The Comparative Research on Construction of University Statute between China and Foreign Countries—The Empirical Analysis Based on Statutes of 6 Universities

The construction of university statute, which is the highest internal rules of a university, is for the purpose of academic freedom. In the aspect of system, it's embodied in the protection of academic autonomy and teacher's rights, while the procedural rules are the requirements of the university statute to follow formal justice. In our country, there are four development stages of the construction of university statute from the late Qing Dynasty to the present. In promoting of Ministry of Education, 6 public universities in our country promulgated university statutes in October 2013 which were also the first batch of university statutes after the issuing of No 31 Ministry of Education Order. These university statutes are given high expectations of managing university affairs according to law and promoting university reform. On the basis of introduction of the history of the construction of university statute in our country and analysis of the characteristics of university statutes abroad, this article is intended to analyse the problems of the construction of university statute in our country on the basis of that 6 university statutes and propose the future prospect of the construction of university statute in our country.