中国高等教育学会成立于1983年5月，被誉为新中国高等教育史上的一个创举。学会是我国高等教育领域成立时间最长、规模最大、凝聚力最强、影响力最广的全国性学术社团组织。经过40多年的接续奋斗，学会现已发展成为党和政府联系广大高校和高教工作者的桥梁纽带，高等教育理论研究和成  果推广的重要阵地，专家学者和关心高等教育事业各界人士交流合作的重要平台，服务高等教育对外开放的重要力量。近年来，学会获得民政部“全国先进社会组织”、中国科协“特色创新学会”等荣誉称号。

目前，学会有70多个分支机构，单位会员1700余家。学会按照《章程》开展各项工作，主要业务有：理论研究、学术交流、专业培训、展览展示、国际合作、咨询服务、书刊编辑、行业标准研制和行业监测等，并承接政府职能转移工作。

【高等教育新型智库】

学会围绕中心、服务大局，坚持问题导向，聚焦国家战略需求，大力加强高等教育新型智库建设。2017年以来，学会坚持“四新四真四统一”研究原则，组织开展“教育强国与高质量高等教育体系研究”等重大课题研究，产出一系列高水平研究成果。打造决策咨询品牌，已产出50余篇以重大课题研究成果为主体的《研究专报》，多篇获得中央领导同志批示，40余篇得到教育部及有关司局领导批示。建立顺畅供需对接机制，承接教育部、中国科协、全国哲学社会科学工作办公室等多项重点研究任务，形成“政府出题、智库解答”工作模式。组建高层次专家队伍，设立学术发展咨询委员会，充分发挥“专家、行家、管家”三支队伍优势。培养智库建设后备人才，2023年起招收项目博士后。

【高等教育国际论坛年会】

为提升高等教育研究质量，交流高校办学治校经验，展示理论研究最新成果，扩大高等教育对外交流合作，学会自2000年起举办高等教育国际论坛年会。现已成功举办23届，吸引来自美国、俄罗斯、德国、英国、法国、日本、巴基斯坦等国家和OECD、联合国教科文组织等国际组织的专家学者，围绕世界各国共同关注的高等教育重大话题开展深入研讨和交流合作。高等教育国际论坛年会已成为学术思想的重要策源地，国内外专家学者的学术交流聚集地，青年才俊成长成才的新园地，自2020年起，被列入国家社科基金的资助项目和中国科协的重大学术会议指南。

【中国高等教育博览会】

中国高等教育博览会由教育部批准、学会主办，是集现代教育高端装备展示、科研成果转化、教学改革成果推介、教师专业化发展提升、创业就业服务、科技创新、学术交流、技术服务、贸易洽谈等为一体的高品质、综合性、专业化的品牌活动。“高博会”每年春季和秋季举办，现已成功举办60届。2020年9月，“云上高博会”开幕，开启线上线下融合发展。目前，“高博会”已成为高等教育领域的综合性品牌展会，展示我国高等教育发展成就的重要窗口，政府、高校、企业协同创新、合作共赢的重要平台，推进高等教育现代化的国家名片。2015年“高博会”被纳入“商务部引导支持展会”，2017年起连续5年获评“中国会展品牌展览会”。

【中国高教研究】

学会会刊《中国高教研究》是宣传贯彻党的教育方针，引领高等教育理论创新与实践探索的思想库，交流宣传高等教育学术研究成果的主阵地。《中国高教研究》入选中文社会科学引文索引收录来源期刊、中文核心期刊要目总览、“中国人文社会科学期刊AMI综合评价”（A刊）核心期刊、中国期刊方阵双效期刊等，获我国新闻出版领域最高奖——第五届中国出版政府奖期刊提名奖。会刊被学术界公认为最具权威性的高等教育学术期刊之一，在国内期刊评价系统中一直名列前茅。

【国际交流与合作】

    学会探索形成以学术交流为基础、以多边合作为核心、以共建共享共赢为目标的工作模式，充分借鉴世界高等教育的成功经验，主动宣传介绍高等教育现代化的中国经验和中国方案。近年来，学会与美国教育委员会、欧洲大学协会等30多个国家、国际组织、区域性教育组织、国外驻华使领馆建立业务联系网络，与巴基斯坦高等教育委员会、阿拉伯大学协会、非洲大学协会分别共建中巴、中阿、中非大学联盟交流机制。学会致力于打造高等教育国际论坛年会、世界大学校长论坛等国际学术平台，逐渐形成业务网络、交流机制、国际会议“三驾马车”齐头并进的对外交流合作协同发展新格局，在推动我国高等教育对外开放中发挥积极作用。

【重大活动】

【世界大学校长论坛】2023年7月30-31日，世界大学校长论坛在北京怀柔成功举办，来自世界36个国家和地区的500余位嘉宾现场参会，65位高水平大学校长围绕“时代变革与大学使命”主题作报告，论坛发布了标志性成果《北京倡议》。论坛成功搭建广聚世界高水平大学的中国平台，宣传介绍高等教育发展的中国成就，发出了推动全球高等教育可持续发展的中国倡议，充分彰显了深化全球高等教育交流合作的中国担当，成为融通中外、互通有无、交流合作的学术新平台。

【全国高校教师教学创新大赛】自2020年启动以来，全国高校教师教学创新大赛已成功举办3届，得到各省（自治区、直辖市）和新疆生产建设兵团的高度重视，全国近1200所本科院校和累计近20万名教师参赛。大赛以“推动教学创新，培养一流人才”为主题，坚持落实立德树人根本任务，紧扣建设高质量教育体系，推进高校教师教学创新，提高人才自主培养能力，助力“四新”建设，锻造中国金师。

【两岸新锐设计竞赛·华灿奖】两岸新锐设计竞赛·华灿奖是发现和推介海峡两岸暨港澳地区青年设计师的综合设计赛事，以增进两岸青年文化交流，推动两岸文化创意及相关产业的合作为宗旨。华灿奖至今已举办8届，第8届全国共有超过12万支团队参赛，覆盖海峡两岸暨港澳地区高校和机构1428所，在促进两岸设计人才培养质量提升、文化交流、教育融合发展等方面发挥了重要作用。

【使命愿景】

建设中国特色世界一流高等教育学术社团。

（更新于2023年12月31日）

China Association of Higher Education

Founded in May 1983, the China Association of Higher Education (CAHE) is hailed as a pioneering initiative in the history of China’s higher education. CAHE is the oldest, largest, most cohesive and influential national academic society organization in the field of higher education in China. After more than 40 years of continuous effort, CAHE has become a bridge connecting the CPC and the government with universities and higher education members. It is an important stronghold for theoretical research and promotion of higher education results. It serves as an important platform for exchanges and cooperation between experts and scholars and people who care about the cause of higher education. Furthermore, it is an important force for the opening up of higher education. In recent years, CAHE has won the honorary titles of “National Advanced Social Organization” by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and “Distinctive and Innovative Association” by the China Association for Science and Technology.

At present, the association has more than 70 branches and more than 1700 member units. The association’s main business includes theoretical research, academic exchanges, professional training, exhibitions, international cooperation, consulting services, book editing, and industry-standard setting and monitoring. Additionally, it undertakes the transfer of government functions.

Mr. Jiang Nanxiang, the former Minister of Education, served as the first and second president; Mr. He Dongchang, the former Deputy Director and Secretary of CPC Leading Group of the State Education Commission, the third president; Mr. Zhou Yuanqing, the former Vice Minister of Education the fourth and the fifth president; and Mr. Qu Zhenyuan, the former Party Secretary of China Agricultural University, the sixth president. Currently，Mr. Du Yubo, the former Vice Minister and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Leading Group of the Ministry of Education is the seventh, and eighth president of CAHE.

New-type of Think Tank in Higher Education

CAHE endeavors to build a new type of think tank in higher education by focusing on priority works of the Party and the country, serving the overall interests of the country, adhering to a problem-oriented approach, and centering on the strategic needs of the country. Since 2017, CAHE has adhered to the research principle of “Four News, Four Truths and Four Unifications”, and carried out major research projects such as  “Research on Building China’s strength in education and high-quality higher education system”, producing a series of high-quality research achievements. CAHE has established itself as a decision-making consulting brand and has produced more than 50 research journals with the majority focusing on major research projects. Many of these reports have received instructions from central leaders, and nearly 40 have been approved by the leaders of the Ministry of Education and relevant authorities. CAHE establishes a smooth mechanism for matching supply and demand, undertaking a number of key research tasks of the Ministry of Education, the China Association for Science and Technology, the National Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences, and relevant authorities. This has formed a working model of “government proposing questions, think tank providing solutions”. CAHE has assembled a team of high-level experts and set up an Academic Development Advisory Committee, giving full play to the advantages of the three teams of “experts, specialists, and managers” teams. The association also cultivates reserve talents for the think tank and has started to recruit postdoctoral fellows since 2023.

Annual International Forum on Higher Education

In order to improve the quality of higher education research, share experience in running and governing universities and colleges, display the latest achievements in higher education research and expand the opening up of education, CAHE has held the Annual International Forum on Higher Education (AIFHE) since 2000. It has successfully held for 23 sessions, attracting experts and scholars from different countries including but not limited to the United States, Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Pakistan as well as international organizations like the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and UNESCO ,etc. The forum conducts in-depth discussions, exchanges, and cooperation on major higher education topics of common concern to all countries in the world. It has become an important source of academic ideas, an academic exchange gathering place for domestic and foreign experts and scholars, and a new garden for young talents to grow into talents. Since 2020, it has been included in the funded projects of the National Social Science Fund and the Top Academic Conferences by the China Association for Science and Technology. 

Higher Education Expo China

The Higher Education Expo China, approved by the Ministry of Education and organized by CAHE, is a comprehensive and professional brand activity with high quality. The Expo integrates modern education high-end equipment exhibition, scientific research achievements transformation, promotion of teaching reforms achievements, faculty professional development training, innovative employment services, technological innovation, academic exchanges, technical services and trade negotiations, etc. Held twice a year (spring session and autumn session), the Expo has been successfully held for 60 sessions. In September 2020, the “Online Higher Education Expo China” was launched, marking the hybrid online and offline meeting as a general way forward. At present, Higher Education Expo China has become an important window to showcase the achievements of higher education development in China, an important bridge for the government, universities, and enterprises to make collaborative innovation and seek common development, and a national business card to accelerate the modernization of higher education. In 2015, the “Higher Education Expo China” was included in the “Guidance and Support Exhibition” of the Ministry of Commerce, and was awarded the “China Brand Exhibition” for five consecutive years since 2017.

China Higher Education Research

The academic journal China Higher Education Research, published by CAHE, serves as a main platform to promote the implementation of the Party’s education policies and guide theoretical innovation and practical exploration in higher education. It is the main platform for exchanging and disseminating academic research achievements in higher education. The journal is included in the “Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI)”, Chinese Core Journals Overview, “AMI Comprehensive Evaluation of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences Journals” (A-category core journal), and the Double-Effect Journals in the Chinese Journal Square, among others. The Journal also won the nomination of the 5th Chinese Government Award for Publishing. It is also widely recognized as one of the most authoritative journals in higher education research and has been ranked among the top in the domestic journal evaluation system all the time.

International Cooperation and Exchanges

CAHE explores and develops a working model based on academic exchanges, with multilateral cooperation as the core and aiming for co-construction, sharing, and win-win outcomes. It actively promotes China’s experiences and solutions in modernizing higher education by drawing on successful practices and experiences from around the world. In recent years, CAHE has established a network of businesses with more than 30 countries, international organizations, regional educational organizations such as the American Council on Education (ACE), the European University Association (EUA) as well as foreign embassies and consulates. The association has worked with the Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC), the Association of Arab Universities (AArU), and the Association of African Universities (AAU) to jointly build exchange mechanisms between China and Pakistan, China and the Arab States, and China-Africa Consortiums of University Exchange Mechanism respectively. The Association has also created international academic platforms like the Annual Intentional Forum on Higher Education and the World University Presidents Forum. These efforts have gradually formed a new pattern of coordinated development in business networks, exchange mechanisms, and international forums, playing an active role in promoting the opening up of China’s higher education to the outside world. 

Important Events

The World University Presidents Forum

From July 30 to 31, 2023, the World University Presidents Forum was successfully held in Huairou, Beijing. More than 500 guests from 36 countries and regions attended the forum, with 65 high-level university presidents delivering speeches on the theme of “An Era of Transformation and the Mission of Universities”. During the forum, the landmark document "Beijing Initiative" was released. The Forum has successfully built a Chinese platform to gather high-level universities in the world, showcased China’s achievements in the development of higher education, put forward the Chinese initiative to promote sustainable development of global higher education, and demonstrated China’s commitment to deepening global exchanges and cooperation in higher education. It has become an academic new platform that promotes communication and cooperation between China and other countries, facilitates the exchange of knowledge and resources, and enhances collaboration in the academic field. 

National University Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition

Since its inception in 2020, the National University Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition has been successfully held for three sessions. It has received great attention from provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government), and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps across the country, with nearly 1,200 undergraduate colleges and universities and a total of nearly 200,000 teachers (teams) participating in the competition. With the theme of “Promoting teaching innovation and cultivating first-class talents”, the competition adheres to the fundamental task of moral education and talent cultivation. It focuses on building a high-quality education system, promoting teaching innovation among university teachers, enhancing their capacity for independent talent development, supporting the construction of the “Four News” (new industries, new formats, new models, and new paradigms), and cultivating excellent teachers in China.

Cross-Straits Designing Competition for Young Talents, Huacan Award

The Cross-Straits Designing Competition for Young Talents, Huacan Award is a comprehensive designing competition to discover and promote young designers from the cross-strait and Hong Kong- Macao regions, Its purpose is to enhance cultural exchange among young people across the straits and promote cooperation in cultural creativity and related industries. To date, the Huacan Award has been held for eight sessions, with a total of more than 120,000 teams participating in the 8th edition, covering 1,428 universities and institutions in the cross-strait and Hong Kong- Macao regions. It plays an important role in improving the quality of cross-strait design talent training, promoting cultural exchanges, and educational integration and development.

Development Goal

To build a world-class academic organization in the field of higher education with Chinese characteristics.