On the Characteristics of Higher Education in Canada and Its Inspiration

Higher education in Canada has rich features: the unique system of educational administration and policy; the distinct features of university management model; dynamic international education; and flexible and diverse in the school system and the financing system. Drawn from the four aspects, it could be used for reference in China’s higher education reform: to strengthen macro-control; to expand university autonomy; to establish the credit system as the main content of teaching management system; to continue to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation; to ensure the government’s main body of investment in higher education and to establish the systems of multi-channel financing.