Judging whether it is a provincial college or not can be judged according to its characteristics. Provincial colleges and universities refer to ordinary colleges and universities affiliated to provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions. Most of them rely on local finance and are funded by local administrative departments. Provincial colleges and universities are the main body of higher education in China.

First, the characteristics of provincial universities

Provincial colleges and universities are subordinate to the local provincial education department and directly managed by the provincial education department. Provincial universities are mainly supplied by local finance, and local administrative departments allocate funds for the construction of related universities. Provincial colleges and universities are directly managed by the Provincial Department of Education. The president of a provincial university is a director-level, half a level lower than the former.

Second, the administrative management system of provincial universities.

1. Subordinate universities: managed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The party secretary and principal of the school are appointed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council respectively. For example: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nanjing University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, etc.

2. Colleges and universities directly under the Ministry of Education: school leaders and leading bodies are managed and appointed by the party group of the Ministry of Education. For example: East China Normal University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Hohai University, China University of Mining and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Jinan University, etc.

3. Provincial director-level (bureau) colleges and universities: that is, colleges and universities managed by provincial party committees and provincial governments. The leading bodies and cadres of the schools are appointed, removed and managed by the provincial party committees and municipal committees directly under the Central Government (the level is the same as that of the two ministries and commissions). For example: Shanghai University, Northwest University, Suzhou University, Zhengzhou University, etc. Most of them are national "2 1 1 engineering" key universities, and they are the first phalanx among provincial key universities.

4. Provincial higher vocational colleges: provincial, municipal, departmental undergraduate and higher vocational colleges with the level of deputy department level.

Main differences between universities directly under the Ministry and provincial universities

1, the strength and popularity of colleges and universities are different.

Universities directly under the Ministry of Education are national key universities with high international reputation, high reputation at home and abroad, good teachers, strong school-running ability and strong strength. Colleges and universities directly under the Ministry of Education play an exemplary and guiding role in improving teaching, scientific research and social services, representing the forefront of higher education.

Except for a few 2 1 1 universities and "double-class", most provincial universities are ordinary undergraduate colleges.

2. The construction goals of colleges and universities are different.

The main purpose of the construction of universities directly under the Ministry of Education is to take the lead in educational exploration and reform, and to play an exemplary role in improving teaching, scientific research and social services.

The aim of provincial colleges and universities is to cultivate talents with regional characteristics and make contributions to urban construction. As the main part of China's higher education system, we aim at serving the regional economic and social development and strive to cultivate high-quality talents for the local area.

3. The quality of students is different.

Universities directly under the Ministry of Education are generally 985 first-class, 2 1 1. Except the Academy of Agriculture, Forestry and Mining, the average quality of undergraduate students enrolled in all parts of the country is higher than that of provincial universities.

Universities directly under the Ministry of Education have top disciplines in the industry, while most provincial universities do not have top majors in China. There are too many industry colleges in China that are better than them.