Ministry of Education, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Implementing Rules for the Regulation of Private For-profit Schools

教育部、人力资源和社会保障部、国家工商行政管理总局营利性民办学校监督管理实施细则

May 09, 2017 | BY

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Private for-profit schools have been subject to separate administration.

Clp Reference: 1720/16.12.30 Promulgated: 2016-12-30

Issued: December 30 2016

Main contents: Social organizations and individuals may establish private for-profit institutions of higher learning and other institutions of higher education, senior high level educational institutions and kindergartens, but may not establish private for-profit schools that provide compulsory education (Article 2).

A private for-profit school may not solicit students during its preparatory phase (Article 5).

A social organization wishing to establish a for-profit private school shall satisfy the following conditions:

(1) having the status of a legal person of the People's Republic of China;

(2) having a good integrity rating, not appearing on the list of enterprises whose operations are characterized by irregularities or the list of seriously delinquent and discredited enterprises and not having a record of improper acts; and

(3) its legal representative having Chinese nationality, being permanently resident in China, having a good integrity rating and no criminal record, having political rights and full capacity for civil acts (Article 9).

An individual wishing to establish a for-profit private school shall, among others, have Chinese nationality and be permanently resident in China (Article 10).

Matters relating to for-profit private training institutions shall be handled with reference to these Rules (Article 49).

clp reference:1720/16.12.30 Issued:2016-12-30

Issued: December 30 2016

Main contents: Social organizations and individuals may establish private for-profit institutions of higher learning and other institutions of higher education, senior high level educational institutions and kindergartens, but may not establish private for-profit schools that provide compulsory education (Article 2).

A private for-profit school may not solicit students during its preparatory phase (Article 5).

A social organization wishing to establish a for-profit private school shall satisfy the following conditions:

(1) having the status of a legal person of the People's Republic of China;

(2) having a good integrity rating, not appearing on the list of enterprises whose operations are characterized by irregularities or the list of seriously delinquent and discredited enterprises and not having a record of improper acts; and

(3) its legal representative having Chinese nationality, being permanently resident in China, having a good integrity rating and no criminal record, having political rights and full capacity for civil acts (Article 9).

An individual wishing to establish a for-profit private school shall, among others, have Chinese nationality and be permanently resident in China (Article 10).

Matters relating to for-profit private training institutions shall be handled with reference to these Rules (Article 49).

clp reference:1720/16.12.30 Issued:2016-12-30

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