Legal basis: Article 39 of the Higher Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), institutions of higher learning run by the state implement the principal responsibility system under the leadership of the grass-roots committee of the Party of China. According to the articles of association and relevant regulations of China * * * Party, the grass-roots committees of colleges and universities of China * * * Party lead the school work in a unified way and support the principals to exercise their functions and powers independently and responsibly. Its leadership responsibilities are mainly: to implement the line, principles and policies of the China Communist Party, adhere to the socialist orientation of running a school, lead the ideological and political work and moral education work of the school, discuss and decide the establishment of internal institutions and the person in charge of the internal institutions, and discuss and decide the school reform.
The internal management system of institutions of higher learning run by social forces shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the state on running schools by social forces.