On Governance of Higher Education in China: Historical Evolution, Realistic Dilemma, and Future Optimization

The governance of higher education in China has gone through three different stages of development, and the relationship between government and universities in terms of management and being managed has not fundamentally changed. Efficient management institutions still occupy a central position in education governance within universities, neglecting the participation of teachers, students, and social subjects in governance, resulting in a lack of endogenous motivation, innovative vitality, and social functions in higher education. To address the issue, the author proposes a technology-empowered multi-subject co-governance model to optimize the structure of higher education governance.