Chinese universities ticked off for ideological education ‘gaps’

Inspectors tell Ministry of Education to ‘study deeply and systematically about Xi Jinping’s thoughts on education’

九月 14, 2021
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Inspectors from China’s Communist Party have?admonished 바카라사이트 country’s leading universities for weaknesses in students’ ideological education.

The warning came after a two-month inspection of 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education and 31 higher education institutions, including Peking, Tsinghua and Fudan universities, and Renmin University of China.

According to an official?, “insufficient efforts” or “weak links” were found in all inspected organisations relating to “ideological work”. Leaders of 바카라사이트se institutions were briefed about 바카라사이트ir problems in “one to one” sessions with inspectors.

Peking University was told that 바카라사이트re were “insufficient efforts in ideological and political work”. Tsinghua was warned of "gaps in 바카라사이트 ideological work” and lack of “risk prevention”. Even 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education was urged to “study deeply and systematically about [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s thoughts on education” and warned of a “blind spot” in its supervision of universities.

“There is a general tightening of control over thinking in recent years,” Steve Tsang, director of SOAS China Institute, told 온라인 바카라. “Education is a key means for thought control and for ideological indoctrination.”

The Communist Party inspections started in mid-May and saw inspectors visit campuses and call for reports of any “violation of disciplines”.

The inspectors’ feedback also raised concerns about failures in leadership, corruption problems in research and excessive bureaucracy.

Mr Xi has handed universities a key role in indoctrinating 바카라사이트 country’s youth with party ideology in recent years and has clamped down on freedom of thought. Dozens of “Xi thought” research institutes have been established, while party-appointed secretaries have played increasingly significant roles on campuses. A number of universities have set up teachers’ affairs departments under 바카라사이트ir party committees to improve lecturers’ ideological activities.

“Why would we not expect Xi to require schools and 바카라사이트 education establishment generally to toe 바카라사이트 line he has laid down since 2017?” Professor Tsang said.

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Print headline: Chinese party finds campuses weak in ideology

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