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Chongqing Report Group New Chongqing Client-Hualong.com (Reporter Jiang Nianyue Wu Lishuang) Today (18th), at the series of theme press conferences (first session) held by the Propaganda Department of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (the first session), at the "Study the Twenty National Congress and Writing a New Chapter" held by the Propaganda Department of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Huang Zheng , Secretary of the Education Working Committee of the Chongqing Municipal Committee and Director of the Municipal Education Committee, answered hot issues of social concern such as promoting the high-quality development of vocational education, , higher education reform, and basic education development.
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Question: The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "we must adhere to the priority development of education, scientific and technological self-reliance, and talent-led driving" and "focus on creating top innovative talents, gathering talents from all over the world and using them." In the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, vocational education has broad prospects and great potential. Can you introduce the situation of vocational education in Chongqing and how to continue to promote the high-quality development of vocational education in the next step?
Huang Zheng: In recent years, the Municipal Education Commission has insisted on making vocational education an important foundation for serving economic and social development and the focus of education work, and has achieved a series of good achievements:
Vocational education has achieved new improvements in its educational strength. The total number of vocational colleges in the city reached 214, with the number of students reaching 981,000, an increase of nearly 300,000 over 2017. 30 national demonstration secondary vocational schools have been built, 411 national high-quality, backbone, and demonstration higher vocational colleges have been built, and 10 higher vocational colleges have been selected as the national " double-high plan ", ranking 6th in the country and 1st in the west. 28 higher vocational colleges and 50 secondary vocational schools were selected to implement the "double high" and "double excellent" pilot plan and the vocational education undergraduate promotion plan to continuously enhance the school management ability.
education structure achieves new optimization. In terms of system construction, Chongqing has built a modern vocational education system that integrates vertically with secondary vocational education, higher vocational education and vocational education undergraduates, and coordinates the implementation of the pilot training of secondary vocational education and higher vocational education, and the proportion of vocational colleges to go further. In terms of spatial distribution, a "1+2+4+N" spatial layout of vocational colleges has been formed, and the ability of vocational education to serve regional coordinated development continues to be enhanced. In terms of professional structure, the mechanism of dynamic adjustment of professionals to the industry is continuously improved, and the rate of professional docking pillar industry reaches more than 86%.
Reform and development have shown new highlights. After completing the construction of the National Vocational Education Reform System Pilot Zone, the entire city has become a pilot city for the joint construction of skilled society between the municipal government and the Ministry of Education. Continue to carry out various practices of "city-school interaction, resource sharing", "parent-school interaction, school-enterprise integration", "production-education interaction, group development", "urban-rural interaction, joint school management", and 31 national-level high-skilled talent training bases, 16 vocational education parks and 11 national-level demonstration vocational education groups. The pilot of the "1+X" certificate system is progressing steadily, with about 180,000 students participating in the pilot, and the dual certificate acquisition rate reaches 87%. The quality of
culture has been improved. Two World Skills Competition Chongqing won 6 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medals, ranking first in the central and western regions; Chongqing won 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals in the first national skills competition, of which vocational colleges contributed 90% of the number of medals; National Vocational College Skills Competition Chongqing's total score and gold medals have ranked first in the central and western regions for 13 consecutive years. The 2021 Student Skills Competition, Teacher Teaching Ability Competition and Secondary Vocational Class Teacher Ability Competition all entered the top four in the country. In 2021, the employment rates of secondary vocational and higher vocational graduates in the city reached 96.4% and 95.11% respectively.
Next step, Chongqing will accelerate the construction of a modern vocational education system closely related to industrial needs, cultivate more high-quality skilled talents and intelligent talents, and strive to build Chongqing into a demonstration site for vocational education to serve inter-provincial coordination and urban-rural integrated development, an innovative place for vocational education in the western region and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and a pioneer in the realization of vocational education consultation, joint construction and sharing with the countries of the "Belt and Road" to make greater contributions to the construction of a skilled city and economic and social development.
Question: The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "in-depth implementation of the strategy of building a country with science and education, strategy of building a country with talents, innovation-driven development strategy , open up new areas and new tracks for development, and continuously shape new momentum and new advantages in development." I would like to ask about key hot words such as science and education, strengthening the country with talents, and innovation-driven development, what achievements have Chongqing made in the reform and development of higher education in recent years, and how will it continue to plan in the future?
Huang Zheng: In recent years, the municipal party committee and municipal government have attached great importance to and supported higher education, vigorously implemented the strategy of building a city with science and education and strengthening talents, Chongqing's higher education has accelerated its development, its ability to serve the national and local economic and social development has been significantly improved, and the comprehensive strength and influence of universities have been significantly enhanced. Specifically, it is manifested in several aspects:
Higher education structure has become better. At present, there are 75 higher education schools in our city, with 1.3091 million students (students), an increase of 459,100 in ten years; the gross enrollment rate of has reached 58%, which is higher than the national average, and more than doubled in ten years. There are 70 general higher education institutions in the city, with an increase of 11 in ten years; there are 1.0027 million students in general undergraduate and junior colleges, with an increase of 435,000 in ten years, with an increase of 76.6%.
The strength of higher education has increased. vigorously promoted the construction of " double first-class ", and 5 disciplines entered the new round of first-class discipline construction list; vigorously implemented the undergraduate " double 10,000 plan ", and was selected as 302 national-level undergraduate first-class major construction points, and 85 national-level undergraduate first-class courses; implemented the "Double High Plan" in depth, and 10 higher vocational colleges were selected as national "Double High Plan" construction units.
The reform and innovation of higher education has become increasingly important. leads the reform of higher education by the construction of "new engineering, new medicine, new agricultural science, and new liberal arts ". It has invested a total of more than 1 billion yuan and has established a project to build 13 municipal high-level "four new" construction universities, 58 modern industrial colleges, future technical colleges and other municipal new colleges and bases, and has been approved for a total of 8 national new colleges and bases.
The level of development of higher education services has increased. In the past three years, Chongqing has added 116 undergraduate majors and abolished 25 undergraduate majors in order to cultivate urgently needed talents to adapt to industrial development. 43 million yuan has been invested to build 43 majors related to big data intelligence. To help build science and technology innovation center with national influence, universities across the city have built 261 industry-university-research cooperation institutions and alliances, 11 science and technology achievement transformation centers, and 43 National University Science and Technology Park; 27 projects have entered the Science and Technology Innovation Center and the Western (Chongqing) Science City Construction Project Library. Chongqing University ultra-transient experimental device started construction, Southwest University sericulture biotechnology research is at the forefront of the world, Chongqing Medical University "Sea Stand Knife" equipment is included in the collection National Museum of China , Chongqing University of Technology nanometer time grid debuted at the national "Strive for the New Era Theme Achievement Exhibition".
Face the new journey, the Chongqing education system will thoroughly study, publicize and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and will focus on Science and education strategy to build a country with a country with a talent-building strategy, and innovation-driven development strategy. We will mainly do four things: adhere to the leadership of the Party, implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality and cultivating people, and comprehensively improve students' comprehensive quality; based on development needs, build and improve a high-level talent training system, and promote the connotation development of higher education; strengthen innovation-driven development, promote scientific and technological innovation and further enhance the ability of higher education to serve the national and local economic and social development; comprehensively deepen reforms and promote the modernization of the governance capabilities of college governance systems.
This year, Chongqing will also hold the 8th China International " Internet + " College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the China Higher Education Expo. The Chongqing Municipal Education Commission will take the event as an opportunity to play the role of windows and platforms in the event, show the image level of Chongqing higher education, and further promote the high-quality development of Chongqing higher education.
Question: In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we paid special attention to the point of "to provide education that satisfies the people", including "accelerating the construction of a high-quality education system, developing quality education , and promoting educational equity". Basic education is the most important part of every family paying attention to education. Please tell us what are the current practices and achievements of Chongqing education in basic education? What other work measures will be taken next?
Huang Zheng: Basic education is the foundational project for cultivating morality and cultivating people, with the central government, the masses and the society. In recent years, the vast number of cadres and teachers on the city's basic education front have fully demonstrated the mission and responsibility of educators in the new era, actively promoted the high-quality development of basic education, and achieved historic key breakthroughs in the children's education and excellent education. The landscape of urban and rural education is undergoing pattern changes. Specifically manifested in the following aspects: the popularity of
has created a "new height". The gross enrollment rate in the city in the three years before the school year was 91.01%, the universal rate was 93.15%, and the proportion of children in public kindergartens accounted for 54.45%. The consolidation rate of compulsory education reached 95.67%, and the overall achievement of basic balance in the development of compulsory education in counties was achieved. The gross enrollment rate in high school reached 98.61%, achieving the goal of "popularization" ahead of schedule. The enrollment rate of children and adolescents with disabilities of their age increased to 97.5%.
prioritizes the implementation of "new breakthroughs". The fiscal guarantee for basic education has been unprecedentedly increased, increasing to 86.34 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 44.36% from five years ago. A total of 10 billion yuan has been invested to help improve the operating conditions of small-scale rural schools and township boarding schools and expand the supply of urban schools, and eliminate the large-scale classes in compulsory education and general high schools. The coverage rate of primary and secondary schools is more than 80%. The city's "Broadband Online School and School Connect" opening rate reaches 100%, and the basic education informatization development index ranks among the top in the country, and schools have become the best architecture and the most beautiful scenery in urban and rural areas. "New achievements" have been made in the construction of the team. full-time teachers in basic education are 324,000, of which 155,000 teachers have been rooted in rural schools for more than 20 years. In the past five years, 17 teachers and 54 individuals in our city have been commended at the national level, and 3 teachers have been awarded the titles of National Teaching and Educating Model and the most beautiful teacher in the country. A large number of teacher ethics models and good teachers around us have emerged, represented by Wang Hongxu and others.
Reform and innovation presents "new highlights". During the 13th Five-Year Plan, Chongqing won 1 national-level primary education teaching achievement special prize, 3 first prizes and 14 second prizes. The special prize achieved a "zero breakthrough" in the central and western regions; it won the first China Quality Award in the field of education in the country. The rectification and governance of "standardize the holding of public schools in or participate in the holding of private compulsory education schools" is implemented smoothly. It was the first to issue guidance opinions on operation design and implementation, which became the first typical case of the launch of " double reduction " in the country.
Next step, the Municipal Education Commission will further study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, further guide the city’s primary and secondary schools to fully implement the principal responsibility system under the leadership of the Party organization, and fully implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality and cultivating people. By accelerating the universal and high-quality development of preschool education, promoting the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education, promoting the diversified and characteristic development of ordinary high schools, promoting the construction of new infrastructure for basic education, and deepening the comprehensive reform of basic education, we will continue to enhance the people’s sense of gain and satisfaction for high-quality basic education, and strive to cultivate more talents that meet the development needs of the new era, so as to achieve more inclusive, fairer and higher-quality development of basic education.
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