Report to the 20th CPC National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward that "education, science and technology and talents are the foundation and strategic support for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way. We must insist that science and technology are the primary productive forces, talents are the primary resources and innovation is the primary driving force. We must thoroughly implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talents, and the strategy of innovation-driven development, open up new areas and new tracks for development, and constantly shape new kinetic energy and new advantages for development. " The systematic exposition of education, science and technology and talents as an organic whole highlights the internal relations among education, science and technology and talents in the overall situation of China's modernization.
In-depth implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education should be grasped from the height of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the final analysis, the realization of the goal of the second century depends on talents and education. Higher education shoulders the important mission of pursuing Excellence and enhancing the core competitiveness of the country. The front of higher education should make greater contributions to the development of science and technology as the primary productive force, talent training as the primary resource and innovation as the primary driving force.
The in-depth implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education will further highlight the strategic position of giving priority to the development of education. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's higher education has achieved a historic leap from popularization to popularization, with a total enrollment of 44.3 million students. The more the times develop, the more important knowledge and talents are, and the more prominent the position and role of education is. Higher education should take the road of connotative development, optimize the layout of disciplines and personnel training, promote the cross-integration of disciplines, optimize the regional layout and resource allocation, and improve the quality of education based on the needs of China's new development pattern.
The in-depth implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education highlights the urgent requirement of cultivating top-notch innovative talents. The innovation drive is essentially a talent drive. Colleges and universities should plan personnel training in an all-round way, optimize the structural layout, form a high-level personnel training system and improve the quality of personnel training. At the same time, it is also necessary to achieve new breakthroughs in the training of top-notch innovative talents and cultivate a group of outstanding talents urgently needed for national innovation and development.
The in-depth implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education will further highlight the trend of integration of science and education and the contribution of higher education to scientific research and innovation. Colleges and universities should serve "big countries" and make efforts to solve the difficulties and blocking points that restrict scientific research. Encourage the combination of free exploration and organized scientific research, and the combination of organized scientific research and "double first-class" construction to accelerate the reform of scientific research paradigm and organizational model in colleges and universities. Research universities should actively participate in strategic, overall and forward-looking major national science and technology projects to provide support for building an independent knowledge system and promoting high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.
Striving for a new journey, the high-quality development of higher education will surely achieve a new historical leap, provide strong support for China's modernization and make new contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.