Abstract: The higher education institution (HEI) is a complex academic ecologic organization consisting of many elements, and this determines the complexity of the HEI internal governance system and its innovation. This article first discusses the background of the HEI system innovation and its research values. Then it attempts to create a logic framework for the innovative study on the HEI internal governance system. This framework involves many related studies, like the theoretic study on the construction of effective HEI internal governance models, a study on the past and present HEI governance models, a comparative study on the HEI internal governance models among the higher education powers, a study on the innovation and construction of HEI internal governance in China, the improvement of HEI’s charters, a study on the rule of law in HEI internal governance, and on the culture of HEI internal governance. In conclusion, from aims to contents, this article presents an in-depth analysis of the problems with the system innovation of the HEI internal governance.

Key words: the higher education institution (HEI), internal governance system, innovative study