Education is an important part for people’s life. Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Currently, more and more attention are paid on education due to its great function in improving people’s intelligence, cultivating temperament and even changing one’s life. The importance of education in life cannot be doubted. Education opens up our minds and makes us broadminded. There is no better time than the present to understand this. Globalization has transformed the world into one big village. It is possible for us to know about the different cultures or events taking place at the other end of the world today. All these have been made possible due to education. Education has broadened our minds, so that we are not confined to our countries and comfort zones anymore. Education forms the basis of any society. It is responsible for the economic, social, and political growth and development of society in general. Education imparts knowledge whereby making discoveries and implementing them for the betterment of the society becomes possible.
Education, especially higher education has undergone a long development history, both in China and western countries. In terms of higher education, it has different characteristics in China and western countries. Nowadays, it is widely acknowledged that most of the western countries have more advanced higher education than China. However, we shall also notice the existing problems in education, especially higher education. This paper mainly aims at discussing the funding issue for higher education institutions in China and meanwhile, this paper will also try to put forward some solutions to deal with this issue.
【Key Words】higher education, funding, problems, solutions, China
教育是人一生中一个重要的组成部分。广义的教育定义为一群人的目标和习惯代代相传的手段。目前，人们越来越关注教育，因为其具有提高智力、怡情养性、甚至改变人生的作用。教育对一个人人生的重要性不容置疑。教育使人开阔心智，使人心胸宽阔。这正是我们目前需要理解到的。全球化已经将世界变成了一个地球村。我们能够甚至能够了解到地球的另一边不同的文化，以及正在发生的事情。正是教育促成了这一可能。教育能够开阔眼界，使我们不再仅限于自己存在的国家，不再仅存于个人的舒适空间。教育是任何一个社会的基础。它能够促进经济、社会、政治整体的发展。教育为人们带来知识，发现未知，并为人们创造一个更好的社会。
中国和西方国家的教育，尤其是高等教育，经历了较长的发展历史。中国和西方国家的高等教育有着不同的特点。现今，人们普遍认为西方国家的高等教育比中国更加先进。然而，我们也注意到教育体系中存在的问题，尤其是高等教育。本篇论文主要意在阐述中国高等教育机构融资问题分析，同时，本文也将试图提出一些处理这个问题的方案。
关键词：高等教育、融资、问题、解决方案、中国
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My cordial and sincere thanks go to all the teachers in the Department, whose interesting and informative courses have benefited me a lot during my college years. The profit that I gained from their profound knowledge, remarkable expertise and intellectual ingenuity will be of everlasting significance to my future life and career.
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2.1 Funding Mechanism for Higher Education Institutions in Different Countries. 4
2.2 Comparison of Higher Education Funding in Different Countries. 7
3.1 Current Situation for Higher Education Institutions Funding in China. 8
3.2 Problems in Higher Education Institutions in China. 9
4.1 Increase Fiscal Funding. 11
4.2 Standardizing Higher Education Cost 12
4.3 Self-Generated Funding. 13
4.4 Increase Funding Channels. 14
