China is gearing up for an educational revolution! 🇨🇳✨ On Sunday, the Chinese mainland unveiled a bold blueprint aiming to build a strong education system by 2035, lighting the way for modernization and national rejuvenation.
The 2024-2035 master plan, jointly issued by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, is all about crafting an education powerhouse rooted in socialism with Chinese characteristics. This means stronger ideological and political leadership, a competitive talent pool, cutting-edge scientific and technological support, better livelihood security, social synergy, and a boost in international influence.
Building a leading country in education has been a dream for China since modern times began. Now, with this plan, they're turning that dream into reality. 🌟
By 2027, they expect to have a high-quality education system initially set up, with leaps in homegrown talent development, bringing forth waves of outstanding innovators. By 2035, this system will be fully established, keeping basic education among the world's best. A fully developed learning society will be in place, marking a milestone in China's educational modernization.
Leveling Up Higher Education 🎓
The plan isn't just about schools—it's about supercharging universities! China will speed up the development of advanced research universities, encourage top foreign science and engineering universities to set up programs within the Chinese mainland, and vigorously promote professional postgraduate degrees.
They're shaking up majors and disciplines to keep pace with the latest in science, tech, and national strategies. Think new and emerging fields, interdisciplinary studies, and even reviving some less popular areas. The goal? To spark breakthroughs in foundational research and foster an environment that cheers on exploration and isn't afraid of a few failures along the way.
Last year, Wu Yan, vice minister of education, spilled the tea that China added over 1,600 urgently needed undergraduate programs and scrapped a similar number that no longer fit the bill. Talk about a major makeover! 🛠️
New majors like intelligent maritime equipment and soft matter science are popping up, especially in places like the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, fueling high-tech industries and strategic upgrades.
With over 1,300 universities offering more than 800 majors, China's higher education scene is buzzing. Since 2012, they've added a whopping 21,000 undergraduate programs and waved goodbye to 12,000 others. It's all about keeping up with the times and preparing students for the future! 🚀
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China unveils blueprint for building strong education system by 2035
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