China’s education system needs to change to produce the scientific talent the country requires for its grand technology ambitions, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on the sidelines of the “two sessions” on Thursday. Addressing education sector members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, China’s top political advisory body, Xi said the education system had…
A sociologist has suggested that people in China’s rural areas are losing faith in higher education to improve their lives, prompting widespread discussion among academics and the media over the Lunar New Year holiday. “A new ‘education is useless’ sentiment has emerged in rural areas,” Huang Lifen, a lecturer at Shaanxi Normal University in the…
As part of a 10-year plan to transform China into a global education superpower, Beijing has encouraged joint projects involving overseas universities with highly ranked science and technology programmes to help boost the country’s self-reliance in cutting-edge fields. The government called on local authorities to “enhance high-quality international collaborations in academia, industry and research” while…
When Harry Chen graduated from a technical school in Shenzhen with a major in machine design, he spent some time helping a friend with module-building tasks at a toy factory to earn some extra money. While Chen had struggled to master module-building software – a tool used to design assembly line components – during his…
China is overhauling its vocational education courses to expand the pool of hi-tech workers for strategic sectors. The Ministry of Education unveiled 40 new vocational majors on Thursday – more than half of them in advanced manufacturing and digital technology – to promote a digital, marine, and low-altitude economy, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The…
China is overhauling its vocational education courses to expand the pool of hi-tech workers for strategic sectors. The Ministry of Education unveiled 40 new vocational majors on Thursday – more than half of them in advanced manufacturing and digital technology – to promote a digital, marine, and low-altitude economy, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The…