Contents
Speech made on the National Conference on Human Resources（Excerpts）
（December 19, 2003）………………………………………………………………Hu Jintao
Speech made on the National Conference on Rural Education
(September 19, 2003)……………………………………………………………Wen Jiabao
Speed up development, deepen reforms,and open a new word in rural education
……………………………………………………………………………………………Chen Zhili
Remember tenet firmly, not to fail the mission, and work to ensure that education meets with the satisfaction of the people………………………Zhou Ji
Fully implement the strategy of rejuvenating the nation through science and education and the strategy of strengthening the country through the cultivation of skilled manpower, and promote the continuous, rapid and balanced development of education
－－Speech made at the Annual Conference on Educational Work for 2004 （Excerpts）
(December 25, 2003)……………………………………………………………………Zhou Ji
Speech made at the Annual Conference on Educational Work for 2004
(December 27, 2003)…………………………………………………………Zhang Baoqing
Energetically strengthen guidance for vocations and promote the reforms and development of vocational education
－－Speech made at the National Conference on Sharing Experience in Vocation Guidance of Vocational-technical Schools
（November 4, 2003）……………………………………………………………Wang Zhan
Strengthen the guidance and service to promote the development and innovation of the employment system for university graduates………………………Yuan Guiren
Open Universities in the 21st Century
－－Speech made at 2003 Global Conference of Open University Presidents
（November 6, 2003）……………………………………………………………Zhang Xinsheng
Develop Research Universities with Chinese Characteristics…………Zhao Qinping
Persist in educational innovation and continue to promote reforms and development in higher education………………………………………………………Wu Qidi
Thoughts on guiding the work of discipline inspection and supervision in the educational sector with the important thought of the “Three Represents”……………… Tian Shulan
National Conference on Rural Education………………………………………………………
State Council sanctioned and transmitted 2003-2007 Action Plan for Invigorating Education
Study and implement the gist of the sixteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China: New achievements in education……………………………………………………
Fight against SARS in the educational sector…………………………………………………
The work of the MOE Office for Fight Against SARS…………………………………………
On Education: Interviews with Li Lanqing published……………………………………………
MOE’s Annual Conference on Education for 2003………………………………………………
Salient Features of the Work of MOE for 2003…………………………………………………
Statistical Information on Educational Development……………………………………………
Statistical Bulletin for National Educational Development in 2003
Released by MOE on May 27, 2004…………………………………………………………
Basic Data on Various Sectors of Education for 2003…………………………………………
Basic Data on Educational Finance for 2002…………………………………………………
Information on the Completion of Infrastructure Investment
in the Educational Sector for 2003…………………………………………………………
Basic Data on R & D Activities for 2003……………………………………………………
Educational Administration and Management Matters of General Concern…………………
Educational Legislation Development………………………………………………………
“Regulations on Chinese-Foreign Joint Operation of Educational Institutions” issued.
Strengthening legal system in education, push forward the legal governance of education in an all-around way
Reforms in the procedures of review and approval in educational administration
Strengthening the legal governance of schools
MOE held training courses for cadres on exercising their authority in accordance with laws and regulations
Follow-up Work on Handling the Recommendations and Proposals Submitted
by NPC Deputies and CPPCC Members……………………………………………………
Discipline Inspection and Supervision in the Educational Sector……………………………
National Conference on Discipline Inspection and Supervision in the Educational Sector.
Work on rectifying the working style of the Party and building an honest and clean government in the educational sector. Controlling unreasonable charges in educational sector. Wu Guanzheng visits MOE and inspects the work on controlling unreasonable charges in the educational sector. Commending the national advanced units and individuals in discipline inspection supervision work.
Educational Inspection…………………………………………………………………………
The Latest Progress in “the Two Basics”. Appendix 1: List of the tenth batch of counties (cities, districts) that have realized the goal of “basically universalizing the nine-year compulsory education; basically eradicating illiteracy among young and middle-aged adults”. Appendix 2: List of the seventh batch of counties that have basically universalized primary compulsory education. National Conference on Educational Inspection. Commending the advanced units and individuals in the educational inspection. Meeting of the 7th Batch of National Inspector of Education. Appendix: The list of Advisors to the General Inspector of National Education and the 7th batch of national inspector of education. Educational inspection and research. Monitoring compulsory education. Inspection of special education. Special inspection of school physical、health and art education.
Work of the Ombudsman’s Office……………………………………………………………
Information on the features and main problems reflected.
General information on the work of the Ombudsman’s Office.
Work about Caring for the Rising Generation…………………………………………………
Strengthening the work of Caring for the Rising Generation.
National On-the-spot Meeting on the Work of the Experimental Zones for Family Education Modernization.
Training backbone staff and reinforcing mutual exchanges.
Continuing activities of supporting education and aiding poverty-stricken students.
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern…………………………………………………………
Keep in mind the idea of “Governing to serve the people” and strengthening the efforts of transforming the functions of government
Basic Education……………………………………………………………………………………
Administration and Management………………………………………………………………
Take seriously the compulsory education difficulties faced by children of rural-urban migrant workers. Aiding schools in poor and minority areas through partnerships with schools in developed areas. Regularly carrying out activities of aiding poor students. Safety issues in primary and middle schools. Establishing modern management system for primary and secondary schools. Pre-school education. National Conference for Sharing the Experience in IT Education in Special Education Schools. Progress made in eradicating illiteracy.
Teaching and Curricular Reforms……………………………………………………………
Reform the evaluation and examination system and promote the all-around development of students. The information on progress of curricular reform in basic education. Start a new round of curricular reform in high schools. Issue the Curricular Standards for Moral Education (pilot version). Three thematic education, including AIDS prevention education.
Textbook Development for Primary and Middle Schools……………………………………
Workshop on Textbook Development in Primary and Middle Schools
Technical Equipment…………………………………………………………………………
Implement the “Modern Distance Education Project for Rural Primary and Secondary School”
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern…………………………………………………………
The historical achievements of rural education across the country, some thoughts on its future development and relevant measures
Vocational and Adult Education…………………………………………………………………
Information about implementing the gist of the National Conference on Vocational Education. National Seminar for Exchanging Experience on Vocation Guidance among Vocational-Technical Institutes. “Program for Training Direly Needed Skilled Workers and Technicians for the Manufacturing and Modern Service Sectors” launched. Strengthening the management of internship for secondary vocational school students. Huaxia Foundation’s Vocational Education Program for the year 2003-2004. China-Australia Forum on Vocational Education held. China-Germany Project of Training Teachers for Vocational Education launched. Training for schoolmasters in secondary vocational schools. Textbook development for secondary vocational education. Comprehensive reforms in urban education. Community-based education. Appendix: The second batch of national experimental zones for community-based education.
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern…………………………………………………………
The background, tasks and thoughts about the “Program for Training Direly Needed Skilled Workers and Technicians for the Manufacturing and Modern Service Sectors” concerning the vocational institutes.
Higher Education…………………………………………………………………………………
Development and Reform of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)………………………
Information on review, approval and adjustment of HEIs in 2003. Appendix 1: List of regular HEIs established or adjusted with the approval of MOE in 2003. Appendix 2: List of tertiary vocational schools established with the approval of the authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and the municipalities in 2003. Appendix 3: List of regular HEIs with managing system adjustment in 2003. Progress of the 211 Project. Information on developing selected key HEIs with joint efforts by MOE and relevant provincial, municipal authorities and ministries. Information on reforming logistic service in HEIs.
Management of Education and Teaching………………………………………………………
“Project of Teaching Quality and Teaching Reforms in HEIs” launched. Commending winners of 1st “Teaching Masters in HEIs Award”. Appendix: List of winners in 1st “Teaching Masters in HEIs Award”. Excellent college textbooks development. Appendix: List of nationwide excellent college textbooks. Development of national training bases for talents in integrated circuit. Teaching reform in college English. Evaluation of teaching in HEIs. Pilot projects of modern distance education. Development of Model Software Vocational-technical Colleges. Establishing steering committee for teaching forestry and agriculture sciences in HEIs. Information on implementing the “Project of supporting HEIs in western areas through partnership with developed areas”. Taking effective measures and ensure the strict discipline during examinations in HEIs. Laboratory work in HEIs.
Work in HEIs Directly under MOE……………………………………………………………
The 13th Plenary Session of the Consulting Committee for HEIs directly under MOE. “Three Work Plans” formulated by HEIs directly under MOE. Information on directly-under-MOE-HEI-based scholars’ election of membership to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Degree Work and Postgraduate Education……………………………………………………
The 20th Session of the State Council Academic Degree Committee held. The MOE Center for Academic Degree and Postgraduate Education established. Work on postgraduate education related to professional degrees. Implement “Postgraduate Education Innovation Project”. Meeting of deans of graduate schools of Chinese HEIs held. Nationwide appraisal and selection of outstanding doctoral dissertations conducted. Appendix: List of selected outstanding doctoral dissertations in 2003. Newly approved collaborative postgraduate programs jointly provided by mainland-based HEIs and foreign or Hong Kong SAR HEIs. Information on agreements on mutual recognition of credentials of academic degrees signed between China and other countries. Information on awarding honorary doctoral degrees. Information on awarding doctoral degrees and master’s degrees in the academic year 2002-2003.
Ideological and Political Education in HEIs and Social Science Research……………………
The 12th National Conference on Party Building in HEIs held. College teachers and students study and implement the gist of the 16th National Congress of CPC and the important thought of “the Three Represents”. Strengthening the study of “the Three Represents”. “Situation and Policy” education in HEIs. The survey about the ideological-political state among college students. The mental health education for college students. “Project of Promoting studies in philosophical and social sciences in HEIs” launched. Awarding the winners of “3rd Excellent Results of HEI-based Humanities and Social Sciences Research. Appendix: List of winners for the special, the first and the second prizes.
Work Related to College Students……………………………………………………………
Recruitment of new entrants in regular HEIs. Issuing the Suggestions on the Work of Physical Examination for Regular HEI’s Recruitment. Recruitment of postgraduate students. Management of issuing higher education credentials. Work of educating cadres for the Army. Information on employment of regular HEIs graduates. National tele-conference on the employment of HEI graduates. Select outstanding college graduates to work in the western region.
Science & Technology (S&T) in HEIs and S&T-based Enterprises Affiliated to HEIs………
Essential data on S&T in HEIs. Draft the S&T development strategy in HEIs. Management of S&T activities in HEIs. Top ten S&T achievements made in HEIs in 2003. Key research projects sponsored by MOE. S&T’s role in preventing and tackling SARS. Construction of laboratories. Basic research. Work of developing agriculture through S&T in HEIs. Development of University S&T Parks. Development of State Center for Engineering Research. Research projects within the State’s 863 Program. Participation of HEIs in national defense research. Special research funds for designated doctoral programs in HEIs. Management of HEI-affiliated S&T-based enterprises. Dissemination of S&T results. Establishment of the website for Chinese S&T dissertations. Management of patent-related affairs and S&T achievements. Awarding HEI-produced S&T achievements. Appendix: List of programs nominated by MOE for the top prize of State S&T Award in 2003.
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern…………………………………………………………
An overview of the Symposium on the Theory and Practice for Building First-rate Universities. Firmly push forward the “Quality Project”. Sound steps for excellent textbook development. Some thoughts on “the survey of employment among graduates from tertiary vocational and short-cycle schools in 2003.
Teacher Education…………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. “Steering Committee for Teacher Education” established. Exhibition of Excellent Curricula and Textbook for Teacher Education held. 2nd National Study Course of Backbone Trainers for New Curricula in Basic Education. Circular on the cases involving teachers raping or insulting students in Liaoning Province etc. jointly issued by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Justice. National Workshop of Teacher Education in Non-normal Universities held. National-level Training Workshop on Discipline Methodology for HEI Teachers. The Project of National Union of Teacher Education launched.
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern………………………………………………………
Prepare teachers with high quality for building a well-off society in an all-around way.
Ethnic Minority Education………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Workshop on Bilingual Teaching for Ethnic Minority. Aiding Tibet through education. Inland HEIs Aiding Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region. College-preparatory classes for ethnic minority students in regular HEIs.
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern………………………………………………………
Persist in the scientific concept of development, in order to realize a leap-frog development in ethnic minority education.
Non-state/Private Education…………………………………………………………………
An overview of the development of Chinese non-state/private education. The legislation process of Chinese non-state/private education. Study, propagate and implement “Law on the Promotion of Non-state/Private Education”. Information on development of Independent Colleges. List of non-state/private regular HEIs nationwide (as of March 31, 2004).
Hot Issues Arousing General Concern………………………………………………………
Independent Colleges: The historical opportunity of a new round of development for higher education.
Physical Education, Health Education, Art Education and National Education in Schools…
Nationwide activities to promote the “Standards on the Physical Health of Students”. Outline of Curricula for Regular HEI Undergraduates Majoring in P.E. Suggestions on On-the-job Training Programs for Public-class P.E Teachers in Regular HEIs to Study for Master’s Degree. Appraisal and selection conducted for national-level schools of traditional P.E. events. Appendix: List of 100 national-level schools of traditional P.E. events. Management of hygiene and healthy meals in schools. “The Haicheng Soybean Milk Incident” in Anshan City, Liaoning Province. Information on physical health of students in 2002 released. The Outline of AIDS Prevention Education among Middle School Students formulated. National Workshop on Art Education in Regular HEIs. 1st National Art Show of Primary and Secondary School Students. Outline of Military Training of Students in Senior High Schools issued. 2003-2005 Plan for Military Training of Students Nationwide. Strengthening the training of military teachers in HEIs. 2nd Steering Committee for Military Teaching in Regular HEIs nationwide set up. “National Defense Education in Schools” published.
Informatization in the Educational Sector and Distance Education……………………………
Informatization in the Educational Sector……………………………………………………
The development of CERNET2. Buildup of CERNET high-speed regional network and information service system for key disciplines. Development of the CERNET ChinaGRID Plan
Central Radio and Television University (CRTVU)…………………………………………
Pilot projects on reforming mode of skills training and open education continued. Distance education for rural areas and the Army. Development of Modern Distance Education Resources Data Base and Public Services System. The Tibet College of CRTVU starts its distance education system. 20th anniversary of joint operation of educational institutions between CRTVU and People’s Bank of China.
National Center for Educational Technology (NCET)………………………………………
Project of Modern Distance Education for Primary and Middle Schools in Western Areas completed. Premier Wen Jiabao visits the Exhibition of Modern Distance Education for Primary and Middle Schools in Rural Areas. Experimental primary and middle schools of modern educational technology.
Examinations in the Educational Sector…………………………………………………………
College Entrance Examinations………………………………………………………………
Setting examination papers for college entrance examinations and the pattern of examination papers. Entrance examinations for adult HEIs. Reform of entrance examinations for postgraduate students.
State-administered Examinations for Self-directed Learners (SAEfSDL) ……………………
An overview. Adjustment of members of the National Council of SAEfSDL. Management of donations supporting SAEfSDL students. Online free study for SAEfSDL. Informatization of SAEfSDL. SAEfSDL Edition of “China Examination” begins publication.
Examinations for Non-formal Qualifications…………………………………………………
Public English Test System. National Computer Rank Examination. National Accreditation Examinations for Translators and Interpreters (NAETI). Examination for Professional Manager Certificate in the catering trade. Examination for Labor and Social Security Position Certificate. Examinations for Intermediary and Advanced E-business Professional Certificates. National Examination for Computer Application Certificate. National Computer Examination for Children.
Overseas Examinations………………………………………………………………………
Japanese Language Test. TestDaF. Examination for American Nurse Certificate.
Research on Examinations……………………………………………………………………
Managing exams: more confidential with stricter discipline.
Personnel Management in the Educational Sector………………………………………………
Management and Training of Teachers
Deepening the reform of personnel management in primary and secondary schools. Implementation of the system of teachers’ qualification. “Shanggang Fei (an amount of money charged from primary or secondary school teachers at the beginning of their getting a teaching position in a school)” prohibited. Strengthening the management of primary and secondary school teachers and the ethic education for them. Information on the implementation of Topnotch Teachers Program. Information on HEI teachers’ in-service study for master’s degree.
Topnotch Talent Training Program……………………………………………………………
Information on the implementation the Program of Financial Assistance to Outstanding Young Teachers. 4th MOE Young College Teachers’ Awards conferred. Appendix: List of recipients.
Training Programs Provided by the National Academy of Educational Administration………
An overview. Adjust teaching plans and renew training contents. Conduct research-based training. Development of training textbooks and materials for thematic training. Overseas training for HEI leaders.
Educational Finance and Auditing………………………………………………………………
Educational Finance……………………………………………………………………………
Statistical Bulletin of Educational Finance for 2002 (Jointly released by MOE, SSB, and MOF on December 15, 2003). Appendix: Statistical table on educational expenditures in 2002. Information on implementation of the second term “National Program Aiding Compulsory Education in Poor Areas”. Information on implementation of “Program for Renovating or Reconstructing Dilapidated School Buildings”. Financial aid provided for needy college students. Regulate the collection of fees of schools. Utilize foreign loans to support education. School-run enterprises affiliated to primary and secondary schools.
Auditing in the Educational Sector……………………………………………………………
MOE strengthens guidance to auditing in the educational sector. Information on auditing in the educational sector.
International Cooperation and Exchanges in Education and Similar Activities
Conducted with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan…………………………………………
Work Concerning Chinese Students Studying Abroad and
International Students Studying in China…………………………………………………
Chinese students studying abroad. Foreign students studying in China. Work of China Scholarship Council. Strengthen the supervision of international educational activities.
International Cooperation and Exchange………………………………………………………
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation and exchange programs. Teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Information on cooperative educational programs jointly provided by Chinese and foreign institutions.
Educational Exchanges with Institutions in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan…………………
Cooperation and exchanges with Hong Kong. Cooperation and exchanges with Hong Macao. Cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan. Educational donations provided by Hong Kong-based personages and foundations.
Exchanges among Non-governmental Education Institutions…………………………………
Extend international educational cooperation and exchanges. Extend programs with distinguished features. Bilateral and multilateral cooperative programs in education. Visits of high-ranking officials. Sending study-tour teams abroad and receiving foreign visitors. Board Member Election for Chinese Education Association for International Exchanges.
Activities of the National Commission for UNESCO of China………………………………
Attending meetings convened by the Executive Bureau of UNESCO. Cooperation in the field of education. Cooperation in the field of natural science. Cooperation in the field of social science. Cooperation in the cultural field.
Language Work……………………………………………………………………………………
Annual Conference on Language Work for 2003. Third session of the advisory committee of the National Commission of Language Work held. Propagandize and implement the Law of Nationwide Commonly Used Language. 45th anniversary of issuance of “Chinese Pinyin Usage Program”. Evaluation of language work in cities. Management of Putonghua Test. 6th national publicity week for promoting Putonghua. Organizing 2nd Putonghua training courses for backbone teachers teaching Chinese in ethnic minority schools. National Conference on Informatization of Language. Development of a national online system of handling governmental functions in the field of language work. Chapters of the National Technical Committee of Language Standardization. The development of a “Table of Standard Chinese Characters”. The norms and standards of character usage in people’s names. Working visits to Germany and Finland to study their experience in the standardization of place names. Development of “universal multi-octet-coded character set utilizing IT”
Development of Textbooks, Management of Publishing Work, and
R&D Concerning Instruments and Apparatus for Instruction……………………………
People’s Education Press………………………………………………………………………
Strengthen the efforts of training concerning the use of new textbook and meet the needs of textbook experimental zones. A number of award-winning books and audiovisual products produced.
Higher Education Press…………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Development of new textbooks. The Project of “100 Excellent Curricula” officially launched. Recommendation of excellent textbooks.
Management of Publishing……………………………………………………………………
Structural reforms in publishing. Management of HEI press. Appraisal and selection activities for the “Five One’s Project”.
R&D Concerning Instruments and Apparatus for Instruction…………………………………
Standardization of teaching instruments. Testing the quality of teaching instrument products. Projects with UNICEF. R&D in the field of teaching instruments and apparatus.
Educational Research and Academic Activities…………………………………………………
National Research Institute of Educational Sciences……………………………
Academic month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of rebuilding the Institute. “1st China Forum on Educational Sciences and 3rd Joint Meeting of the Presidents (Directors) of Institutes (Academies) of Educational Sciences” convened together. Centenary Forum on Chinese Education.
National Center for Educational Development and Research…………………………………
2nd OECD Forum on Trade in Education Services. Survey and analysis on literacy of the Chinese population.
Center for HEI-based Social Sciences Development and Research……………………………
Work of MOE’s Research Center of Deng Xiaoping Theory. Research and scholarly activities conducted in various fields of philosophical and social sciences. Information on the magazine “HEI Theory Front”.
Chinese Society of Education…………………………………………………………………
An overview. A discussion meeting on development school discipline among scholars. Research and discussion on educational innovation and development modern education system. Work in experimental zones for teaching reform. Mid-term review of programs for the 10th FYP. Various kinds of forums and workshops on curriculum reform held. A series of activities for exchanging experience held. Academic exchange.
Chinese Society of Higher Education…………………………………………………………
An overview. Strengthen research in educational sciences to promote innovations in higher education. Enhance the quality of society journal with distinguished features. Expanding the sphere of the work of the society.
Educational Press and Educational Television……………………………………………………
China Education Daily……………………………………………………………………
Doing a good job of news reporting and publicity around the major concerns of the Party and the government. Reporting the NPC and the CPPCC. Supporting the fight against SARS in educational sector with reporting. Reporting outstanding cases of making efforts to ensure that education meets with the satisfaction of the people. Reporting the National Conference on Rural Education.
People’s Education……………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Reporting typical cases and model figures. Reports on curriculum reform. Reports on the working emphases and difficulties in basic education. Improve the columns to serve the readers better.
China Higher Education………………………………………………………………………
Study and propagate the important thought of the “Three Represents”. Reporting the research and discussion for higher education development and reform. Reporting around the major concerns in the work of higher education. Ensure the quality of columns and provide a better guidance to readers.
Chinese Scholars Abroad……………………………………………………………………
An overview. Reporting around the major concerns of the government. Improve the electronic edition of Chinese Scholars Abroad.
China Education Television……………………………………………………………………
An overview. Reporting the study and implementation of the “Three Represents”. Measure for fighting against SARS: On-air Classroom Programs. Live broadcast of the program on controlling unreasonable charges in educational sectors. Modern distance education provided to countryside and farmers and soldiers. The website of China Education Television launched.
Education in Beijing Municipality…………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Sparing no efforts to fight against SARS. Inspection of implementation of educational laws and regulations. Inspection and evaluation of education. Controlling unreasonable charges in the educational sector. Monitoring the process of recruiting students. Establish a teaching cohort. Employment of college graduates.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Teaching innovations. Regulate the behavior of primary and secondary school management. High school entrance examinations and recruitments. The development of Model High School. Improve the conditions of schools. Educational informatization. Pre-school education. Special education. Ethnic minority education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. The structure of vocational schools adjusted. Teaching reforms. Development of new disciplines. Short-term training of non-formal qualifications. Informatization in the educational sector. Development of key vocational schools. Community-based education. Enterprise-based education. Project on Training for the Agricultural Modernization. International cooperation and exchanges.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Development of curricula and textbooks. Co-develop and share resources. Non-state/private higher education. Management of S&T. Development of university S&T Park and the transformation of S&T achievements. Development of Higher Education Park and apartment building for college students. Providing aid for poor students.
Education in Tianjin Municipality………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Fight against SARS. Infrastructure Investment in education. Providing aid for poor students. Regulate charges in educational sector.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Development of Model High School. Development of Uniform Schools. Curriculum reform. Pre-school education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Development of key secondary vocational schools. Reform of the network-teaching model in Adult HEIs. Education for senior citizens.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Management of academic degrees and postgraduate education. Evaluation of undergraduate education. Employment of college students. Development of experimental zones for philosophy and social sciences. Development of national-level university S&T Park. Chinese-Foreign joint operation of educational institutions. Recruitment of new entrants.
Education in Hebei Province………………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies, plans, goals and tasks for education. New notion of educational development. Provincial Conference on Rural Education. Fight against SARS. School governance: on a legal basis.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Curriculum reform. Moral cultivation for students. Education in regular high schools. Special education. Management of registration in primary and secondary schools. Provincial Exhibition of Youth S&T Innovation. Language work in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Making efforts to develop vocational education. Implementation of BTEC Program. Adjustment of adult HEIs examination subjects. State-administered examinations for self-directed learners. Training for international certificate concerning vocation qualifications. Community-based education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Tertiary vocational and short-cycled schools. Development of independent colleges. Reform in recruitment and examinations for the Radio and Television Universities. ERP Centers jointly developed by HEIs and enterprises. College volunteers spreading health knowledge. Employment of college graduates. Selected outstanding college graduates work at grass-root sectors. Establish a teaching cohort. Psychological health education among college students.
Education in Shanxi Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Information on educational receipts and expenditure. Fight against SARS. Provincial Conference on Rural Education. Physical, health, art and national defense education. School safety issue.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Pre-school education. Compulsory education. Special education. IT education in primary and secondary schools. Curriculum reform in basic education. Continuing education for primary and secondary school teachers.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Provincial Conference on Vocational Education. Development of key schools. Establish a teaching cohort. Illiteracy eradication and adult education. Formal education for adults and mass training.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Structural adjustment in HEIs. Work related to academic degrees. S&T innovation in HEIs. Employment of college graduates. Party building and ideological and political education in HEIs. International cooperation and exchanges in education.
Education in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policy and plan for education. Supporting aid to schools through partnership with schools in developed areas. Development of legal system in education. Fight against SARS. Development of e-administration. Develop a clean Party and correct the ill practices. International cooperation and exchanges in educational sector. Non-state/private education.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Information on the work of “Two Basics”. Illiteracy eradication. Pre-school education and special education. Regular high school education. Quality-oriented education. Information on implementation of “National Program Aiding Compulsory Education in Poor Areas”(2nd phase) and “Program for Renovating or Reconstructing Dilapidated School Buildings”. Modern Distance Education Project. Implement the gist of “National Conference on Rural Education”. Safety issues. Reform in personnel management system in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Structural adjustment. Recruiting exams. Development of teachers and textbooks.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Structural adjustment. Infrastructure construction in HEIs. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of college students. Information on teaching and development of disciplines. Stabilize the HEIs. Management of logistic service in HEIs.
Ethnic Minority Education……………………………………………………………………
Implement the gist of the National Conference on Ethnic Minority Education. Curriculum reform and textbook development in the Mongolian language.
Education in Liaoning Province…………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Provincial Conference on Rural Education and Vocational Education. Providing support for the poor. International cooperation and exchanges. Non-state/private education. Efforts towards building a clean educational sector. Language work. Physical, health and art education.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Layout adjustment and school building reconstruction for primary and secondary schools in rural areas. Establish a strong team of head-teachers and teachers for primary and secondary schools. Quality-oriented education. Pre-school education. Regular high school education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Tertiary vocational education. Secondary vocational education. Development of standard vocational education center. Reform in recruiting systems of secondary vocational schools. Adult higher education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
The Joint Meeting of Province-wide Party Secretary-General and Presidents from HEIs. Teaching work. S&T development. Campus development and layout adjustment. Policy guidance in HEI’s recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates. Postgraduate education and discipline development. Ideological and political education. Establish leading and teaching cohorts.
Education in the City of Dalian………………………………………………………………
An overview. Basic education. Vocational education and adult education. Higher education.
Education in Jilin Province………………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Input in education. Legal system development and education inspection. Physical, health and art education. Establish a teaching cohort. Control unreasonable charges in primary and middle schools. International cooperation and exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Curriculum reform. Development of regular high school. Educational aid through partnerships. Special education. Non-state/private education. Senior high school entrance examination and graduation examination. Moral education in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Comprehensive reform in vocational education. State-administered examination for self-directed learners.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Development of key HEIs and key disciplines. S&T projects launched for fight against SARS. Work related to academic degrees. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates in HEIs. Party building and ideological and political education in HEIs. Management of independent colleges and non-state/private HEIs.
Education in Heilongjiang Province………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Formulate the “Education Development Outline” and plans to support the rejuvenation of old industrial bases. Expand financial aid to more students. National inspecting team in Heilongjiang province to inspect the work of educational charges. International cooperation and exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Compulsory education. Lessen or exempt the miscellaneous fees of poor primary or secondary school students in rural areas. High school education. Special education. Physical, health and art education. Reform in personnel systems in primary and secondary schools. Renovate or reconstruct dilapidated school buildings in rural primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Provincial Conference on Vocational Education. Evaluation of establishing secondary vocational schools. Development of training bases for vocational school teachers. Discipline development in vocational schools. Management of school rolls in vocational schools. Adult education in rural areas.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Structural adjustment for HEIs. Implement the “College Students in Each Village Program”. S&T and HEI-based enterprises. Party building and ideological education among students. Work related to academic degrees. Employment of graduates.
Education in Shanghai Municipality………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Educational input and expenditure and reform in investment policy. Research for educational development policies. Pilot projects for comprehensive educational reform. Agreement on educational cooperation within the Yangtze River Delta signed. Development of legal system in education. Auditing in educational sector. Establish a teaching cohort. Language work. International cooperation and exchanges. Physical, health, art, science popularization and national defense education. Ethnic minority education and providing aid through partnerships. Non-state/private education.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Compulsory education. Development of junior middle schools. Development of high-quality high schools in suburbs. Curricular and textbook reforms. Pre-school education. Educational inspection. Correct the ill practices in the educational sector. Develop a modern school system. Rectify the surrounding environments of schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Secondary vocational schools. 1st Forum on Teachers’ Ethics. Community-based education. Adult education in suburban areas. Education for senior citizens.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Layout adjustment for HEIs. University Park development. Recruitment and employment of graduates. Management of academic degrees. Information on teaching. Development and key disciplines and S&T activities. Reform in logistic service sector. E-institute development.
Education in Jiangsu Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Party building in educational institutions. Development of legal system in education. International cooperation and exchanges. Informatization in education. Physical and health education. Language work. Educational input and expenditure. Auditing in educational sector.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Pre-school education. Moral education in primary and secondary schools. Comprehensive reforms in rural primary and middle schools. Development of provincial-level model junior middle schools. Curricular reforms in basic education. Science education program: learning from doing. Regular high school education. Special education. Educational inspection.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Recruitment in secondary vocational schools. Tertiary vocational education. Strengthening the development of backbone schools. Development of model discipline. Strengthening the teaching of practical skills. Training for transferring farmers into workers. Reform in school management system. Pool the resources of sectors of agriculture, science and education. Promote the experiment of community-based education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Layout adjustment for HEIs. Management of recruitment plans in HEIs. Entrance examination for regular HEIs. Non-state/private higher education. Reform in logistic service sector in HEIs. Infrastructure construction in HEIs. Teaching reforms in higher education. Development of key HEIs and key disciplines. Academic degrees and postgraduate education. Management of students and school rolls. Employment of college graduates. Stability of HEIs and ideological and political education. S&T and HEI-based enterprises. Philosophy and social sciences research in HEIs. Adult higher education.
Education in Zhejiang Province…………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual work plan. Strengthen safety work. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector. Educational cooperation and exchanges within the Yangtze River Delta.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Curricular reform. Reform in examination systems. Development of standardized schools. Pre-school education. Quality-oriented education. Improve the system of providing aid to poor students. Establish a teaching cohort.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Development of key vocational schools. Discipline development. Research in the vocational teaching. Establishment of model training bases for skilled workers for advanced manufacturing industries. Strengthen the management of recruitment of secondary vocational schools. Community-based education. State-administered examination for self-directed learners.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Employment of graduates. Implement the program of training HEI teachers.
Education in the City of Ningbo………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Basic education. Vocational education and adult education. Higher education.
Education in Anhui Province………………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Educational input and expenditure. Fighting flood and drought relief. Education serves the agriculture, villages and farmers as well as economic development. Non-state/private education. Development of the teaching cohort. Physical, health and art education. Language work.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Reconstruction of dilapidated primary and secondary schools building. Improve the managing system of compulsory education in rural areas. Curricular reform in basic education. IT education in primary and secondary schools. Inspection and evaluation of implementation of “two basics”. Control unreasonable charges in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Provincial Conference on Vocational Education. Reform in recruitment in vocational education. Information on some programs for the development of vocational education. Teaching and curricular reform. Secondary normal education. Adult higher education. SAEfSDL and examinations for non-formal qualifications.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Systematic reform and layout adjustment. Work related to academic degrees and discipline adjustment. International cooperation and exchanges. Teaching reform and infrastructure construction. Entrance examinations and reform in recruitment. Employment of graduates. S&T development in HEIs. Development of the leading cohort in HEIs.
Education in Fujian Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans. Educational input. Development of the teaching cohort. Non-state/private education. Educational cooperation and exchanges. Party building and ideological and political education. Build a clean Party in the educational sector.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Compulsory education. High school education. Pre-school education. Special education. Ethnic minority education. IT education. Curricular reform. Reconstruction of dilapidated school buildings in rural primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Recruitment in secondary vocational schools. Reform in training mode of students. Development of key disciplines. Illiteracy eradication and adult training. SAEfSDL and other certificate-exams.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Teaching information in HEIs. Reforms in higher education. Management of academic degrees and postgraduate education. S&T development. Development of key HEIs. Evaluation of teaching.
Education in the City of Xiamen………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Basic education. Vocational education and adult education. Higher education.
Education in Jiangxi Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans. Financial input for education. Development of the teaching cohort. Control unreasonable charges in the educational sector. Non-state/private education. Educational exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Compulsory education. Special education and ethnic minority education. Supporting other schools through partnerships. Modern distance education project. Pre-school education. High school education. Informatization in primary and secondary schools. Curricular reform.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Establish the system of province-wide joint meeting for vocational education. Provincial conference on vocational education. Inspection and evaluation of vocational education. Experiments in community-based education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Reform and management of teaching activities. S&T in HEIs. Academic degrees and postgraduate education. Party building and ideological and political education in HEIs.
Education in Shandong Province…………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Solve the salient problems faced by rural education. The philosophy for teacher training. Employment of students from normal institutions. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Adoption of new curricula in compulsory education. IT education. Free provision of textbooks for poor students in rural areas. Teachers in townships to teach in villages. Outline for advocating and cultivating national consciousness in primary and secondary schools. Pre-school education. Special education. Teacher training. Head-teacher training. Reconstruction of dilapidated buildings in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Reform in the management system of vocational education. Supporting the development of vocational education. Key project for vocational education launched: “Ten, a Hundred and a Thousand”. Promoting the certificate system for professionals. Joint operation of education by secondary vocational schools from the East and the West. Serving the development of agriculture, villages and peasants. Dualistic training bases for vocational education. Community-based education. Training of workers. Adult education in rural areas.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Suggestions on strengthening efforts to promote the development of higher education. Implement the Project of “Tai Mount Scholars”. Work related to academic degree and postgraduate education. Award conferred to outstanding researchers for the “Clone Cow”. Peking University and Tsinghua University hand in hand supports the development of Yantai University. SAEfSDL.
Education in the City of Qingdao………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Basic education. Vocational education and adult education. Higher education.
Education in Henan Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Input and expenditure for education. The Year for Strengthening Management of Education. Formulate the outline of educational development for building an all-around well-off society. Infomatization in education. International exchanges and joint operation of educational institutions. Physical, health and art education.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Provincial Conference on Rural Education. Compulsory education. “Two basics” and educational inspection. Moral education in primary and secondary schools. Curricular reform in basic education. Reconstruction of dilapidated buildings in primary and secondary schools. Safety issue in primary and secondary schools. Special education. Ethnic minority education. Regular high school education. Pre-school education. Training of primary and secondary school teacher.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Provincial conference on vocational education. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates in secondary vocational schools. Teacher training. Teaching reform.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Project 211 and development of key disciplines. Teaching reform. Work related to academic degrees and postgraduate education. Establishment and adjustment of HEIs. Expansion of HEIs. S&T development. Reform in logistic service sector in HEIs. Providing aid to poor students. Ideological and political education. Recruitment of new entrants. Employment of graduates. Establishing a teaching cohort. Training of leaders. Adult higher education.
Education in Hubei Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and main plans. Evaluation of the discipline in educational sector. Control unreasonable charges. Providing aid to poor students. Non-state/private education. Reform in personnel management. Establishing a teaching cohort. International cooperation and exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Compulsory education in rural areas. The issue of school-age children of migrant people receiving compulsory. Curricular reform. Regulate the management of schools. Moral education in primary and secondary schools. Educational inspection. The reform of P.E. examinations in the entrance examination for high school. Activities for commemorating the 100th anniversary for the initiation of pre-school education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Reform in vocational education. Rural education and vocational training. Teaching training.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Reform in managing system and adjustment of layout. Tertiary vocational education. Independent colleges. Activities of “HEI Development Year”. Infrastructure construction and management of teaching. Meeting for exchanging experience on cultural and ethical progress in HEIs. Call for learning from Xu Zhiwei. Teaching reform in teaching of Marxist philosophy and moral education. Work related to academic degrees and postgraduate education. S&T development. Recruitment of new entrants to HEIs. Management of registration and certification.
Education in Hunan Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Educational input and expenditure. Inspection of implementation of rules and regulations concerning compulsory education. Informatization in education. Establishing a teaching cohort. International cooperation and exchanges. Reform in school management. Non-state/private education. Control unreasonable charges in education sector. Teaching and research. Ethnic minority education and aiding Tibet through education. Language work.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Information about “Two Basics”. Regular high school education. Pre-school education and special education. Educational inspection. Curricular reform. Reform in personnel management in primary and secondary schools. Physical and art education. Implementing “Single Fee System” in compulsory education in rural education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Tertiary vocational education. Secondary vocational education. Adult education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Formulate the 2010 Outline for the Development of Higher Education. Teaching reform. Party building in HEIs. Systematic reform and layout adjustment. Development of key disciplines. Development of backbone teachers’ cohort in HEIs. Recruitment of new entrants. Work related to academic degrees and postgraduate education. S&T development in HEIs. Employment of college graduates. Reform in logistical service sector. State loan for aiding poor students. 7th Provincial Sports Meeting for College Students in Hunan.
Education in Guangdong Province………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and guidelines. Fight against SARS. Provincial Conference on Rural Education. Teaching reform. Providing aid to poor students. Educational input. Language work.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Layout adjustment for primary and secondary schools. Regular high school education. Informatization in education. Curricular reform in primary and secondary schools. Inspection and evaluation of education. Moral education. Ethnic minority education. Teaching cohort. Control unreasonable charges in primary and secondary schools. Performance by primary and secondary school students.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Provincial Conference on Vocational Education. Development of secondary vocational schools. Adult education in rural areas. Non-state/private non-formal schooling. Community-based education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Development of university town in Guangzhou. Discipline development. Work related to academic degrees. Recruitment and graduates employment. Improving teaching and studying conditions in HEIs. Ideological and political education in HEIs. 6th Guangdong University Sports.
Education in the City of Shenzhen……………………………………………………………
Essential information. Basic education. Vocational education and adult education. Higher education.
Education in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region……………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Input and expenditure in education. Infrastructure and key projects construction. Provincial Conference on Rural Education. Reform in examination systems. Health issue in schools. Language work. International cooperation and exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Progress in “Two Basics”. High school education. Pre-school education. Special education. Improving the managing system of rural compulsory education. Educational inspection. Pilot curricular reforms in basic education. Establishing a teaching cohort. Informatization in education and modern distance education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Training of teachers for vocational education. Teaching reforms in vocational education. Model schools for vocational education. Discipline development. Vocational training.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Ideological and political education in HEIs. Teaching reforms in HEIs. Management of teaching in HEIs. S&T development in HEIs. Aiding poor students.
Ethnic Minority Education……………………………………………………………………
An overview. Provincial Conference on Ethnic Minority Education.
Education in Hainan Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Provincial survey on rural education. Input and expenditure in education. Ethnic minority education. Development of legal system in education. Educational inspection. Cooperation and exchanges. Language work. Informatization in education. Physical, health and art education. Non-state/private education.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Compulsory education. Regular high education. Pre-school education and special education. Curricular reforms in basic education. Establishing a teaching cohort. Stability and safety issues in schools. Supporting studying through working. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector. Reconstruction of dilapidated buildings in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Adjustment of secondary normal schools. Supporting the underdeveloped areas through S&T.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Party building & ideological and political education. Teaching and S&T development. Postgraduate education. State loan for poor students. Development of libraries. Hands-on activities for college students. Recruitment and graduates employment.
Education in Chongqing Municipality……………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Informatization in education. Establishing a cohort for educational inspection. Input and expenditure in education. School-based enterprises. Alleviate poverty through education and partnerships with developed areas. Supporting Tibet through education. School relocation as a result of constructing the Three Gorges Dam. Control unreasonable charges. Establishing a teaching cohort. Non-state/private education. Ethnic minority education. Physical education in schools. Educational cooperation and exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Progress in “Two Basics”. Compulsory education. Quality-oriented education. Regular high school education. Pre-school education. Reconstruction of dilapidated buildings in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Project of Eight Services for vocational education. Establishing trade associations. Curricular reforms. Training of teachers for vocational education. Adult higher education. Eradicating illiteracy among young and middle-aged adults.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Layout adjustment of HEIs. Development of University Town in Chongqing. Teaching work. Tertiary vocational education. Work related to academic degrees and postgraduate education. S&T development in HEIs. Party building and ideological and political education.
Education in Sichuan Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Provincial Conference on Non-state/private Education and Rural Education. Input and expenditure in education. Aiding poor students. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector. Establishing a teaching cohort. Development of legal system in education. Non-state/private education. International exchanges. Language work.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Progress in “Two Basics”. High school education. Curricular reforms in basic education. Pre-school education. Special education. Moral education in primary and secondary schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Development of secondary vocational schools. Teaching reforms.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Structural reforms in HEIs. Ideological and political education in HEIs. Teaching work. Work related to academic degrees and postgraduate education. S&T development in HEIs. Employment of graduates.
Education in Guizhou Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Information on educational expenditure. Information on input and investment in educational sector. Build a clean educational sector. Information on implementation of the regulations concerning teachers’ qualifications. Physical, health and art education. Rectify the surrounding environments of schools. Non-state/private education. Chinese-foreign joint operation of educational institutions.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Inspection of implementation of “Compulsory Education Law”. Information on “Two Basics”. Regular high school education. Educating primary and secondary students on drug prevention. Modern distance education projects in primary and secondary schools. Inspection of special education. Establishing a teaching cohort. Selection and appraisal of 1st batch of provincial model kindergartens. Development of outside-campus-activity-places for youths.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Tertiary vocational education. Establishing a teaching cohort for vocational schools. Provincial model technical schools for adults in townships. Promote the “Double Certificate” system in vocational schools. Information on technical schools. SAEfSDL.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Work related to academic degrees. S&T development in HEIs. Development of excellent curricula in HEIs. Establishing a teaching cohort. Recruitment of new entrants. Employment of graduates. Humanities and social sciences research in HEIs. Party building and ideological and political education in HEIs.
Education in Yunnan Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Input and expenditure in education. Informatization in education. Control unreasonable charges in educational sectors. Inspection team of the provincial government set up. Putonghua test.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Evaluation of “Two Basic”. Layout adjustment for primary and secondary schools. Regular high school education. Aiding poor students. Development of schools near borders. Reconstruction of dilapidated buildings in primary and secondary schools. Pilot curricular reforms. Distance education in primary and secondary schools. Implementing the “Program of Basic Education Development in Western Areas”.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Reforms in secondary vocational education. Development of secondary vocational schools. Professional certificate examinations. Adult education in rural areas. SAEfSDL and examinations for certain certificates.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Structural adjustment in HEIs. Recruitment of new entrants in regular HEIs. Development of University S&T Park. Work related to academic degrees. Management of examinations for obtaining degrees. Development of training bases for creative talents for new and high technologies. S&T development in HEIs. Employment of college graduates. Select outstanding college graduates to work at township level.
Education in Tibet Autonomous Region…………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Input and expenditure in education. Party building and moral education in schools. Recruitment and examinations. Non-state/private education. Control unreasonable charges in educational sectors. Aiding poor students. Provincial Conference on Education in Farming and Pastoral Areas. Provincial Meeting on Education in Bordering Counties. Supporting Tibet through education.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Goals of “Two Basics” set. Educational inspection. Establishing a teaching cohort. Informatization in education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Layout and structural adjustment. SAEfSDL and examinations for certain certificates.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Adjustment of disciplines and work related to academic degrees. Recruitment of new entrants in HEIs.
Education in Shaanxi Province……………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans. Auditing in educational sector. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector. Settle the schooling problems of poor students. Fighting flood and drought relief in educational sector. Physical, health and art education. Non-state/private education. Language work.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Input in basic education. Progress in “Two Basics” & inspection and evaluation. High school education. Pre-school education. Special education. Establishing a teaching cohort. Development of underdeveloped schools. IT education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Teaching reforms. Education’s role in promoting development of rural economy. Training for transferring rural labors into urban workers. Community-based education.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Party building & ideological and political education in HEIs. Selection and appraisal of HEI Excellent Teachers and excellent curricula. Teaching reforms. Development of disciplines and work related to academic degrees. S&T development. Employment of college graduates. Educational cooperation and exchanges.
Education in Gansu Province………………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Input and expenditure in education. Managing education in accordance with laws and regulations. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector. Auditing in educational sector. Disaster relief efforts in educational sector. Ethnic minority education and educational aid through partnerships. Informatization in education. Cooperation and exchanges. Language work.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Moral education. Establishing a teaching cohort. Progress in “Two Basics”. High school education. Reform in education management system at county level. Curricular reforms in basic education. Special education. Pre-school education. Safety issues.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Provincial Conference on Vocational Education. Development of vocational schools. Teaching reforms. Establishing a teaching cohort. Education’s role in promoting the development of agriculture, villages and farmers. Training of ethnic minority cadres. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates. Sino-Germany Vocational Education Project.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Party building and ideological and political education in HEIs. Development of disciplines and management of academic degrees. Teaching reforms. Research and management of teaching. Structural adjustment in HEIs. Reform in logistical service sector in HEIs. Information on work of students.
Education in Qinghai Province…………………………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Provincial Conference on Work of Education. Input and expenditure in education. Educational infrastructure construction in education. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates. Establishing a teaching cohort. Supporting study through working. Physical, health and art education. Control unreasonable charges in educational sector.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
Progress in “Two Basics”. Curricular reforms in basic education. IT education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
Reforms in recruitment policies. Reforms in management system of secondary vocational schools. Evaluation of work of secondary vocational schools. Teacher training. Development of model secondary vocational schools and key disciplines.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
Development of key curricula and disciplines. Work related to academic degrees. Infrastructure construction in HEIs.
Ethnic Minority Education……………………………………………………………………
Educational support through partnerships. Experiment and research in bilingual teaching in ethnic minority areas. Promoting the Putonghua testing system. Editing and translating textbooks in ethnic languages.
Education in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region…………………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Provincial Conference on Education. Informatization in education. Improve the market mechanism for employment of college and vocational school graduates. Build a clean educational sector. Strengthening the counties through education. Physical, health, art and national defense education. International exchanges.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Compulsory education. Eradicating illiteracy. High school education. Curricular reforms. Pre-school education. Inspection of special education. Household education. Safety education in schools.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Training teachers for vocational education. Teaching reforms in secondary vocational schools. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Work related to academic degrees. Implementing the “Teaching Reform Program of HEIs in Ningxia”. Strengthening development of disciplines. Development of key laboratories and evaluation of HEI libraries.
Ethnic Minority Education……………………………………………………………………
An overview. Ethnic minority high schools and ethnic minority classes in regular high schools. Aiding poor students of ethnic minority.
Education in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region……………………………………………
An Overview……………………………………………………………………………………
Essential information. Annual policies and plans for education. Fight earthquakes and disaster relief. Development of legal system in education. Safety in schools. Auditing in educational sector. Control unreasonable charges. International cooperation and exchanges. Informatization in education. Language work. Physical, health, art and national defense education. Non-state/private education. Supporting study through working.
Basic Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Compulsory education. Pre-school education and special education. High school education. Curricular reforms in basic education. Building a teaching cohort. Development of textbooks. Supporting Xinjiang through education.
Vocational Education and Adult Education……………………………………………………
An overview. Developing vocational education in rural areas. Teaching reforms. Training teachers for vocational education. Compulsory reform for rural and urban education. Recruitment of secondary vocational schools. SAEfSDL and examinations for non-formal schooling certificates.
Higher Education………………………………………………………………………………
An overview. Ideological and political reforms. Development and adjustment of disciplines. Teaching and S&T. Management of registration and certification. Recruitment of new entrants and employment of graduates in regular HEIs. State loan for aiding poor students and scholarships provision. Work related to academic degrees.
Ethnic Minority Education……………………………………………………………………
An overview. Cooperative Conference on Supporting Xinjiang by HEIs from Inland Areas. Chinese teaching in primary and secondary schools. Training HEI Chinese teachers. Management of “Xinjiang Class” in inland high schools. Establishing “Xinjiang Class” in middle schools in the autonomous region.
Education in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps……………………………………
An overview. Basic education. Vocational education and adult education. Higher education.
Information on Education in Hong Kong SAR…………………………………………………
Information on Education in Macao SAR………………………………………………………
Selected Documents…………………………………………………………………………………
Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Joint Operation of Educational Institutions.
(March 1, 2003, No. 372 Decree of State Council)………………………………………
Decision of Central Committee of CPC and the State Council on Further Strengthening the Work of Talents
(December 26, 2003)………………………………………………………………………
Decision of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Work of Rural Education
(September 17, 2003)………………………………………………………………………
2003-2007 Action Plan for Invigorating Education
(March 3, 2004, sanctioned and transmitted by the State Council)…………………………
Suggestions on Reform and Development of Pre-school Education Jointly Proposed by MOE, Office of the Committee for Staff Quota of Central Government，National Population and Family Planning Commission, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Public Health, the State Council Working Committee for Women and Children, All-China Women’s Federation.
（March 4, 2003, transmitted by the General Office of the State Council）………………
Suggestions on Strengthening the Work of Ensuring Hygiene and Healthy Meals in Schools Jointly Proposed by MOE and Ministry of Public Health.
(July 2, 2003, transmitted by the General Office of the State Council)……………………
Suggestions on Regularly Carrying out Activities of Aiding Poor Students Jointly Proposed by MOE, the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Central Office for Spiritual Civilization, the Working Committee for CPC Central Departments, the Working Committee for Ministries and Administrations under the State Council, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission，China Banking Regulatory Commission，Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Railways, the Office for Catastrophe Relief under the State Council，General Political Department (of People’s Liberation Army)，National Worker’ Union, Central Committee of Communist Youth League, All China Women’s Federation and China Disabled Persons’ Federation.
(September 17, 2003, transmitted by the General Office of the State Council)……………
Suggestions on the Further Improving Work of Education of Children of Migrant Workers in Urban Areas Jointly Proposed by MOE, Office of the Committee for Staff Quota of Central Government, Ministry of Public Security, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labor and Social Security
(September 17, 2003, transmitted by the General Office of the State Council)……………
MOE’s Suggestions on Further Developing and Flourishing HEI-based Philosophy and Social Sciences
(February 10, 2003)…………………………………………………………………………
Suggestions on the Work of Physical Examination for Regular HEI’s Recruitment.
(March 3, 2003, jointly proposed by MOE, Ministry of Public Health and China Disabled Persons’ Federation)…………………………………………………………………………
MOE’s Suggestions on Further Strengthening the Work of SAEfSDL in Higher Education.
(March 7, 2003)……………………………………………………………………………
MOE’s Management Measures for S&T Research Programs.
(April 7, 2003)………………………………………………………………………………
MOE’s Suggestions on Regulating and Strengthening the Management of Regular HEI Establishing Independent Colleges with New Mechanism and Mode
(April 23, 2003)……………………………………………………………………………
MOE’s Suggestions on Further Deepening Educational Reforms and Promoting the Employment of College Graduates.
(April 25, 2003)……………………………………………………………………………
Regulations on the Management of Putonghua Test
(May 21, 2003, No.16 Decree of Ministry of Education)……………………………………
MOE’s Suggestions on Strengthening the Governance of Schools in Accordance with Laws and Regulations
(July 17, 2003)……………………………………………………………………………
MOE’s Suggestions on Implementing the National Union for Teacher Education Program.
(September 4, 2003)…………………………………………………………………………
Suggestions on Deepening the Reforms in Personnel Management in Primary and Secondary Schools Jointly Proposed by MOE and Ministry of Personnel.
(September 17, 2003)………………………………………………………………………
Suggestions on Implementing the Renovation Project of Dilapidated Buildings in Primary and Secondary Schools Jointly Proposed by MOE, State Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance.
(September 29, 2003)………………………………………………………………………
MOE General Office’s Notice on Completing the Pilot Recruitment Reforms of HEI’s Autonomous Admission of New Entrants
(February 24, 2003)…………………………………………………………………………
MOE General Office’s Notice on the Development of an Online System for Handling Governmental Functions
(March 28, 2003)……………………………………………………………………………
Implementing Measures on Development of National Excellent Curricula
(May 12, 2003, transmitted by the General Office of MOE)………………………………
MOE General Office’s Notice on Further Strengthening Students Management and Mental Health Education in HEIs
(December 22, 2003)………………………………………………………………………
Selected Information Sources………………………………………………………………………
Information on educational reform and development in China (January 6, 2004)……………
Top 10 national educational news in 2003……………………………………………………
Interpretation on policies concerning educational charges……………………………………
Interpretation on policies concerning regular HEI students applying for State Loan for Aiding Poor Students
Analyzing report on statistics about regular HEI-based enterprises nationwide in 2003………
List of regular HEIs qualified to recruit students for formal higher education in 2003………
List of adult HEIs qualified to recruit students for formal higher education in 2003…………
List of HEIs qualified to appraise and select professors or associate professors (as of December 2003)……………………………………………………………………………
Information on examinations…………………………………………………………………
MOE released the list of 28 HEIs nationwide authorized to autonomously admit new entrants. Focus on applying for HEIs after college entrance examinations. Main changes in policies concerning recruitment of master’s degree candidates in 2004. MOE publicized 4 cases involving cheating in examinations.
Information on employment of college graduates……………………………………………
Interpretation on policies concerning employment of college graduates. Information about situation of employment of college graduates.
Information on studying abroad………………………………………………………………
Information on management and supervision of intermediaries engaged in handling Chinese students aspiring to study abroad and the service market. New changes in government-supported overseas study programs. Australia: satisfy various needs of students. New trends of French policies concerning overseas studying
Information on education in Taiwan……………………………………………………………
Fund raised in billions to promote teacher training. Strict requirement of qualifications for primary school English teachers in 2006. Parents’ Brochure for nine-year compulsory education. Enterprise-based universities jointly established by research institutes, industry and HEIs. Great changes to be made concerning HEI recruitment policies.
Chronology of Major Educational Events in 2003………………………………………………
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