Tmall is a large-scale comprehensive shopping website, not a higher education institution authorized by the state.

Colleges and universities are the general names of universities, junior colleges, higher vocational and technical colleges and junior colleges, and universities are just one kind of colleges and universities.

Self-study examination of higher education is an important part of higher education in China. It is a national examination system for higher education based on academic qualifications, and it is a combination of individual self-study and institutional aid.

Another related concept-national education series. National education series refers to the education series included in the national education plan, which is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education.

Higher education self-study exam belongs to the national education series, not ordinary higher education.

Self-study examination of higher education does not depend on universities (that is, including teachers and students, entities with certain assets, including but not limited to land, buildings, teaching equipment and social reputation), so there is no such thing as self-study examination of universities.

The higher education self-study exam has an examiner, who is responsible for the practical course assessment and graduation thesis defense in the self-study exam, and countersigns the graduation certificate of the self-study exam.