中华人民共和国中外合作办学条例英文版.docx

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中华人民共和国中外合作办学条例英文版

RegulationsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonChinese-ForeignCooperationinRunningSchools

（Adoptedatthe68thExecutiveMeetingoftheStateCouncilonFebruary19,2003,promulgatedbyDecreeNo.372oftheStateCouncilofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaon March1,2003,andeffectiveasofSeptember1,2003）

ChapterIGeneralProvisions

Article1 TheseRegulationsareformulatedinaccordancewiththeEducationLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,theVocationalEducationLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandtheLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonPromotionofPrivately-RunSchoolsforthepurposesofstandardizingChinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschools,strengtheninginternationalexchangeandcooperationinthefieldofeducationandpromotingthedevelopmentoftheeducationalcause.

Article2 TheseRegulationsapplytotheactivitiesofthecooperationbetweenforeigneducationalinstitutionsandChineseeducationalinstitutions（hereinafterreferredtoasChineseandforeigncooperatorsinrunningschools）inestablishingeducationalinstitutions（hereinafterreferredtoasChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschools）withintheterritoryofChinatoprovideeducationservicemainlytoChinesecitizens.

Article3 Chinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolsisanundertakingbeneficialtopublicinterestsandformsacomponentofChina'seducationalcause.

ForChinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschools,theStateadoptsthepoliciesofopeningwidertotheoutsideworld,standardizationofrunningschools,exercisingadministrationaccordingtolawandpromotingitsdevelopment.

TheStateencouragesChinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolstowhichhigh-qualityforeigneducationalresourcesareintroduced.

TheStateencouragesChinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolsinthefieldofhighereducationandvocationaleducation,andencouragesChineseinstitutionsofhigherlearningtocooperatewithrenownedforeigninstitutionsofhigherlearninginrunningschools.

Article4 ThelegalrightsandinterestsofChineseandforeigncooperatorsinrunningschoolsandofChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolsshallbeprotectedbythelawsofChina.

Chinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolsshallenjoypreferentialpoliciesmadebytheStateandenjoyautonomywhenconductingeducationalactivitiesinaccordancewithlaw.

Article5 Chinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolsshallabidebythelawsofChina,implementChina'seducationalpolicies,complywithChinesepublicethicsandshallnotjeopardizeChina'ssovereignty,securityandpublicinterests.

Chinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolsshallmeettheneedsofthedevelopmentofChina'seducationalcause,ensureteachingqualityandmakeeffortstotrainallkindsoftalentsforChina'ssocialistconstruction.

Article6 Chineseandforeigncooperatorsinrunningschoolsmaycooperatetoestablisheducationalinstitutionsofvarioustypesatvariouslevels.However,theyshallnotestablishinstitutionsofferingcompulsoryeducationserviceorspecialeducationservicessuchasmilitary,policeandpoliticaleducationservices.

Article7 Noforeignreligiousorganization,religiousinstitution,religiouscollegeanduniversityorreligiousworkermayengageincooperativeactivitiesofrunningschoolswithintheterritoryofChina.

Chinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolsshallnotofferreligiouseducation,norconductreligiousactivities.

Article8 TheeducationadministrativedepartmentoftheStateCouncilshallberesponsibleforoverallplanning,comprehensivecoordinationandmacrocontrolforallChinese-foreigncooperativeactivitiesinrunningschoolsnationwide.Theeducationadministrativedepartment,thelabouradministrativedepartmentandotherrelevantadministrativedepartmentsoftheStateCouncilshallberesponsiblefortheworkinrelationtoChinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolsinaccordancewiththeirfunctionsanddutiesasdefinedbytheStateCouncil.

Theeducationadministrativedepartmentsofthepeople'sgovernmentsoftheprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentshallberesponsibleforoverallplanning,comprehensivecoordinationandmacrocontrolforallChinese-foreigncooperativeactivitiesinrunningschoolswithintheirrespectiveadministrativeregions.Theeducationadministrativedepartments,thelabouradministrativedepartmentsandotherrelevantadministrativedepartmentsofthepeople'sgovernmentsoftheprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentshallberesponsiblefortheworkinrelationtoChinese-foreigncooperationinrunningschoolswithintheirrespectiveadministrativeregionsinaccordancewiththeirfunctionsandduties.

ChapterIIEstablishment

Article9 AneducationalinstitutionwhichappliesforestablishingaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolshallhavethelegalpersonstatus.

Article10 AChineseorforeigncooperatorinrunningaschoolmaycontributewithfunds,inkindorinformsofland-useright,intellectualpropertyrightsorotherassetstoestablishtheschool.

ContributionofintellectualpropertyrightsbyaChineseorforeigncooperatorinrunningaschoolshallnotexceedone-thirdofitstotalcontribution.However,foraforeigneducationalinstitutionthatcomestoChinaforcooperationinrunningaschoolattheinvitationoftheeducationadministrativedepartmentorthelabouradministrativedepartmentoftheStateCouncilorattheinvitationofthepeople'sgovernmentofaprovince,anautonomousregionoramunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovernment,itscontributionintheformofintellectualpropertyrightsmayexceedone-thirdofitstotalcontribution.

Article11 AChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolshallmeetthebasicrequirementsprescribedbytheEducationLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,theVocationalEducationLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,theHigherEducationLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandotherlawsandadministrativeregulations,andshallhavethelegalpersonstatus.However,aChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolestablishedtoofferhighereducationservicethroughthecooperationbetweenaforeigneducationalinstitutionandaChineseinstitutionofhigherlearningwhichofferseducationforacademicqualificationsmayhavenolegalpersonstatus.

TheestablishmentofaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolshallfollowthestandardsfortheestablishmentofState-runeducationalinstitutionsofthesametypeandatthesamelevel.

Article12 AnapplicationforestablishingaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolofferinghighereducationforacademicqualificationsatorabovetheregularuniversityeducationshallbesubjecttoexaminationandapprovaloftheeducationadministrativedepartmentoftheStateCouncil;anapplicationforestablishingaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolofferingspecializedhighereducationorhighereducationfornon-academicqualificationsshallbesubjecttoexaminationandapprovalofthepeople'sgovernmentoftheprovince,autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentwheretheproposedschoolistobelocated.

AnapplicationforestablishingaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolofferingsecondaryeducationforacademicqualifications,programsoftutoringself-taughtstudentsforexaminations,programsofferingsupplementaryteachingofschoolcoursesandpre-schooleducationshallbesubjecttoexaminationandapprovaloftheeducationadministrativedepartmentofthepeople'sgovernmentoftheprovince,autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentwheretheproposedschoolistobelocated.

AnapplicationforestablishingaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolofferingvocationaltechnicaltrainingshallbesubjecttoexaminationandapprovalofthelabouradministrativedepartmentofthepeople'sgovernmentoftheprovince,autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentwheretheproposedschoolistobelocated.

Article13 TheestablishmentofaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolshallincludetwostepsofpreparationforestablishmentandformalestablishment.However,theapplicantmayfileanapplicationdirectlyforformalestablishmentifitfulfillstheconditionsforofferingeducationandmeetsthestandardsforestablishment.

Article14 AnapplicantwhoappliesforpreparationforestablishmentofaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschoolshallsubmitthefollowingdocuments:

（1）aprojectreportwhichshallmainlycontainthenamesoftheChineseandforeigncooperatorsinrunningtheschool,thenameoftheproposedcooperatively-runschool,educationaltargets,sizeoftheschool,levelandformofeducationtobeoffered,conditionsforofferingeducation,systemofinternalmanagement,sourcesoffundingandcapitalmanagementanduse,etc.;

（2）acooperativeagreementwhichshallcontainthedurationofcooperationandwaysofdisputesettlement,etc.;

（3）validdocumentsverifyingsourcesofassetsandamountofcapital,withclearstatementofownership;

（4）adonationagreementforanyassetsprovidedasadonationtotheproposedschool,whichcarriesthenameofthedonor,valueofdonation,purposeofuseandmanagementmethods,andtherelevantvalidverifyingdocuments;and

（5）acertificateverifyingthatnotlessthan15percentofinitialfundsprovidedbytheChineseandforeigncooperatorsisalreadyinvested.

Article15 InthecaseofanapplicationforpreparationforestablishmentofaChinese-foreigncooperatively-runschool,theexaminationandapprovalauthoritiesshalldecidewhethertogranttheapproval