Abstract: After the founding of new China,guided by the policy of “learning from Soviet Union”,the higher education in our country heavily borrowed models and experience from Soviet Union,employing experts from Soviet Union being one of the most important ways.From 1949 to 1960,with the development of national economy and higher education,China went through several stages in employing Soviet Union experts,and each stage revealed different features.The experts from Soviet Union were actively engaged in various educational departments and institutions for higher learning,deeply influencing the establishment of the new educational system then.

Key words: education experts from Soviet Union, educational system, institutions for higher learning