One of the objectives of the vocational education reform is to treat vocational education on an equal footing with general education and to develop it as an important type of education. In the past, vocational education has been considered an alternative to general undergraduate education, and this situation needs to change. Improving the vocational education system is to make vocational education have a higher status and better development prospects. At the same time, with the promulgation of the Vocational Education Law, the state has a clear legal basis for the positioning of vocational education. According to the national target, by 2025, the enrollment scale of vocational undergraduate education should reach 10% of the enrollment scale of higher vocational education. However, the current enrollment scale of vocational undergraduate education is still very limited and far from the goal.
Re-elaboration: Improving the vocational education system is one of the important directions of the current vocational education reform. Vocational education, which has been considered an alternative to general undergraduate education in the past, needs to change. The promulgation of the Vocational Education Law provides a clear legal basis for the positioning of vocational education. According to the national target, by 2025, the enrollment scale of vocational undergraduate education should reach 10% of the enrollment scale of higher vocational education. However, the current enrollment scale of vocational undergraduate education is far from the target. Therefore, it is of great significance to strengthen the development of vocational undergraduate education.
The 33 vocational undergraduate universities that currently exist are formed in different ways. Among them, 21 private higher vocational colleges have been upgraded to private vocational universities, and 1 independent college has been converted into private vocational universities. In addition, 9 public higher vocational and independent colleges have been merged and converted into public vocational universities, and 2 national exemplary higher vocational colleges have been upgraded to public vocational undergraduate universities.
Reelaboration: Currently, there are 33 different types of vocational undergraduate universities. Among them, 21 private higher vocational colleges have become private vocational colleges, and 1 independent college has been converted into a private vocational university. In addition, 9 public higher vocational and independent colleges have merged to become public vocational universities, and 2 high-quality national exemplary higher vocational colleges have been upgraded to public vocational undergraduate universities on their own.
Judging from the data, the tuition standard of these 33 vocational undergraduate universities is generally between 20,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan. Several schools, such as Henan Vocational University of Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Mechanical and Electrical Technology, and Yuncheng Vocational and Technical University, have tuition fees below 20,000 yuan, while Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology has a tuition standard of nearly 40,000 yuan. The tuition standard of public vocational undergraduate universities is generally within 10,000 yuan, and the annual tuition fee of most public vocational undergraduate majors in Guizhou, Hebei, Shanxi and other places is even within 5,000 yuan, and only the art major tuition of Shenzhen Polytechnic University in the first-tier city has just reached 10,000 yuan.
Reelaboration: According to the data, the tuition fees of these 33 vocational undergraduate universities are generally between 20,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan. There are several schools with tuition standards below 20,000 yuan, such as Henan Vocational University of Science and Technology, Chongqing Mechanical and Electrical Vocational and Technical University, and Yuncheng Vocational and Technical University. The tuition standard of Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology is close to 40,000 yuan. The tuition fees of public vocational undergraduate universities are generally within 10,000 yuan, and the annual tuition fees of most public vocational undergraduate majors in Guizhou, Hebei, Shanxi and other places are even within 5,000 yuan, and only the tuition fees of art majors in Shenzhen Polytechnic University have just reached 10,000 yuan.
Compared with ordinary people's education, the development of public vocational undergraduate universities is more high-end and internationalized. Ordinary people's education tuition fees are high, employment is difficult, and the future is bleak. Public vocational undergraduate universities focus on cultivating high-level technical and skilled talents, which meets the needs of industrial development. Talent in this area is in high demand. In addition, public vocational undergraduate universities have a good foundation, standardized operation, and are more cost-effective.
Re-elaboration: Compared with ordinary education, the development trend of public vocational undergraduate universities pays more attention to high-end and internationalization. Ordinary people have high tuition fees, difficult employment, and an uncertain future. Public vocational undergraduate universities focus on cultivating senior technical and skilled talents to meet the needs of industrial development. There is a high demand for this type of talent. In addition, public vocational undergraduate universities have a good foundation and standardized operation, and also have higher cost performance.
From the perspective of the current policy orientation, the way of upgrading higher vocational colleges to vocational undergraduate universities will become an important way for the development of vocational undergraduate education in the future. All provinces and universities are seizing this opportunity to actively promote the upgrading of high-quality vocational colleges to vocational undergraduate universities. According to statistics, this year, a total of 23 higher vocational universities have declared to the Ministry of Education through the provincial education department to be upgraded to vocational undergraduate universities, which is an unprecedented number in the past.
Re-elaboration: According to the current policy orientation, upgrading higher vocational colleges to vocational undergraduate universities is an important trend in the development of vocational undergraduate education. All provinces and universities are seizing this opportunity to actively promote the upgrading of high-quality vocational colleges to vocational undergraduate universities. According to statistics, this year, 23 higher vocational colleges have applied for upgrading to vocational undergraduate universities through the public announcement of the provincial education department, which is a very rare phenomenon in the past.
Since the introduction of the implementation plan for vocational education reform, improving the vocational education system has become one of the important directions of vocational education reform. Vocational education should be as important as general education, and change the status quo of vocational colleges as a substitute option for ordinary undergraduate admissions. Among them, the gradual development of vocational undergraduate education is an important measure. The national vocational education reform target requires that by 2025, the enrollment scale of vocational undergraduate education shall not be less than 10% of the enrollment scale of higher vocational education. However, at present, the actual number of vocational undergraduate students is far from enough. To this end, the development of private vocational undergraduate universities and public vocational undergraduate universities has become one of the ways to solve this problem. Judging from the data, the tuition standard of private vocational undergraduate universities is generally between 20,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan, while the tuition fee of public vocational undergraduate universities is generally within 10,000 yuan. Public vocational undergraduate universities have the advantages and value of cultivating senior technical and skilled talents, meeting the needs of industrial development, having a good foundation, and high cost performance. From the perspective of the current policy orientation, upgrading higher vocational colleges to vocational undergraduate universities is an important trend in the development of vocational undergraduate education. All provinces and schools are actively promoting the upgrading of high-quality vocational colleges. With the continuous improvement of vocational undergraduate education, vocational education will develop into an important type of education and make greater contributions to the cultivation of more senior technical talents.