BEIJING, Dec 24 (APP) – A senior official has called for improvements in the quality of higher education to turn the most populous country into one that is not just big in number but rich in human resources.
The State Councilor Chen Zhili said here on Sunday that China’s universities and colleges should focus more on the cultivation of talents and professional personnel, to help upgrade the country’s innovation capability.
The country should speed its transition from a “big” higher education nation to a “strong” one, she stressed. China had the largest number of college and university students in the world at 18 million. Its population with a higher-education background exceeded 70 million.
“Institutions of higher learning should further promote educational reform and pursue scientific innovation in professional personnel training,” said Chen at an ongoing national meeting on higher education.
To further upgrade the quality of higher education, Chen suggested schools draw more overseas scholars into teaching and research work, and to step up exchange and cooperation with international counterparts.