accepted by all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. Adult college entrance examination is divided into three levels: junior college entrance examination (hereinafter referred to as junior college entrance examination), senior college entrance examination (hereinafter referred to as senior high school entrance examination) and senior high school entrance examination (hereinafter referred to as senior high school entrance examination). After entering the school, the forms of study include correspondence, amateur and full-time study. Mainly the first two forms, only a few adult colleges and universities are full-time study.