China's research on higher education can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, after many political and social changes, China began to realize the importance of higher education and began to explore the establishment of its own higher education system.

The original higher education institutions were all founded by western missionaries, such as Guangzhou Michael Hospital founded by American missionaries and Nanjing Jinling University founded by 186 1. The courses of these institutions are mainly based on western culture and scientific and technological knowledge, which have had a far-reaching impact on the modernization process of China.

At the beginning of the 20th century, China began to establish its own higher education system. 190 1 year, the Qing government promulgated the university charter, which stipulated the establishment, management and education contents of universities. From 65438 to 0905, the Qing government established the first national university-Peking University. Since then, China's higher education system has been gradually improved, and a number of famous schools such as Nankai University, Fudan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University have been established.

However, during the period of political, economic and social turmoil in China, higher education was also greatly affected. 1949 after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), higher education entered a new stage of development. The government invested a lot of money to build higher education institutions, and strengthened the management and planning of higher education. Higher education developed rapidly and gradually became an indispensable part of China's modernization process.

Today, China's higher education has become one of the largest higher education systems in the world. There are a large number of higher education institutions in China, including universities, normal universities and vocational colleges, covering various disciplines and majors. The development of higher education has also made important contributions to China's scientific and technological innovation, economic development and social progress.

In a word, the research on higher education in China has gone through a long and tortuous course, but with the strong support of the government, higher education in China has become one of the important pillars of national development.