“民办”出身的英国伯明翰大学初创期办学举措及启示

Measure and Enlightenment of Birmingham University at Preliminary Period

“民办”出身的伯明翰大学之所以成功,其秘诀之一在于该校初创期所采取的6条有效的办学举措,即“全天候”办学、积极拓展经费筹措渠道、多举措组建高水平师资队伍、重视人文学科建设、重视教学基本设施建设和重视并积极开展科学研究。这些措施对当今我国民办本科院校具有一定启示作用:其一,需要以适当的待遇吸引高水平人才,以建立一支稳定的高质量师资队伍;其二,需要大力加强科学研究,以提升民办本科院校的社会认可度;其三,需要重视人文学科建设,以提升学生人文素养;其四,需要多渠道筹措办学经费,以满足教学和科研的需要。

The success of Birmingham University,a private school,lies in the six effective measures in its early days,which is to offer daytime and nighttime classes,expand channels for fundraising,attach great importance to humanities,build high-quality faculty,pay attention to infrastructure construction,and focus on scientific research.These measures have enlightenment on private universities in China.We should attract talents with proper treatment to build strong faculty,strengthen scientific research to improve social recognition,pay attention to humanities to improve students' competency,and raise funds through various channels to meet the needs of teaching and scientific research.