Colleges can be independent schools, and many universities also have their own subordinate secondary colleges (departments) or independent colleges established by ordinary universities in cooperation with social organizations or individuals other than state institutions.
The difference between college and university:
1. scale of running a school: the scale of running a university is relatively large, while that of a college is relatively small.
2. Disciplines and majors: Universities cover a wide range of disciplines and majors, while colleges are relatively lacking in disciplines and majors.
3. Teaching and scientific research strength: Colleges and universities have strong teaching and scientific research strength and strong teachers. There are fewer faculty members in colleges than in universities. 4. Infrastructure: The infrastructure of universities is relatively perfect, while that of colleges is relatively backward.
5. Teaching and scientific research level: the teaching and scientific research level of universities is relatively high, while that of colleges is relatively low.
University:
University is a kind of school that implements higher education, including comprehensive universities, colleges and universities. It is an organization with unique functions, an institution of higher learning that inherits, studies, integrates and innovates advanced academic knowledge, and is interrelated with social, economic and political institutions.
It is not only the product of the development of human culture to a certain stage, but also a unique culture gradually formed on the basis of long-term school-running practice through historical accumulation, self-efforts and external environmental influence.
Universities have a history of thousands of years. At first, it mainly developed from Germany, Britain and other countries. Modern universities in China originated in the West, which evolved from European medieval universities, British universities, German universities and then American universities. No matter what era the university is, it is a creative inheritance rather than a denial of previous universities.
According to the list of national colleges and universities released by the Ministry of Education on September 30th, 20021,there are 30 12 colleges and universities in China, including 2756 colleges and universities (undergraduate 1.270, junior college 1.486) and 256 adult colleges and universities.