西北政法大学因为在陕西省博士学位授权单位立项建设的评审中未能入选,而以陕西省学位委员会为被申请人向陕西省人民政府法制办公室提起行政复议,并被受理。此案经媒体广泛报道后,引起了法学界、教育界的广泛关注。本案可以说是公办高校与教育部门之间因利益冲突,试图通过正式法律救济渠道,需求解决的第一案。本案涉及的有关问题,对于探讨学位制度改革的原则、方向,进一步探讨高校与政府 Northwest University of Political Science and Law because of the Shaanxi Provincial PhD unit authorized construction project appraisal failed to be selected, and Shaanxi Province Degree Committee as the respondent to Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government Legal Office filed an administrative review, and was accepted. The case was widely reported by the media, has aroused widespread concern of law and education circles. This case can be said to be the first case that needs solving because of conflicts of interest between public universities and education departments and attempts to pass formal legal remedies channels. The relevant issues involved in this case are to explore the principles and directions for the reform of the degree system and to further discuss the relationship between the universities and the government