Academic Autonomy - The Soul of the University

Author: Han Hua
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: How can China's higher education, which has just crossed the threshold of popularization, achieve sustainable and healthy development? What is the biggest challenge facing the modernization of China's higher education? Where should the deepening reform of higher education management in China go? These are the questions that Chinese scholars studying contemporary higher education are deeply pondering, and they are also the focus of this work. After conducting a comprehensive comparative study of the historical evolution and current characteristics of macro and micro management in higher education, both ancient and modern, the author concludes that only by adhering to the fundamental educational philosophy of academic autonomy and ensuring it with sound systems can China's higher education truly flourish. This is not only the valuable experience provided by developed Western countries but also confirmed by the twists and turns of China's own higher education journey.