Different concepts: universities are a kind of schools that implement higher education, including comprehensive universities, specialized universities and colleges, and are organizations with unique functions. Undergraduate course is a kind of academic qualification and the basic part of higher education, which is generally carried out by universities or colleges. Few higher vocational colleges have developed applied undergraduate education.

The academic system is different: the undergraduate education system is generally four years, the medical major is five years, and the undergraduate and postgraduate majors are seven years. The duration of a university is three years.