高等教育自学考试是我国改革开放以来教育制度的一项重要创新。二十多年来,自学考试这种教育形式对高等教育事业的发展作出了不小的贡献,成为我国高等教育的重要组成部分。近些年来,我国的经济和社会发展在发生新的变化,高等教育的发展也出现了新情况、新变化。自学考试工作者要很好地研究和认识新的形势,抓住机遇,因势利导,积极发展高等教育自学考试事业。一、新的形势对自学考试提出了新的发展要求去年胜利召开的党的十六大向全党全国人民提出了“全面建设惠及十几亿人口的更高水 Self-study examination of higher education is an important innovation of education system in our country since the reform and opening up. For more than two decades, this form of self-study exam has made a significant contribution to the development of higher education and has become an important part of China’s higher education. In recent years, new changes have taken place in the economic and social development of our country and new developments and changes have taken place in the development of higher education. Self-study examiners should study and understand the new situation well, seize the opportunities and make the best use of them to actively develop the self-study examinations for higher education. First, the new situation has put forward new requirements for self-study examinations. The 16th CPC National Congress, which was successfully held last year, proposed to the entire party and the people throughout the country a "higher water for building a comprehensive construction that will benefit billions of people