Although both vocational and technical universities and ordinary undergraduate colleges are institutions of higher education, they are different in school-running objectives, specialty settings, faculty, quality of students, graduation destination and so on. The following will introduce their differences in detail.

First, the school goal

The goal of running a vocational and technical university is to cultivate applied talents to meet the needs of economic and social development, with the aim of serving secondary vocational education, vocational training and social and economic development. Ordinary undergraduate colleges aim to cultivate high-level compound talents with innovative spirit and practical ability, high theoretical literacy and humanistic literacy.

Second, the professional setting

The major setting of Vocational and Technical University pays attention to the investigation and analysis of job market demand and post demand, and offers applied and practical majors and courses, such as computer application and automobile manufacturing.

However, the professional setting of ordinary undergraduate colleges pays more attention to the cultivation of basic theories, and offers majors and courses aimed at the world's scientific and technological frontier and economic development trend, such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine and other majors.

Third, the teaching staff.

Teachers in vocational and technical universities mainly come from employees in production lines and enterprises and institutions, and the courses taught are more applied and practical. Teachers in ordinary undergraduate colleges include professors, associate professors and lecturers with academic background and scientific research experience, and the courses taught pay more attention to theoretical analysis and incubation innovation.

Fourth, the quality of students.

Students in vocational and technical universities are mainly talents who have worked in secondary vocational education for a certain period of time, and their qualities are mainly applied and practical. Students in ordinary undergraduate colleges are mainly high school graduates, and pay more attention to the cultivation of knowledge level and thinking ability.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) graduation destination

Graduates of vocational and technical universities mainly serve industries and enterprises, holding technical and management positions, adapting to the rapid economic and social development and market demand, and having stable employment. Graduates of ordinary undergraduate colleges are more engaged in scientific research institutions, such as universities, research institutes and government departments.

Expand knowledge:

There is no absolute boundary between vocational and technical universities and ordinary undergraduate colleges, and there are also some mutual infiltration phenomena between them.

For example, some vocational and technical universities have disciplines and professors similar to those of ordinary undergraduate colleges, and some ordinary undergraduate colleges also have applied and practical majors and courses, such as electromechanical engineering and information management.

In addition, in recent years, with the rapid development of economy and the change of talent market, the intersection and integration between vocational and technical universities and ordinary undergraduate colleges will be more frequent and in-depth. Both of them need to pay more attention to cultivating students' innovative spirit and practical ability to ensure that graduates can meet the needs of society and occupation.