中外合作办学，是伴随着改革开放于90年代发展起来的教育界的新事物，它以成人非学历教育的合作高教改革为起步，在我国部分地区得到了较快发展。一、当前成人高等教育中外合作办学的特点1．发展的区域性特点中外合作办学是伴随着改革开放而发展起来的一种新的办学形式，因而这 Sino-foreign cooperative education, along with the reform and opening up in the 90’s, has developed into a new thing in the educational field. It started with the reform of higher education for non-diploma education of adults and enjoyed rapid development in some areas of our country. I. Characteristics of Sino-foreign Cooperation in Running Adult Education at Present 1. Regional Characteristics of Development Sino-foreign cooperative education is a new form of education that has developed along with the reform and opening up. Therefore,