目前,我国成人高等教育作为一种教育形式,在提升了全民族文化素质方面发挥了巨大的作用。但在发展的过程中,自身存在的问题不断显露,一系列挑战随即而来,成人高等教育如何应对挑战,怎样加强发展,是需要我们继续探索和解决的问题。它的发展将对我国的民族教育事业,尤其是对终身教育产生深远的影响。本文以西南民族大学成人教育学院为例,就成人高等教育的兴起和发展谈谈自己的浅见。 At present, China’s adult higher education, as an educational form, has played a huge role in enhancing the cultural quality of the entire nation. However, in the course of its development, its own problems continue to emerge. A series of challenges ensue. How adult higher education can meet its challenges and how to enhance development is something that we need to continue exploring and resolving. Its development will have a far-reaching impact on our national education, especially on lifelong education. This article takes Adult Education College of Southwest University for Nationalities as an example to discuss my own opinions on the rise and development of adult higher education.