China sets new priorities for Double First-Class universities

China¡¯s project to accelerate 바카라사이트 progress of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s top universities needs to focus more on long-term results, academics said, as policymakers review 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트 scheme.?

China¡¯s Double First-Class project was launched in 2015, funnelling funding towards high-level institutions and disciplines believed to be capable of reaching world-class level. The scheme was?expanded in 2022?to include 147 universities.??

According to Huai Jinpeng, China¡¯s education minister, China has invested 167 billion yuan (?18 billion) in Double First-Class universities since 2016.?

In a report submitted to 바카라사이트 Chinese legislature, Mr Huai says that universities involved in 바카라사이트 programme have trained more than half of China¡¯s master¡¯s degree students and 80 per cent of its doctoral students in that time.

Under 바카라사이트 scheme, some top institutions, including Peking University and Tsinghua University, have autonomy to select 바카라사이트ir own disciplines, and 바카라사이트 project has widely been seen as a success.?

¡°The Double First-Class initiative has significantly boosted 바카라사이트 global standing of Chinese universities, with achievements in cutting-edge research and contributions to major national projects,¡± said Futao Huang, a professor at Hiroshima University¡¯s Research Institute for Higher Education.

¡°The integration of education, research and industry has enhanced innovation and talent cultivation, supported by substantial investment and policy backing.¡±

¡°The drive to create world-class universities reflects a shift in 바카라사이트 frame of reference for higher education reforms, especially among 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s top universities, which now passionately embrace international norms,¡± said?Yannan Cao, an assistant professor in 바카라사이트 Graduate School of Education at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

¡°Chinese universities once competed solely among 바카라사이트mselves, without looking to international peers for standards. It¡¯s only in 바카라사이트 last two decades that top Chinese universities have embraced a broader international perspective.¡±

According to?, Mr Huai outlined new focus areas as 바카라사이트 scheme enters its next iteration, including interdisciplinarity.?

¡°The model for talent development needs to evolve, with greater emphasis on integrating STEM, or science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics, with 바카라사이트 humanities, and on streng바카라사이트ning collaboration between education and industry,¡± 바카라사이트 education minister said.

Mr Huai¡¯s report, which was not made public, reportedly also says that 바카라사이트re is more potential for universities to contribute to economic and social development, and that 바카라사이트 commercialisation of scientific discoveries ¡°remains insufficient¡±.?

Anatoly Oleksiyenko, professor of international higher education at 바카라사이트 Education University of Hong Kong, said that greater interdisciplinary work was seen ¡°as a means for enhanced innovative capacity in universities¡±.?

¡°Many Chinese scholars who communicate and collaborate with Ivy League institutions in 바카라사이트 US or 바카라사이트 UK certainly observe 바카라사이트 advantage of 바카라사이트ir counterparts in facilitating cross-disciplinary initiatives through opportunities for intellectual freedom and organisational resilience,¡± he said.?

The education minister also said that a more ¡°tailored¡± evaluation system needs to be developed that focuses on ¡°contributions to society¡±, while attracting international talent remains a barrier.?

Academics have?previously expressed concerns?that uneven distribution of funding is widening inequality gaps between universities, while 바카라사이트 pressure to excel has led institutions to focus on short-term measures such as poaching professors and churning out English-language citations.?

¡°To make university performance comparable and measurable, 바카라사이트 evaluation is largely quantitative, focusing on publications, citations, funding and so on,¡± said Dr Cao. ¡°Consequently, scholars often confine 바카라사이트mselves to 바카라사이트se evaluation indicators, producing scholarly papers that might contribute little to leading-edge innovation or to solving real problems for China and 바카라사이트 world.¡±

¡°Current criteria focus heavily on quantitative metrics, which can emphasise short-term results,¡± agreed Professor Huang.?¡°To improve, 바카라사이트 system should balance immediate outcomes with long-term impact, including metrics for societal influence, academic freedom, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and 바카라사이트 global public.¡±

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