Research On The Development And Change Of Private Higher Education In Fuzhou

In general, private higher education is meant non-state-owned higher education which is not invested or run by the government. Nowadays, developing private higher education is a vital education strategy in China, so such a research on this subject will be demanding and play a great role.Fuzhou, as a capital of Fujian, is undertaking a rapid progress in economy, which offers many advantages for the development of private higher education. Therefore, research on current private colleges of Fuzhou will lay a solid basis for the development and progress of colleges around Fujian Province in the future.The path of developing Higher education in Fuzhou has inevitably portrayed this progress. Among them, the emerging of Christian institutes presents its typical. For example, the establishment of Fujian Hwa Nan Women's College is a particular case in the history of private higher education in Fuzhou.Since the reform and opening to the world over more than 20 years, especially in recent years, private higher education has made a distinguished success such as in terms of the multiversity and diversity of colleges and fast increase in size. However, there is still a big gap between the development of private higher education and people's expectations: for example, many private colleges are struggling for their survival with efforts. In addition, they are encountering sufficient difficulties and challenges such as the weakness of its capability, unreasonable faculty team, irregular inner management and incomplete laws and policies. Challenges and opportunities co-exist, which has well outlined present private higher education in Fuzhou.Challenges and opportunities in the 21^st century entrust a great mission for the development of private higher education in Fuzhou which has formulated a moderate pattern for the mutual development between the state-owned and private higher education, providing human resources and intelligent support. Consequently, well-designed researches and strategic planning for the development of privately-run higher education in Fuzhou will possess a realistic significance, that is, it will offer more talents and intelligence for the development of cross-straits economy, fasten the professions of higher education in Fuzhou, promote reforming of higher education and realize well-off standard of living thoroughly. This research gives a brief survey on the course of private higher education in Fuzhou, and then puts more emphasis on the description of its present development both macroscopically and microscopically, and finally proposes some workable solutions and suggestions to the present problems.