1999 65438+ 10/3 the State Council officially forwarded the action plan for revitalizing education of the Ministry of Education, and formulated this plan in order to realize the objectives and tasks set by the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, comprehensively promote education reform and development, and improve the quality and innovation ability of the whole nation. The planning puts forward the planning and requirements of 1 1. A series of specific implementation plans for personnel training related to the plan, such as "2 1 1 Project", "Yangtze River Plan", "Cross-century Talent Training Plan" and "Chunhui Plan", have been effectively carried out and achieved gratifying results.

Adult higher education is an important part of higher education in China. After years of practical exploration, the general goal of the reform and development of adult higher education has been formed, that is, mobilizing all social forces to vigorously support and actively organize adult higher education in various forms and specifications, further enhancing and broadening the opportunities and channels for members of society to receive post-senior high school education, so that adult higher education can provide more extensive services for economic and social development. Higher-level job training and post-university continuing education are the focus of adult higher education, and academic education is an important part of adult higher education. In order to achieve this overall goal, the state has taken various measures, such as vigorously promoting the reform of the management system of adult higher education, strengthening the quality monitoring mechanism of adult higher education, and rationally adjusting the establishment and layout of adult higher education institutions; Encourage and support social forces to run schools and so on. Adult higher education in China is full of vitality.

The opening up of higher education and international exchanges and cooperation have gradually expanded. Since 1978, the state has sent more than 270,000 overseas students to more than 100 countries and regions, and more than 90,000 people have returned to China. Receiving more than 265,438+0,000 international students; Institutions of higher learning employ foreign experts, scholars and teachers to teach or give short-term lectures in China for more than 40,000 times. Through opening to the outside world, we actively absorb and draw lessons from foreign beneficial experience, and promote the improvement of teaching quality and scientific research level.

After the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's higher education, with a new attitude, has accelerated its reform, developed steadily, improved its quality and fully adapted to the 2 1 century.