Among them, there are 2820 ordinary colleges and universities, including 1275 undergraduate colleges, 1545 higher vocational colleges and 252 adult colleges.
Ordinary institutions of higher learning refer to institutions of higher education established with the approval of the national education department and directly managed in Chinese mainland. These institutions usually have undergraduate, master and doctoral education, and offer degree courses and non-degree courses in various disciplines.
The running level and education level of ordinary colleges and universities are very high, and the teaching quality and scientific research level are also excellent. These universities have a strong faculty, a group of high-level professors, doctoral tutors and excellent teaching and research backbones, and also attract a large number of outstanding students to study.
Colleges and universities play an important role in China's higher education system, which is an important base for cultivating all kinds of high-quality talents and an important force for promoting China's social and economic development and cultural progress.
The methods of cultivating talents in colleges and universities mainly include the following aspects:
1. classroom teaching: the main way of higher education is classroom teaching. In class, teachers will impart knowledge, skills and methods to students and guide them to think and discuss. Teachers will also evaluate and guide students according to their learning situation to help them improve their learning effect.
2. Practice teaching: ordinary colleges and universities pay attention to practice teaching, so that students can master knowledge and skills in practice, and cultivate students' practical ability and innovative spirit through experiments, internships and graduation design.
3. Extracurricular activities: Ordinary colleges and universities also pay attention to students' extracurricular activities, including clubs, competitions and voluntary services. These activities help students develop hobbies, improve their comprehensive quality, and cultivate their leadership and teamwork spirit.
4. Scientific research training: Colleges and universities also encourage students to participate in scientific research training. Through scientific research projects and laboratory practice, students can understand the methods and processes of scientific research and cultivate their scientific research ability and innovative spirit.
5. International exchange: Colleges and universities also actively promote international exchange, and let students know about the culture, education and social situation of different countries and regions through studying abroad, exchange students and international conferences, so as to improve their international vision and cross-cultural communication ability.
Through the above training methods, colleges and universities can cultivate talents with high quality, innovative ability and practical ability, and make contributions to social and economic development.
Up to now, there are 39 key institutions of higher learning in Chinese mainland, which are selected by the China Municipal Government according to certain standards and procedures according to the comprehensive evaluation ability of discipline construction, teaching staff, scientific research and personnel training.