China will continue deepening comprehensive reform to achieve a high-quality educational system, according to Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng.
China has established the world's largest education system with high quality. Compulsory education has been achieved in 2,895 counties across the country, and the accessibility to education at all levels has reached or exceeded the average levels in middle- and high-income countries.
The minister pointed out that from meeting the demand of "quantity" to improving "quality" is one of the key directions for deepening the comprehensive education reform going forward.
"Now that the issue of schooling has been basically resolved, what the public expect the most quality education. Amid a changing demographic and social structure, issues such as overcrowded urban schools and inadequate rural schools have become outstanding. To address the problems, we are exploring to gradually expand the scope of free education, promoting universal access to preschool education, do well in boarding school and small-size rural school. basic education. and enhancing the quality of basic education. Additionally, we will expedite the development of a modern vocational education system to nurture talent across different aptitudes and interests. Concurrently, we aim to leverage advancements in modern science and digital technology to enrich lifelong learning resources," Huai said.
Huai stressed that education, science and technology, and talent function as a basic and strategic underpinning for Chinese modernization. He noted that this is also the requirement of the reforms outlined in the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was held in Beijing from July 15 to 18.
"The interaction of talents from the education and sci-tech sectors are well-documented in higher education, which not only aligns with our national strategy but also meets the expectations and demands of people. Therefore, our goal is to ensure that higher education plays a pivotal role in China's modernization and effectively reflects the mandates of the reforms outlined in the third plenary session," he said.
He pointed out that in the next steps, the focus will be on comprehensively improving the ability to nurture talent domestically, supporting high-level independent development in science and technology, and emphasizing how the commercialization and application of scientific and technological advancements can align with national economic and social development priorities. These will be the three most important aspects of China's higher education reform.
"Focusing on the laws of scientific and technological development and the urgent needs of national economic and social progress, we will dynamically adjust our discipline settings and talent training mechanisms, strengthen the integration of scientific and technological education with humanities education, enhance the training of young scientific and technological talents, and advocate long-term policy support and resource allocation," the minister said.
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China to further deepen comprehensive education reform: minister