Universities, junior colleges, higher vocational and technical colleges and junior colleges are collectively called universities. From the level of education and training, including junior college, undergraduate, master and doctor. Universities are only a part of higher education institutions. Medical University, Theatre Academy, Conservatory of Music, Academy of Fine Arts and other specialized colleges, vocational and technical colleges, specialized colleges and other higher vocational colleges are all series of institutions of higher learning.
As of February1May, 2065438, there were 2845 institutions of higher learning in Chinese mainland, including 2553 ordinary institutions of higher learning (including 447 private colleges, 275 independent colleges and 7 Chinese-foreign cooperative schools) and 292 adult institutions of higher learning.
Chinese mainland's higher education system includes "Project 2 1 1", Project 985 (including the innovation platform of the 985 project's advantageous disciplines), Plan 20 1 1, and "Project 21"(the basic capacity building project of central and western universities). Excellent legal talents education and training plan, excellent doctoral education and training plan, excellent agricultural and forestry talents education and training plan, excellent teachers training plan and other projects to promote the construction of colleges and universities.