On Governing the Schools by Law and Legal Status of Colleges and Universities

Since the establishment of legal system General Principles of Civil Law in 1986,the legal status in Universities have been gradually recognized。 With the 1995 Law and in 1998,Higher Education Act were enacted,so the legal status in colleges and universities has a new legal basis.The relationship between the government and the universities is a legal adjustment of the administrative legal relationship.The relations between universities and community become complex civil legal relationship with the com-munity to the rule of law and the process of the formation.Administrative and legal relations in relationships form,which means that col-leges and universities in civil activities in accordance with the law in the enjoyment of civil rights,Civil liability in accordance with the law.As an independent legal person governance structure of higher education must be,which must also be legal。