The boards of directors established by some public universities in our country are not boards of directors in the true sense.

Fudan's board of directors system has historical origins. In the decades after its founding, Fudan was a private university, and it was only changed to national Fudan University in 1941.

Whether it is a company board of directors or a school board of directors, they are all products of the commodity economy.

Universities in developed countries with market economies, like enterprises, are highly autonomous and independent legal entities.

Its autonomous power is guaranteed by a scientific organizational system.

Board members of public universities are appointed by the government or elected by the public.

The board of directors is the decision-making body of the school. It presides over the major policies of the school, elects the principal to manage daily affairs, and forms a council within the school with teachers, students and administrative staff. Under the chairmanship of the principal, the board of directors manages the academic affairs of the school.

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Extended information The Fudan University Board of Trustees regulations stipulate that the school directors have the following duties: (1) to plan and assist the university's operations; (2) to plan funds; (3) to keep property; (4) to supervise property; (5) to review budgets and final accounts;

(6) Appointing the principal of the school; (7) Deciding on various matters that cannot be resolved by the school's school council. To sum up, the powers of the school board members mainly include two aspects.

On the one hand, there is school finance, including: planning funds, keeping finances, reviewing budgets and final accounts, monitoring property and other matters.

The school board raises funds by issuing bonds and public bonds, raising funds, and bank overdrafts.

On the other hand, in terms of school administration, the school board selects the principal, who is mainly responsible to the school board. It can be said that the value of a competent principal is integrated with the development of the school.

In August 1936, the authorities sent important officials to Shanghai to reorganize Fudan.