• It is commonly considered that public universities especially those national ones are better than private universities.
Peking University
Peking University, known in Chinese as Beida, wa•s.founded as Imperial Capital University in 1898. It is the first formally established modern national university of China. Peking University was influential in the birth of China's New Culture Movement, May Fourth Movement and many other significant events. Today, many national and international rankings frequently place Peking University as one of the best universities in China.
America
• There are about 3000 colleges and universities, both private and public in the U.S.
• They are all independent, offering their own choice of studies, setting their own admission standards and deciding which students meet those standards.
• During Han dynasty, the firsr civil service exam was set up. It had been used until the Qing dynasty.
Educational System
Years in School America vs. Japan vs. China
• Students take science, math, social studies, reading and technology, P.E. is usually mandatory in primary through 9th grade.
A classroom in a senior high school
Japan
• There are about 600 popular universities and colleges;
• Four-year learning to earn bachelor’s degree;
• Pubilc universities are composed of national universities and local universities;
The three school systems are composed of the following:
1. Elementary school – last six years 2. Middle School- last three years 3. High School- last three years 4. College – four years
• In Sr. Middle school, students choose a “major” of humanities or sciences. They have to pass a National Exam at the end of Middle school.
Colleges & Universities
education 4、The training of sense
of independence 5、Financial education
The comparison of education
between America Japan and China
History of American Education
• The first American schools opened during the colonial era.. In 1642 the Massachusetts Bay Colony（马萨诸塞（美国州名）海湾殖民地 ） made “proper” education compulsory. Similar statutes（法令，法规） were adopted in other colonies in the 1640s and 1650s.
Education in the United States
Secondary education
American Middle anome more responsible for their own education.
• Middle school prepares students to go on to high school.
• The greater the prestige of the university, the higher the credits and grades required.
Group work
Discussion and debate
Study in college
Harvard University
Japanese Junior High and High Schools
• Lower secondary school covers grades seven, eight, and nine, with increased focus on academic studies
• Most of the students will choose to enter high schools even though the compulsory education is ended.
• Half of the universities are private.
University of Tokyo (東京大学 )
The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan.The university was chartered by the Meiji(明治) government in 1877. It is considered to be the most prestigious university in Japan. Fifteen prime ministers in Japan have studied at University of Tokyo.Seven alumni(校友) of University of Tokyo have received the Nobel Prize.
• The first-year programs for students are similar. Course content and course selection are far more individualized in the second year.
High School Students
Chinese Middle
Schools
• Chinese middle schools consist of two parts: Jr. middle school and Sr. middle School, each lasts three years
• Jr. Middle School is a continuation of Primary School . Sr. Middle school is like the American High School
China
• There are over 2,000 universities and colleges, with more than six million enrollments in total.
• A typical student enrolled in a university lives in a dormitory room which she/he shares with from 1 to 7 people, and eats in the dining halls on campus.
• The teachings of Confucianism during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the curriculum were mainly based on the “Four Books and The Five Classics;” These teachings outlined the principles of society and government, the codes for personal conduct, and collectively defined the Confucian philosophy.
Harvard University
Harvard University is one of the earliest private universities, to train postgraduate and mainly engaged in scientific research of comprehensive university, headquarters is located in Boston's Cambridge city, total address is Byerly 8, Cambridge, Garden Street.