Since the beginning of this year, affected by the special situation at home and abroad, the number of graduate students has increased significantly. On February 28th this year, the Ministry of Education announced the expansion of graduate students, an increase of1890,000 compared with last year. In September, it was put forward again that "the enrollment scale of graduate students has steadily expanded." On February 3, 65438, the Ministry of Education responded that measures such as precise supply and hardware expansion would be taken to ensure the quality of postgraduate training.

1, the enrollment of graduate students is greatly expanded. Can universities afford it?

At the press conference that the total number of graduate students will exceed 3 million in 2020, the Ministry of Education said that the Ministry of Education has fully completed the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" for graduate education.

In 20 19, there were more than 460,000 graduate tutors in China, an increase of nearly 654.38+10,000 compared with 20 15, including about 45,000 tutors under the age of 45.

The Ministry of Education has comprehensively deepened the reform of degree authorization audit. During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, 12 batches of degree authorization audits were organized, and 28 doctoral degree-granting units, 29 master degree-granting units, 697 doctoral degree-granting points and 2 master degree-granting points were added.

Start the reform of independent examination for degree authorization. At present, 32 colleges and universities have been allowed to add degree points through independent examinations. Strengthen the dynamic adjustment of degree authorization points. Since 20 15, a total of 332 universities in China have independently cancelled 1663 doctoral and master's programs and added 1046 doctoral and master's programs.

In addition, the Ministry of Education stated that the Ministry of Education had completed the first round of qualification assessment for degree authorization points. A total of12,877 degree authorization points in China have completed self-evaluation, and 2,292 existing degree authorization points in ordinary universities and scientific research institutions have been selected. Eight degree authorization points have been selected as "unqualified" and the degree authorization has been revoked, and 33 degree authorization points have been selected as "rectification within a time limit" and enrollment has been suspended and rectification within a time limit.

2. Expand the scale of graduate students and ensure the quality of training.

How to strengthen postgraduate education under the situation of enrollment expansion? At the press conference, the Ministry of Education responded to the above questions. "On the one hand, the expansion of enrollment provides students with more opportunities for further study. At the same time, a few colleges and universities do have relatively tight teaching and living resources for graduate students, which brings certain challenges to the improvement of training quality. " After the enrollment expansion, the Ministry of Education will take more effective measures to ensure the quality of training.

First of all, it is necessary to combine the degree authorization work being carried out this year, and further tilt to the central and western regions, professional degrees and key disciplines under the condition of ensuring quality, and increase the number of degree authorization points.

At the same time, expand hardware facilities. It is reported that the Ministry of Education, together with relevant ministries and commissions, is striving for multi-party support, raising resources, strengthening infrastructure construction such as classrooms, dormitories, canteens and libraries, and creating better study and living conditions for graduate students.

In addition, the Ministry of Education will implement documents such as strengthening the post management of tutors and the code of conduct for tutors, and comprehensively improve the guidance level and ability of tutors; Clarify the rights and obligations of tutors and students, improve the postgraduate qualification examination, mid-term assessment and annual assessment system, increase the intensity of diversion, strengthen the construction of study style, and implement the whole process of quality management. Hong Dayong revealed that the Ministry of Education is promoting the construction of a national joint training base for graduate students with integration of production and education, focusing on enterprises with integration of production and education and cities with integration of production and education, and making efforts to build a number of joint training bases for graduate students with integration of production and education to enhance their practical innovation ability.

While the scale of graduate students continues to expand, it is our goal to ensure that the quality of graduate education does not decline and continues to improve, and to achieve high-quality and connotative development of graduate education, which requires our joint efforts.