Research On The Reform And Model Of Higher Education Investment System In China

The lack of funding and structural contradictions of source is a common problem to different countries, when they reformed the higher education investment system (HEIS). It is necessary to study on the models of HEIS, for studying on the specific aspects of HEIS is not adequate. This paper studies on the reform and models of HEIS in China, and is mainly divided into six parts:The first part is introduction. It summaries the purpose of the topic, the results of relevant research, the framework and research methods of the paper.The second part is international study. It covers the United States, France and Japan, and summaries their successful experience.The third part is Chinese reform's history review. Based on the theories and policy texts, it reviews the reform process of Chinese HEIS reform and analyzes the results achieved by the reform.The forth part is about Chinese present situation. From the total funding quantity and the structure of its sources, it identifies the problems of Chinese HEIS as well as the reasons, and it also sums up the models of Chinese HEIS.The fifth part is case study. It analyses the HEIS models for public higher education, private higher education and mixed higher education, by taking Fujian Province as an example.The last part is policy advice. It puts forward policy recommendations for Chinese HEIS reform and forecasts the future direction.The basic conclusions of this study explains three reasons for problems which appear during Chinese HEIS reform, that is, the malfunction of government, the powerlessness of law and the mess of property right, while putting forwards three types of HEIS models, including government-oriented, market-oriented, government and market-oriented respectively. Several suggestions for the government are also concluded from former comparative study and case study.