Ministry of Education: Promote higher education to shift from focusing on disciplinary development to serving the national mission, accelerate the realization of independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talents.

On July 15h, the Ministry of Education held a mid-year progress meeting, focusing on implementing the spirit of the National Education Conference for the second anniversary, coordinating and scheduling the completion status of key tasks set by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and benchmarking the development of education in the "Fifteen Five-Year Plan". The meeting also deployed key tasks for the second half of the year and the period ahead. Huai Jinpeng, Secretary of the Ministry of Education Party Group and Minister, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Huai Jinpeng emphasized the need to adapt to the new requirements of the profound changes in population and social structure, and to thoroughly implement the action plan to expand and improve basic education. He called for promoting higher education to shift from focusing on disciplinary development to serving the national mission, accelerating the realization of independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation. He also stressed the importance of promoting the spirit of educators and building a high-quality and professional teacher team. Furthermore, he emphasized the need to expand the opening up of high-level education to the outside world, continuously enhancing China's international influence, competitiveness, and discourse power in education. It is necessary to continuously deepen education reform, adhere to problem orientation, identify weaknesses, pinpoint strengths, and provide strong institutional guarantees for building a strong country in education.