高等教育要实现可持续发展 ,根本出路在于实现办学体制的多元化 ,并且要处理好普通高等教育、成人高等教育与民办高等教育的关系。笔者认为 ,民办高等教育是我国高等教育的重要组成部分 ,在处理三者的关系中 ,要体现民办高等教育与普通高等教育的公平性 ,二者要加强合作 ,优势互补 ,建立公办与民办高等教育的竞争机制 ,处理好成人高等教育与民办高等教育的正确定位问题等 The fundamental way out for achieving sustainable development in higher education is to diversify the school system and to handle the relationship between general higher education, adult higher education and private higher education. The author believes that private higher education is an important part of higher education in our country. In dealing with the three relations, we should reflect the fairness of private higher education and general higher education. Both should strengthen cooperation, complement each other’s advantages and establish public-run and private higher education The Competitive Mechanism of Education, Handling the Problems of Adult Higher Education and the Correct Orientation of Private Higher Education