Beijing (TDI): Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Monday called for a systemic leap from scale to quality in higher education sector, with the aim of establishing a strategic, pioneering force for Chinese modernization.
The Party’s leadership should be upheld on all fronts and in the entire process of higher education, said Ding, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a meeting in Beijing.
He urged efforts to accelerate the cultivation of top-tier innovative talent, and to transform university research achievements into real productive forces.
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It is essential to advance the reform of universities, improve the management and adjustment of academic disciplines and programs, and boost the professional competence of faculties, he said.
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The VP also urged the higher education sector to actively open up to global cooperation to make China an internationally influential education hub.
