大学治理的重要保障--兼评《中华人民共和国高等教育法》的修改与完善

The Significant Protection to the University Governance——Assessments on the improvements and the amendments of the Higher Education Law of PRC

大学治理与依法治教,是高等教育领域深化改革的"双轮驱动"。一方面,通过大学治理结构的优化,来提高大学的治理能力;另一方面,通过依法治教,来构建于法有据、科学合理的大学治理体系,促进高等教育的发展。在此背景下,2015年12月,全国人大常委会对《中华人民共和国高等教育法》进行了若干重要的修改,涉及高等教育的方针与任务、高等学校设立的目的与审批权限、高校学术委员会制度、高等教育质量评估以及高等教育投入机制等内容,亮点颇多,但是也存在诸多值得反思和进一步完善的问题。应将大学自治与大学法治相结合,全面推动现代大学制度的建立,加快建成一批世界一流大学和一流学科,真正实现《中华人民共和国高等教育法》的立法目的和全面提升高等教育质量的重要目标。

Both of the university governance and the education management by law are the double wheel drives to facilitate the deeper reform of the higher education. On the one hand, the ability to govern the universities could be improved through a better university governance structure; on the other hand, the higher education could be evolved and developed through a law-abiding and scientifically rational university governance system under the education management by law. Under this consideration, the Higher Education Law of PRC has been amended in several significant aspects, including the policy and task of the higher education, the goal and the approval authorization of the establishment of the universities, the academic committee of universities, the quality evaluation of the higher universities, the investment system of the higher education and etc. There are so many highlights in such amendment, however, where some questions which may worth a reflection and further amendment still exist. In our opinion, the university governance and the rule of law of university shall be coordinated, which could help further carry forward the achievement of the modern university system, establish a series of the world-class universities and the world-class subjects and truly achieve the legislation intents of Higher Education Law of PRC and the important goals of the full improvement of the quality of the higher education.