On January 19th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council publicly released the "Outline of the Plan for Building an Education Strong Country (2024-2035)", which made strategic arrangements and specific plans for building an education strong country by 2035. How will the education sector develop in the next decade?

Since the reform and opening up, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have repeatedly issued guiding documents for educational development in the form of the "Outline of the Plan", which have strategic significance in different periods. The "Outline of the Plan for Building an Education Strong Country (2024-2035)" this time has clarified the goal of building an education strong country, covering the direction and path of education reform and development at all levels and types. Faced with the new expectations of the general public for higher quality, fairness, and diversity in education, it highlights problem orientation and focuses on overcoming bottlenecks and chronic diseases.

Li Yongzhi, President of the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences: For example, narrowing the differences between regions, urban and rural areas, and schools, and establishing a high-quality balance within the city instead of within the county, has proposed a reform and development direction. In terms of preschool education, clear attention should be paid to preschool children aged 2 to 3, and areas with conditions should increase the number of school places and daycare centers. In high school education, it is particularly proposed to explore the development of characteristic high schools represented by science high schools in the context of improving the supply of high school education resources. In terms of higher education, it is necessary to propose gradually and orderly expanding the enrollment of high-quality undergraduate education, as well as expanding the scale of graduate education. Providing more possibilities for the general public to attend good schools.

What are the specific contents of the two-step timetable and roadmap for developing an education powerhouse

The Outline of the Plan for Building a Strong Education Country (2024-2035) has also formulated a two-step timetable and roadmap, which two steps are specifically divided into?

By 2027, significant phased achievements will be made in the construction of a strong education country. By 2035, build an education powerhouse. The institutional system and working mechanism of the Party's comprehensive leadership over the education cause are complete, a high-quality education system has been fully established, the level and quality of basic education popularization remain at the forefront of the world, a learning oriented society has been fully formed, the satisfaction of the people with education has significantly increased, the ability of education to serve the national strategy has significantly increased, and the overall modernization of education has been achieved.

Yu Fayou, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences: The Outline runs through the guidance of the goal of building a strong country. What is an education powerhouse? In my personal understanding, there are several strong countries. Firstly, the development of the education industry itself must be strong, and the quality and level of education must be strong. Secondly, the guarantee for educational development must be strong. Thirdly, whether education contributes strongly to economic and social development and national rejuvenation. For example, the talents cultivated cannot play a strong supporting role in economic and social development. Fourthly, I think it has strong international influence. Finally, I believe that the satisfaction and sense of achievement of the people are strong, and the ultimate goal of building a strong education country is to provide education that satisfies the people.

Propose systematic measures to address issues such as the mismatch between education supply and demand

Education is the foundation of people's livelihood and the foundation of a strong country. Centering on the core task of serving Chinese path to modernization, the Outline of the Plan for Building an Education Powerful Country (2024-2035) also puts forward systematic measures on how to solve the problems and weaknesses such as the dislocation of education supply and demand, and the lack of strategic talent training.

Li Yongzhi, President of the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences: The cultivation of top-notch innovative talents is covered in several parts of the Outline. In the basic education stage, the "fertile soil plan" and "outstanding plan" were mentioned, emphasizing that top-notch innovative talents should pay attention to providing them with a good ecosystem in the early stage. In the higher education stage, the classification development of higher education has been specifically proposed, and it has been suggested that higher education should be designed according to national strategies, market demands, disciplines, talent training plans, and important academic evaluations. These provide a good policy foundation for higher education to adapt to national strategic development and meet the needs of the people in cultivating talents.

(CCTV reporter Pan Hong, Xu Ji Qiang, Gao Chenyuan, Ma Li, Yan Hong)