Night university is a term used in the early days of reform and opening up, which mainly refers to attending classes at night. It is a learning form of adult college entrance examination, and now it is called amateur. Candidates get adult education after graduation, which belongs to part-time diploma. It is divided into three levels: college entrance examination, senior high school entrance examination and senior high school entrance examination.

Adult education is recognized by the state, belongs to the national education series and is included in the national enrollment plan. After admission, they will go to their authorized colleges or correspondence stations for part-time study. After graduation, they will be awarded the National Adult Higher Education Diploma, which can be found on Xuexin.com. Qualified undergraduate graduates can also be awarded a bachelor's degree for job hunting, job title evaluation, salary grading, postgraduate entrance examination and civil service examination.