After the education and training giant announced that he would open a truly private university in China, many people were not interested in private universities, although their eyes were shining. Starting from the expansion of college entrance examination, industry? The inflection point appears, and the whole private colleges and universities fall into the process of recession and contraction. Although there are still more than 400 private colleges and universities in China, behind this figure, how many schools are like empty shells, with empty campuses and classrooms, but no good teachers, facing bankruptcy and private colleges and universities are in trouble.

Enrollment is chaotic.

? Enrollment is to recruit money, running a school is to make money, everything is money first, if you can cheat, cheat. ? Lao Gao, who worked in private universities in Beijing such as Fu Jen, Jiahui and Xinghua, hit the nail on the head. After the enrollment expansion of state-owned universities, the enrollment of private universities has changed from seller's market to buyer's market. Competing for students? It has reached a fever pitch, and even some powerful private universities spend tens of millions of yuan on enrollment every year.

High kickback? Entrust enrollment? It has become a weapon for some private universities to seize students. The school entrusts the enrollment right to some intermediaries and individuals, which gives birth to it? Admissions dealer? Admissions companies have become a hot industry.

Independent colleges affiliated to public universities have developed rapidly in recent years. Even under the signboard of public universities, the enrollment of independent colleges is very chaotic.

? In the tide of educational industrialization, countless poor families are willing to lend money for their children to attend unrecognized private universities, and they have fallen into the whirlpool of poverty caused by reading, which has become an unbearable burden for low-income families in China. ? Lao Gao, who has contacted many students from poor families in private colleges, believes that their parents are farmers and migrant workers, and their lives are relatively difficult. Whenever he saw their disappointed eyes, his heart was deeply touched.

Under such a distorted and money-worship concept, students are the financial masters and customers of the school, leading to private schools? Pet? Strange phenomenon. ? All teachers' salaries come from tuition fees. 50% of our teaching evaluation is based on students' scores, which affects the year-end bonus and even the rice bowl, so teachers dare not offend students, but love learning but let themselves go. ? Lao Gao said helplessly. What is even more ridiculous is that some students in private universities feel hopeless about their studies and future after being cheated by the admissions side. But when they see that enrollment is so profitable, they simply stop learning, become recruiters themselves, and then cheat the next class of students.

On the verge of bankruptcy

Private colleges and universities in China are like an enterprise. If the management is not good, they will have to close down. They have no financial funds, and all their expenses depend on tuition. Although the fees are high, their fees are higher than those of public universities, especially the enrollment fees. ? If you count the commissions of the enrollment teachers and students, the setup funds of the local enrollment offices, and the enrollment operation expenses, the cost of each student recruited by the school is nearly 3,000 yuan. ? Lao Gao said.

However, what is more urgent than lack of money is that private universities lack good teachers. Because of the financial pressure, the salaries and benefits of teachers in private universities are much less than those in public universities. More importantly, there is a lack of development space and opportunities. ? In order to retain teachers, most of the time, the real attraction is the development platform and humanistic care provided by the school to teachers. ? Chen Cheng, a private university teacher in Haidian District, told the reporter. He feels that the resources provided by private universities for teachers' development cannot be compared with those provided by public universities, and there are few opportunities for overseas exchanges and professional training, so it is difficult to improve the overall quality of teachers.

Chen Cheng found that there are few teachers in the prime of life in private universities, and more are retired old teachers to buffer the shortage of teachers. As long as those teachers can get by in class, it is difficult for young teachers to get room for development, such as applying for disciplines, going abroad for further study and applying for senior titles, which allows young teachers to change their ways and find another job.

How can we attract good students without good teachers? This is a vicious circle. Pessimistic Chen Cheng is going to study PhD and change careers. No matter teachers or students, private schools have lost at the starting line. Although they are still struggling today, without great improvement and change, their way out may be closed down. ?

In fact, private universities have experienced several ups and downs since the 1990s. Now, some once brilliant private universities such as Nanyang, Jiahui, Fu Jen and Xinghua have completely disappeared, some have reduced their survival, some have taken refuge in public universities, and some are on the verge of bankruptcy. From the decline of Langfang Oriental University Town, from the gathering of private universities in those years to the gathering of debt collectors and sellers today, we can also see it. The reasons include broken capital chain, poor management, loss of students and boss running away.

How far is the real private university?

The joining of Yu is bound to cause a shock. 20 13 Yu, chairman of New Oriental Education Technology Group, announced that he would take over Beijing University of Technology and set up a truly private university in China. But then he was mercilessly poured cold water, and people in the education circle generally didn't like Yu's choice and thought the timing was wrong.

A few years ago, in an interview, he expressed his ideal of running a university. In his mind, the model of private universities is that schools have enough money, and students do not need to consider whether they can afford it, but only whether they are excellent. His enrollment principles are two: first, whether the students are excellent; Second, recruit rural children with good grades and prospects as much as possible. It can be seen that he came out of the countryside to run a university for rural children.

? This is a non-profit private university. ? Yu promised the students of the college. The tuition you pay will be used for the construction of schools and students. We won't take a penny from here, but we will continue to invest. Please believe in our sincerity in running a school. ?

He believes that at present, private education in China relies on students' tuition fees to maintain its operation, which is a? Absurd reality? . How can you get a good teacher without spending a lot of money? He plans to run a university in the form of a foundation. The money earned by the foundation through capital operation will support students to pay tuition fees and hire famous professors.

At present, the college tuition is 20 thousand yuan a year, so I introduced one first. Entrepreneur talent plan? The selected outstanding poor students are funded by entrepreneurs for tuition and living expenses. What else? Claim? Student entrepreneurs are also responsible for life and employment guidance, just like cultivating their own children.

But what really bothers me is that he is catching up with independent colleges? Transfer? Node of. So-called? Transfer? In February 2008, the Ministry of Education issued the Measures for the Establishment and Management of Independent Colleges (commonly known as Order No.26), requiring independent colleges to be realized within a five-year transition period? Decoupling? Become an independent private university. However, Decree No.26 of the Ministry of Education sets many entry thresholds and legal responsibilities. Not less than 500 mu of state-owned land? This article makes many independent colleges? Transfer? The road has stopped. In a place with precious land like Beijing, it takes 500 mu of land to run a school, and only one student can stay in each land, which is more than burning money.

This is also an unsolved problem of Yu. Geng Dan University only has more than 400 acres of land, but independent universities require everyone to share a piece of land. More than 400 acres of land can only accommodate more than 4,000 students, and they already have 6,000 students. What about the poor dozens of acres of land?

At the China-US Education Summit Forum in July this year, Yu's remarks were poignant: because China is not good at using non-governmental forces in education, there are no excellent and top private middle schools and universities in China. ?

If Yu's ideal of running a school is finally shattered, then for those private universities that are still sticking to it, the road to survival will become more and more difficult. Except for continuing to burn money and waiting for donations, the ideal beyond survival is still slim.