The National Education Conference will be held in Beijing from the 9th to the 10th. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important speech. He stressed that building a strong educational country is a beautiful dream of the Chinese nation since modern times, a leading task, a solid foundation, and a strategic support to realize the great cause of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation with Chinese path to modernization, and must make solid progress towards the set goals.
September 10th is the 40th Teacher's Day in China. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping extends holiday congratulations and sincere greetings to teachers and educators across the country.
Li Qiang presided over the meeting. Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Li Xi attended the meeting. Ding Xuexiang delivered a concluding speech.
Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech that education is the foundation of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have adhered to making education a national and Party priority, fully implementing the Party's education policy, making major decisions to deepen the implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, and accelerating the modernization of education. We have established the goal of building a strong education country by 2035, strengthened the Party's comprehensive leadership over education work, continuously promoted the reform of the education system and mechanism, and pushed for historic achievements and pattern changes in the education cause in the new era. The construction of a strong education country has taken solid steps.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the education powerhouse we aim to build is a socialist education powerhouse with Chinese characteristics, which should have strong ideological and political leadership, talent competitiveness, technological support, livelihood guarantee, social synergy, and international influence, providing strong support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese style modernization.
Xi Jinping pointed out that building a strong education country is a complex systematic project that requires us to closely focus on the fundamental task of cultivating morality and talents, focus on cultivating socialist builders and successors with comprehensive development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, adhere to the direction of socialist education, adhere to and apply systematic concepts, correctly handle major relationships such as supporting national strategies and meeting people's livelihood needs, knowledge learning and comprehensive development, cultivating talents and meeting social needs, regulating order and stimulating vitality, rooting in the Chinese land, and drawing on international experience.
Xi Jinping emphasized the need to persistently use the ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era to shape the soul and educate people, and implement the project of cultivating morality and talents in the new era. Continuously strengthen and improve ideological and political education in schools in the new era, educate and guide young students to firmly believe in Marxism, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to aspire to serve the country and become responsible fighters. Emphasize the use of successful cases of great changes in the new era, fully leverage the educational function of red resources, and continuously expand the space and battlefield for practical and online education. Intensify the promotion of the national common language and script, and promote the strengthening of the sense of community of the Chinese nation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to coordinate the implementation of the strategies of revitalizing the country through science and education, strengthening the country through talent, and promoting innovation driven development, and to promote education development, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation as a whole. Taking technological development and national strategic needs as the driving force, focusing on improving innovation capabilities, optimizing the layout of higher education, improving the adjustment mechanism and talent cultivation mode of university discipline settings, strengthening the construction of basic disciplines, emerging disciplines, interdisciplinary disciplines, and top-notch talent cultivation. Strengthen the cooperation between schools and enterprises in scientific research, and enable more scientific and technological achievements to be transformed into practical productivity as soon as possible. Build a vocational education system that integrates vocational education with general education and industry education, and vigorously cultivate skilled craftsmen, skilled workers, and high skilled talents from major countries.
Xi Jinping emphasized the need to adhere to the people-centered approach, continuously improve the inclusiveness, accessibility, and convenience of education public services, and ensure that the achievements of education reform and development benefit all people more and fairly. Optimize the allocation of regional educational resources, promote the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education, and gradually narrow the gaps between urban and rural areas, regions, schools, and groups. Continuously consolidate the achievements of "double reduction", comprehensively improve the level of classroom teaching, and enhance the quality of after-school services. Deepen the implementation of the national education digitization strategy, expand the beneficiaries of high-quality educational resources, and enhance the level of lifelong learning public services.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to implement the action of cultivating the spirit of educators and strengthening teachers, strengthen the construction of teacher ethics and style, improve the quality of teacher training, and cultivate a high-level teacher team in the new era. Enhance the political, social, and professional status of teachers, strengthen the protection of their remuneration, uphold their professional dignity and legitimate rights and interests, and enable them to enjoy high social prestige and become one of the most respected professions in society.
Xi Jinping emphasized the need to deepen the opening up of education to the outside world, coordinate "bringing in" and "going out", and continuously enhance the international influence, competitiveness, and discourse power of China's education. Expand international academic exchanges and educational research cooperation, actively participate in global education governance, and contribute more Chinese strength to promote the development of global education.
Li Qiang pointed out during the meeting that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech stands at the strategic height of the overall development of the Party and the country, comprehensively summarizes the historic achievements and pattern changes in the education industry in the new era, systematically explains the scientific connotation and basic path of building an education strong country, profoundly expounds the major relationships that need to be handled correctly in the construction of an education strong country, and systematically deploys the strategic tasks and major measures to comprehensively promote the construction of an education strong country. The important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping is insightful, profound in thought, and rich in connotation, with strong political, ideological, and guiding significance. It is a guiding document for the education work in the new era and new journey, pointing out the direction for building a strong education country and providing fundamental guidance. We must study, understand, and thoroughly implement our thoughts and actions, unify them with the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech and the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, make practical achievements, use practical measures, and strive for practical results, and strive to write a new chapter in the construction of a strong education country.
Ding Xuexiang pointed out in his concluding speech that we must deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two consolidations", enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four confidences", and achieve the "two safeguards", firmly grasp the political, people's, and strategic attributes of education, and firmly follow the path of socialist education development with Chinese characteristics. We must persistently use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to forge the soul and educate people, and forge the key curriculum for implementing the fundamental task of cultivating morality and talents. Promote the integrated development of education, science and technology talents, improve the system and mechanism of scientific and technological innovation in colleges and universities, strengthen the cultivation of top-notch innovative talents, and play an important role in supporting and leading Chinese path to modernization. Accelerate the construction of a high-quality education system, promote the balanced and high-quality development of compulsory education, and solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people regarding education. Strengthening the construction of a high-quality and specialized teacher team, promoting the spirit of educators, enhancing teaching and nurturing abilities, strengthening remuneration guarantees, and consolidating the important foundation of building a strong education country. Comprehensively deepen the comprehensive reform of education, promote the opening up of high-level education, and build a system and mechanism conducive to the high-quality development of education. All regions, departments, and units should adopt the spirit of nailing down the nail, promote the spirit of the conference to be deeply ingrained in their minds, and implement effective work arrangements.
At the meeting, officials from the Central Organization Department, Central Propaganda Department, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Liaoning Province, Shanghai City, Hubei Province, Guizhou Province, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, and Peking University made exchange speeches.
Before the meeting, Xi Jinping and other leading comrades warmly received representatives who participated in the celebration of the 40th Teachers' Day and the recognition of advanced collectives and individuals in the national education system. They shook hands warmly with the representatives and took a group photo with everyone to commemorate the occasion.
The meeting will be held in the form of a teleconference.