Education 2020 and Higher Education Reform in the Next Decade

1. Education 2020 and Higher Education Reform in the Next Decade LIU Baocun Center for Comparative Education Beijing Normal University

2. 知识改变命运，教育成就未来。 Knowledge changes fate；learning leads to future success. • 百年大计，教育为本。 Education is the cornerstone of our great cause. ----“National Outline for Medium and Long Term Educational Reform and Development (2010-2020).

3. Main contents • The Background of Education 2020 • The General Policy and Goals of Educational Reforms • The Future Policy of Higher Educational Reforms

4. 1. The Background of Education 2020 • 1.1. The challenge of a new era of economic and social development • Change from labor-intensive economy to knowledge economy. • Ambitious goals for 2020:an innovative country, a country of strong human resources, a moderately prosperous society, a harmonious society, a learning society…….

5. 1.2. The international competition • A brilliant history, a renaissance of China？ • Innovation and talents are the foundations of the renaissance.

6. 1.3. The problems of education • Old educational ideas and methods • Overload of the students in primary and high schools • Lack of innovative talents, practical talents and interdisciplinary talents • The low efficiency of the education system • Schools lack of energy • Imbalance among the regions • Low educational finance （ 3.5% of GDP）

7. 2. The General Policy and Goals of Educational Reforms • 2.1 The General Policy of Educational Reform • 2.1.1 Education is the first priority of the government and society • 2.1.2 The development of the students is the fundamental principle of education. • 2.1.3 Reform and innovation are the drives of educational development. • 2.1.4. Improving equity in education is the basic national policy. • 2.1.5 Improving the quality is the core task of educational reform and development.

8. 2.2 The General Goals of the Educational Reforms • By 2020，the three general goals are: • to realize the modernization of education • to create a learning society • to become a country of strong human resources

9. The five specific goals : Goal One : universal education at a higher level

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11. 中国小学、初中、高中、大学学龄人口状况 Status of School Aged Population in China （2004-2020） 万人 in 10000 PrimaryJunior Sec.Senior Sec.Tertiary

12. Goal Two: equitable education for all • Goal Three: more high-quality education resources • Goal Four: self-contained life-long education system • Goal Five: vigorouseducational system

13. 3. The Future Policy of Higher Educational Reforms • 3.1 Difficulties & Problems in H.E. Development in China • 3.1.1 Ability for cultivating the top-notch innovative talents is quite weak. • The graduates are criticized for lack of innovation, practical ability and social responsibility.

14. 3.1.2. The academic program cannot meet the needs of the society. • Overplus in law, business management, communication mediums. • Shortage in agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, geology, mineralogy, nucleus science, oil science, etc.

15. 3.1.3 The homogeneity of colleges and universities. • 2305 (2009) colleges and universities all want to become research universities and start master and doctoral programs. • 481 college and universities have graduate education programs.

16. 3.1.4 Employment competition pressurefor graduates has been increasing after HE expansion. • Over 30% (more than a million)graduate cannot find jobs at the end of the study. • More serious for the disadvantaged groups.

17. 3.1.5 The conditions for sustainable development of higher education are neither adequate nor stable. • Many colleges and universities are in debt. • 250 billion debts in total? • Budgetary expenditure per student in Regular HEIs (RMBYuan)

18. 3.2 The Goal of Higher Educational Reform and Development • To accelerate the transition from a country of huge higher education system to a country of strong higher education system; • To improve the quality and level of education, research and services; • To build some world-class universities; • To form an modern higher education system of Chinese characteristics and world standards.

19. 3.3 The policy trend of higher education reforms in the next decade • 3.3.1. HEIs should improve the quality of talents training comprehensively. • To build a new mechanism of cooperation in education among universities, research institutes, industries, and enterprises to guarantee practical experiences of the students. • To reform the curriculum and teaching methods, with an emphasis on research-based methods . • To improve learning evaluation so as to fully stimulate the enthusiasm and initiative of students and encourage students to study hard. • To accelerate the development of professional degree graduate education. 50% of master graduates before 2015.

20. 3.3.2. With a new classification system, the HEIs should be categorized and governed accordingly • To establish a HEIs classification system • To encourage HEIs to develop with different educational ideas and styles and strive to be the best in different categories.

21. 3.3.3 HEIs should improve the level of research and service. • to encourage HEIs to play a more important role in the national innovation system，and make greater contributions to knowledge innovation, technological innovation, national defense innovation and regional innovation. • to strengthen the construction of research innovation bases and technology innovation platforms in higher education institutions. • to improve the innovation-and-quality-oriented mechanisms of research evaluation,. • to promote education resource sharing between higher education institutions, research institutes, and enterprises.

22. 4.4.4. HEIs should accelerate the construction of world-class universities and disciplines. • To accelerate the pace of building world-class universities and high-level universities, as well as a group of world-class disciplines. “211 Project”(1993) and“ 985 Project”(1998) • To establish a competition mechanism • To support international academic cooperation in education programs and researches both at home and abroad.

23. 3.3.5 Balanced development among different regions should be promoted. • To start a new special fund to support the higher education in the Middle and the West China. • To encourage the eastern provinces to take the lead in the development of higher education. • To increase cooperation between the eastern and the western HEIs.

24. 3.3.6. HEIs should strengthen international exchanges and cooperation • To encourage joint degree programs and mobility as well cross-border higher education. • To strengthen the co-operations with UNESCO and other international organizations; • To attract more international students to study in China by establishing national scholarships for foreign students and other means. • 200 thousand international students, 10% by 2020 ?

25. 3.3.7 University culture should be strengthened • To guarantee academic freedom. • To respect and guarantee individual development of the students, faculty members as well as HEIs. • University culture should promote the development of the students and play a leading role in the culture of the society.

26. 3.3.8 A vigorous higher education management and administration system is highly expected. • To promote decentralisation and guarantee the autonomy of HEIs. • To set up Higher Education Financing Consultative Committee and increase the budgetary expenditure per student . • To improve the president responsibility system under the leadership of the university CPC committee • To explore governing board system, and encourage social involvement in university management. • To promote de-bureaucratization of university management.

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