As we all know, one of the “highlights” of my country’s higher education in 2020 is the transfer of independent colleges. Among them, in addition to the independent colleges that can be successfully converted into new schools, there are still some schools that can only stop enrollment and stop running schools. So, what are the independent colleges that have stopped enrolling at the moment? Why did Bei Shizhu stop running the school?

1. List of independent colleges that have stopped enrolling students

In 2020, the Ministry of Education requires all independent colleges in the country to speed up the transfer process. Many of them have been converted into private or public colleges, but there are also a few colleges and universities that can only stop running schools for various reasons. There are at least five such independent colleges:

1. Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Branch

Location: Zhuhai, Guangdong

At present, Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus and Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus co-exist in one school. From 2019, the school began to gradually reduce the enrollment plan,Enrollment will stop in 2021, and the school will be terminated in July 2024and all merged into the Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University.

2. Business School of Hebei University

Location: Baoding, Hebei

On January 26, 2021, the Ministry of Education issued the “Letter of the Ministry of Education on Approving the Business School of Hebei University to realize the transfer by terminating the school-running method”, announcing that it agreed to the business school of Hebei UniversityAdmissions will be suspended from 2020and realize the transfer by terminating running schools and gradually returning to running colleges and universities.

3. Jinling College of Nanjing University

Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu

Currently, the Suzhou campus of Nanjing University is under construction. On July 22, 2020, Jinling College of Nanjing University issued a letter to all alumni, indicating that the school willFrom September 2020, general undergraduate enrollment will be stopped, and it will be fully integrated into Nanjing University Suzhou Campus in 2022. At the same time, Jinling College alumni will receive the “Nanjing University Alumni Card” issued by the Alumni Association.

4. Hanlin College of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Location: Taizhou, Jiangsu

Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hanlin College2020 Fall Enrollment Closed, while the Taizhou campus of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine began to recruit students at the same time. In addition, the former campus will be set up as the Taizhou campus of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and after the students complete their studies, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine will take back the right to run the school and be responsible for the disposal of the South Hanlin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

5. School of Science and Technology, Xinjiang Agricultural University

Location: Urumqi, Xinjiang

On October 25, 2020, the School of Science and Technology of Xinjiang Agricultural University was terminatedmerged into the parent university – Xinjiang Agricultural University.

For these schools, candidates and parents should note:

1) Schools that have stopped enrolling students can no longer apply for the exam;

2) Although these independent colleges have to stop running schools, they are also gradually returning to the headquarters (hosting colleges and universities).

2. Why did Bei Shizhu stop running the school?

Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Branch is one of the few independent colleges with a public nature in China. It is managed by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Beijing Normal University and the Zhuhai Municipal Government. Since the establishment of the school in 2001, the school’s strength has been continuously improved, and it has accumulated a certain popularity in the local area and has won many praises from the outside world. Therefore, when the school announced that it would terminate the school, students, parents and teachers did not understand it, and the controversy continued.

However, there are two important reasons why Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Branch has to stop running schools:

1. Land is required for the establishment of the Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University

Beijing Normal University is a well-known 985 university in my country, and it is also the number one normal university in China. Under the current wave of 985 colleges and universities opening campuses in different places (such as the success of Harbin Institute of Technology), Zhuhai City and Guangdong Province hope to welcome another famous school locally to promote the development of local education. Therefore, the establishment of the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University can be described as the general trend. However, the establishment of a school is inseparable from land, and Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Branch has land, school buildings and other resources. At the same time, the construction of the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University will also use the land used for the Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University Joint International College which has been reclaimed by agreement.

2. The Ministry of Education continues to promote the process of transferring independent colleges

Since 2020, there has been continuous news of the establishment of independent colleges in my country. In May, the Ministry of Education directly issued the “Implementation Plan on Accelerating the Transfer of Independent Colleges”, which brought a “great acceleration” to the transfer of independent colleges across the country. For a time, independent colleges across the country began to transfer, mainly to private and public colleges, and if the transfer could not be completed, the school could only be terminated.

In a word, even though Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Branch is a good independent college, its fees are always higher, and its educational strength cannot be compared with that of 985 colleges. Therefore, the termination of the school and the integration of Beijing Normal University into Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University is of positive significance for the higher education of Zhuhai City and even the entire Guangdong Province.