The National Education Development Research Center conducts research on major decisions of national education development strategy and system reform, undertakes key research topics of national philosophy and social sciences and ministries, focuses on the relationship between education and economic and social development, the adjustment of educational macro-structure system and institutional innovation, conducts comparative research on international education policies and cooperative research with international organizations, tracks and analyzes hot issues in education, and provides theoretical reference and consulting services for major decisions of national education reform and development.