The Development and Reform of Chinese Minban

The Development and Reform of Chinese Minban

Higher Education

SuminLi

SuminLi is professor and dean, School of Education, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China. E-mail: .

Chinese Minban higher education(or called Non-government/private HE) has a long history. It can be traced back to the Spring-Autumn and Zhanguo Dynasty（B.C.770—B.C.221）, named Private Academy. The academy established by Confuciusis very famous, and Confucius is called the pioneer of Chinese Minbanhigher education.After the founding of New China in 1949,all education institutions including the Minban higher education institutions(HEIs) become public. This situation lasted over twenty years.

In 1977 the first MinbanHEI was founded,called Beijing ZI XIU University. It is the first comprehensive full time Minbanuniversity.Chinese Minban HEIs developed fast since then. In 2011 there are about 1,512 Minban HEIs, including 676 regular HEIs and 836 other Minban(Non-state/private) HEIs. The total enrollment of 676 regular HEIs amounted to 4,766,845.

This paper will focus on the development and reform ofChinese MinbanHE in the past three decades, especially analyzing its’ problems, challenges and the tendency.

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