基金会大学:国有民办型独立学院转设发展新模式

Foundation University:Transforming and Developing State-owned Private Independent Colleges with a New Approach

推进独立学院转设是国家规范民办高等教育、加强高校分类管理工作的重要举措,目前仍有102所国有民办型独立学院没有完成转设,占到未转设独立学院总量的2/3,严重影响整体转设进程。基金会具有举办民办高校的法人资格,其独特的筹款模式和运行机制能够有效拓宽办学资金来源、提高大学治理水平,有助于国有民办型独立学院完成转设,实现转设后的可持续发展。虽然基金会举办大学在国外已有百年历史,但在我国仍属于模式创新,国有民办型独立学院依托政府设立的基金会转设为民办高校还需要教育部等国家部委和省级政府协同完善具体政策,正确处理地方政府、基金会和转设学校之间关系,探索建立政府指导、社会支持、学校自主、师生认同、各方参与的多元治理模式。

The promotion of independent college conversion is an important measure to standardize private higher education and strengthen the classification management of universities.Currently,there are still 102 state-owned private independent colleges that have not completed the conversion,accounting for two-thirds of the total number of independent colleges that have not been converted,seriously affecting the overall conversion process.Foundations have the legal status to organize private universities;their unique fundraising model and operational mechanisms can effectively broaden sources of educational funding and improve university governance,which can help state-owned private independent colleges complete the conversion and achieve sustainable development post-conversion.While universities run by foundations have a history of a century abroad,it is still considered a model innovation in our country.The conversion of state-owned private independent colleges to private universities relying on foundations established by the government requires coordination from national ministries such as the Ministry of Education and provincial governments to refine specific policies,correctly manage the relationships between local governments,foundations,and the schools being converted,and explore establishing a diverse governance model that includes government guidance,social support,school autonomy,faculty and student identification,and participation by all stakeholders.