National legislation clarifies that public higher education institutions refer to institutions that are organized by the government or are entrusted by the government to provide higher education services, receive public financial funding, and provide systematic higher education to the educated. Colleges and Universities.

In order to strengthen students' enthusiasm for participation, national legislation clearly stipulates that public higher education institutions should establish and improve student participation mechanisms to encourage students to participate in school management, education and teaching reform, curriculum setting, teaching evaluation, etc. affairs. At the same time, public higher education institutions should also establish and improve organizations such as student congresses, councils, and academic committees to provide platforms and guarantees for students to participate in school management, academic research, teaching evaluation, and other matters.

Public higher education institutions should also focus on cultivating students’ sense of social responsibility and citizenship, strengthen guidance and support for students to participate in social practice and public welfare activities, and encourage students to actively participate in volunteer services, social surveys, science and technology Innovation and other activities to improve students' comprehensive quality and social adaptability.

Public higher education institutions should establish and improve information disclosure systems, promptly disclose information on school management, education and teaching reform, curriculum, teaching evaluation, etc., to increase the transparency and fairness of student participation. At the same time, public higher education institutions should also pay attention to listening to students’ opinions and suggestions, promptly respond to and solve students’ concerns, and strengthen communication and interaction with students.

Characteristics of public higher education:

1. Public nature: The main funding for public higher education comes from public finance. The purpose is to meet the needs of social public interests, not to make profits.

2. Fairness: Public higher education should be open to all qualified students without discrimination or bias based on students' race, gender, family background and other factors.

3. Public welfare: Public higher education should take social welfare as its highest goal, be committed to cultivating high-quality talents, and promote social progress and development.

4. Diversity: Public higher education should provide diversified educational services to meet the needs and development of different students, including curriculum, teaching methods, evaluation methods, etc.

5. Normativeness: Public higher education should abide by national laws and regulations, standardize school-running behaviors, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of students.

6. Systematicity: Public higher education should establish a complete education system, including primary school, middle school, university and other stages of education, to ensure the continuity and systematicity of students' education.

7. Fair distribution of educational resources: Public higher education has the responsibility to fairly allocate educational resources and avoid excessive concentration or waste of resources.

8. General education should be given priority, and professional education should be supplemented: Public higher education should focus on general education, cultivate students' comprehensive quality and all-round development ability, and at the same time, according to social needs and students' interests Specialties and carry out professional education.

9. Serve the society: Public higher education should actively serve the society and provide talent support and intellectual guarantee for social development.