The Ministry of Education has released the latest naming standards for colleges and universities. The naming rules are that colleges and universities at the undergraduate level are called "XX University" or "XX College", and colleges and universities at the junior college level are called "XX Vocational and Technical College/Vocational College" ” or “XX Vocational College”, and undergraduate-level vocational schools are called “XX Vocational and Technical University/Vocational University”. Appropriate qualifiers can be added based on the characteristics of the school's location, industry, disciplines, etc. ?
In addition, the use of geographical fields in the names of higher education institutions should follow the following norms: ?
1. In principle, "China", "China", "National" and "International" are not allowed Commonly used words representing China and the world are not allowed to be labeled with regional and regional variations such as "North China", "East China", "Northeast China" and "Southwest China". ?
2. In principle, the name of a region other than the city where the school is located is not allowed; schools run by provincial people's governments can use provincial names. If other schools really need to use provincial names, the provincial people's government The government shall coordinate and control the school, but the location of the school must be clearly stated in the name. ?
3. Without authorization, trademarks, font sizes, names, etc. owned by other organizations or individuals are not allowed to be used, and Chinese translations and abbreviations of foreign universities are not allowed. ?
Extended information
In principle, the names of colleges and universities shall not be named after individuals:
Recently, in order to further standardize the naming of colleges and universities, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations , combined with the actual work of setting up colleges and universities, the Ministry of Education researched and formulated the "Interim Measures for Naming Colleges and Universities" (referred to as the "Interim Measures") and officially issued it.
The "Interim Measures" shall apply to the naming matters of full-time universities, independently established colleges, higher vocational schools (including undergraduate-level vocational schools and junior college-level vocational schools) and higher technical schools after the promulgation.
The "Interim Measures" emphasize that in principle, the names of institutions of higher learning must not be named after individuals. Names previously used by other institutions of higher learning may not be used without authorization. The name of an independent school transferred from an independent college shall not include the name and abbreviation of the original school. Institutions of higher learning should keep their names stable, and in principle the interval between name changes at the same level should be at least 10 years.
Notice of the Guizhou People's Government-General Office of the Ministry of Education on the issuance of the "Interim Measures for the Naming of Colleges and Universities"