Private universities in China are different from public universities. Generally speaking, private colleges and universities are under the responsibility of the education department or education commission of the province, city and autonomous region where they are located, while public colleges and universities are under the responsibility of the government of the province, city and autonomous region where they are located.
2. Different investors
Private universities generally refer to universities that are invested by non-local or central governments, rely entirely or partially on students' tuition fees instead of public funds to maintain the operation of universities, and universities have the right to choose their own students.
State-owned universities are established by the state, and the state provides part of the funds for their construction.
3. Different teaching directions
Different investors lead to different teaching directions. State-owned universities are funded by the state and undertake the mission of national higher education, emphasizing the research and teaching of basic disciplines; However, private universities live by the market, offering courses to meet the market demand, and the courses are constantly innovating, and the teaching quality is the guarantee of their survival.
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1949 after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), private universities in Chinese mainland became public universities. For a long time, the higher education sector has been monopolized by public universities. It was not until the AD1980s that the government began to allow the establishment of private colleges and universities. Yang-en university, founded in 1987, is the first private university in Chinese mainland with the qualification of issuing national undergraduate diploma and bachelor's degree.
As of May 2007, there are 295 privately-run colleges and universities recognized by the state in Chinese mainland that can issue graduation certificates. At the same time, there are also independent colleges established by cooperation between ordinary universities and non-governmental forces.
Teachers' equipment in private colleges and universities is generally inferior to that in public colleges and universities. There are not necessarily strict examinations and supervision, and academic qualifications are not necessarily recognized. For example, as of 2005, there were more than 1 000 private universities in China, but there were only 239 private universities with academic qualifications recognized by the state, of which 25 were undergraduate degrees and the others were junior college degrees. At the same time, students can't change their hukou because they attend these schools.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-state-owned university
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-private university