《中华人民共和国高等教育法》(以下简称《高教法》)已于1998年8月29日第九届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第四次会议通过,并于1999年1月1日起施行。这是我国高等教育发展史上一件具有里程碑意义的大事。 高等教育是国民教育体系中的最高层 The Law of Higher Education of the People’s Republic of China (the “Higher Education Act”) was passed at the Fourth Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on August 29, 1998 and came into force on January 1, 1999. This is a landmark event in the history of the development of higher education in our country. Higher education is the highest level in the national education system