Legal basis: Article 6 of the Higher Education Law. According to the needs of economic construction and social development, the state formulates the development plan of higher education, establishes institutions of higher learning and actively develops various forms of higher education.
The state encourages enterprises, institutions, social organizations, other social organizations, citizens and other social forces to establish institutions of higher learning according to law, and participate in and support the reform and development of higher education.
Article 29 of the Higher Education Law stipulates that the establishment of institutions of higher learning with bachelor's degree or above shall be examined and approved by the education administrative department of the State Council; The establishment of institutions of higher learning that implement junior college education shall be examined and approved by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and reported to the education administrative department of the State Council for the record; The establishment of other institutions of higher education shall be examined and approved by the education administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The examination and approval of the establishment of institutions of higher learning and other institutions of higher education shall comply with the relevant provisions of the state.
The examination and approval of the establishment of institutions of higher learning is entrusted to a review body composed of experts.
The division, merger and termination of institutions of higher learning and other institutions of higher education, and the change of names, categories and other major matters shall be examined and approved by the examination and approval authority as stipulated in the first paragraph of this article; Amendments to the Articles of Association shall be reported to the education administrative department of the State Council or the education administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for approval according to the management authority.