According to the relevant laws, people who can't start a company include people without civil capacity, civil servants and people who are being punished. There is no rule that university teachers can't start a company, so it is legal for university teachers to start a company.

The dean of the college is generally a director-level undergraduate except for 3 1 deputy ministerial-level universities in China. It is equivalent to the level of secretary and mayor of prefecture-level cities. For example, the secretary of the Party Committee and the president of Soochow University are cadres at the official department level, belonging to the management authority of jiangsu provincial party committee and appointed by the jiangsu provincial party committee and provincial governments. Deputy Secretary, Vice President and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission are all CPC cadres, and they all belong to the management authority of jiangsu provincial party committee. They were appointed by the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, but the Party Committee of Soochow University has the right to recommend them.