The Status of Universities in China

Abstract

In China, higher education administrative litigation started from mid-1990s. The case Tian Yong v. University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) in 1998 marked the beginning of such litigation. Since then, students have gone to the court to challenge higher education institutions for disputes over enrollment, school management, degree certificates granting, etc. This wave of lawsuits gradually gained momentum and attracted widespread social attention. When we reflect on this phenomenon, we can find the driving forces behind the emergence of higher education litigation, mainly, are institutional reforms and social structure changes. The establishment of relevant system requires the joint efforts of law practitioners and theorists to conscientiously study the objective laws in higher education and the rule of law in China, thus making a contribution to the higher education relief system.