英国的学位授予权审批制度——历史、现状及特点

The Examination and Approval System of Degree-awarding Powers in UK——History,Current Policy and Characteristics

英国近年来对学位授予权审批制度进行了颇多改革,最近的一次是在2004年9月,政府颁布了《关于英格兰和威尔士地区高等教育机构申请学位授予权和大学名称使用权的指导意见》。该《指导意见》在申请学位授予权的程序、标准方面作出了详细的规定,具有四个比较明显的特点,对我国在这方面的改革有比较大的借鉴意义,值得我们进一步研究和探索。

The UK government has rapidly reformed the examination and approval system of degree-awarding powers in recent years. The last reform was the publication of the ＂Applications for the grant of taught degree-awarding powers, research degree-awarding powers and university title： Guidance for applicant organisations in England and Wales” in September 2004. It sets out the detailed process and strict criteria to apply for degree-awarding powers. And the system can be concluded with four apparent characteristics, which deserve deeper study for our Chinese researchers and policy-makers.