On March 27, a significant meeting was convened in Beijing by the Secretary Group of the Central Education Leading Group and the Party Group of the Ministry of Education. This gathering focused on the promotion of a comprehensive reform pilot deployment for a three-year action plan aimed at establishing a robust educational framework. The meeting aimed to implement the key directives from the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the resolutions from the National Education Conference, all while advancing the Outline Plan for Building a Strong Education Country (2024-2035). Huai Jinpeng, the head of the secretarial team, served as a key speaker at this event.
The meeting highlighted the pressing need to thoroughly digest and enact General Secretary Xi Jinping's pivotal insights on deepening comprehensive reforms in education. It underscored the importance of adhering to the guidelines set forth by the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Participants were urged to foster a sense of accountability in accelerating educational reform initiatives and enhancing the construction of a powerful education system. The meeting advocated for the implementation of pilot projects that can catalyze wider reform efforts and ensure a successful launch of the three-year action plan.
Furthermore, the conference stressed on comprehensively understanding the political, societal, and strategic dimensions of education. It urged aligning reform strategies with the 'Five Major Tasks' articulated by General Secretary Xi Jinping during the National Education Conference. Key areas of focus included bolstering the Party's leadership, enhancing institutional frameworks, and prioritizing the mission of cultivating moral and capable individuals through education.
Among the proposed pilot initiatives were new mechanisms aimed at integrating moral education and teaching politics within schools, thereby aligning educational governance with the Party's overarching leadership. Additional measures included refining the educational support framework for science, technology, and talent development, introducing innovative training systems for fostering top-tier innovative talents, and developing a new model for vocational education.
The meeting emphasized the need for optimizing educational resources and policy effectiveness, with plans for pilot studies on urban and rural educational management systems. This includes evaluating how educational resources can be more effectively distributed in accordance with demographic shifts. The strategy also encompasses advancing vocational education and enhancing collaboration between schools and families through cooperative education models.
Moreover, the initiative seeks to revitalize teacher education processes to nurture a highly qualified teaching workforce equipped to meet current educational challenges. Efforts will focus on upgrading curriculum structures within teacher education programs and reinforcing quality in teacher training practices across high-level institutions.
Additionally, the conference aimed at fostering an international collaborative framework for educational reform, emphasizing the necessity for global competitiveness in education. This approach entails synergizing international partnerships with substantial educational reforms, developing platforms that integrate educational and industrial collaborations, and enhancing global educational initiatives.
In closing, the meeting called for robust organizational measures to ensure effective follow-through on the outlined reforms. Emphasis was placed on methodological rigor, responsibility in execution, and maintaining a focus on the safety and integrity of educational processes. The aim is to explore and share best practices, overcome key challenges, and establish comprehensive institutional standards throughout the reform implementation.
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