1. Reform and Development of Chinese Graduate Education Reform and Development of Chinese Graduate Education Guo Xinli Director-General, Department of Graduate Education Ministry of Education, P. R. China Aug. 4th 2012, Chengdu

2. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 Reform and Development of Chinese Graduate Education I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development II. New Stage of Development

3. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日  1.1 Continuous Improvement in the Academic Degree System  1.2 Meeting National Demand for Graduate Education  1.3 Openness of Graudate Education  1.4 Achievements in high-level University Development I. Thirty Years of Remarkable Development

4. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 ◆ 1.1 Continuous Improvement in Academic Degree System - Established in Feb. 1980 - Formulation of “Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Academic Degrees” Rules on academic degree authorization, catalogue of discipline and academic programs, mechanism of quaity assessement and evaluation I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development

5. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 ◆ 1.1 Meeting national demand for talents cultivation A relatively complete, well-distributed academic degree authorization system has been established. - Post-graduate education covers provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China; its ability to serve the social and economic development is increasingly enhanced. - By the end of June 2012, 305 universities confer doctoral degrees, 645 confer master degrees and above1000 confer bachelor degrees. Chinese academic conferring system has basicly meet the Nation’s need to cultivating talents of high quality. I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development

6. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 Academic degree authorization from 1981 to 2011

7. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 Doctoal degree authorization in China, U.S. UK and Japan

8. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development ◆ 1.2 Meeting national demand for talents cultivation Large number of high-level talents cultivated - Research ability improvedResearch ability improved - Becoming leaders in all kinds of lifeBecoming leaders in all kinds of life

9. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 ◆ 1.2 Meeting national demand for talents cultivation Chinese post-graduate education has primarily formed a system where professional degree and academic degree coexist. - Professional degree graduate education in China develops fast in recent years. - 39 disciplines for professional master degree - categories for doctoral degree is increasingly various. - 64% degree conferring institutions issue professional degrees. - 43% master degrees go to professional degrees. - a career-orientated professional degree strengthened. I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development

10. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 ◆ 1.2 Meeting national demand for talents cultivation - Focus on demands of economic and social development, industrial optimization and upgrade; - Joint supervision promoted; - Collaboration between universities and research institutes encouraged; - Close connection between educaiton and national key projects established I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development

11. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development ◆ 1.3 Openness of Graduate Education - at policy level: - “Plan for Improving the Creativity of Higher Education Institutes”, formulated in 2011 - Integration of universities, university and other innovative forces - trying to explore effective methods for collaboration and research. -university to university - university to research institution - university to industry - university to local demand - international collaboration

12. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development ◆ 1.3 Openness of Graduate Education - Opening up: - Bilateral agreements on mutual recognition of diplomas and degrees: 39 till June 2012 - “Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific” - Students mobility on both directions encouraged - Mechanism of Chinese-foreign cooperation in running school, joint research established and improved.

13. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 International students in China on master and doctoral programs 2006 - 2011

14. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 ◆ 1.4 Achievements in University Construction - Chinese government greatly promotes the construction of top universities of high level with distinctiveness. - The projects of“211”,“985”and the construction of national key disciplines take the lead in the continuous improvement of Chinese higher education, thus become the model of building top universities I. Three Decades of Remarkable Development

15. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日  Graduate education has come into a stage when quality assurance is highly prioritized.  Conference on graduate education will be held in search of a new mechanism guiding and supporting graduate education in China. II. New Stage of Development

16. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 ◆ Thinking for reform: - One objective: - Keeping on reform, improving quality, meeting national demand for telents - Two principles: - promoting innovation on graduate education; - establishing mechanism on assessment and evaluation ◆ Measures: - Optimizing structure and layout - Seeking innovative approaches to graduate education - Motivating teachers and students - Promoting international collbaration on graduate education II. New Stage of Development

17. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 Thank You!

18. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 Form 1 ： Mainland scholar’s research articles in Nature / Science in 2011 Form 2 ： Doctor Obtain China National Nature Science Award and National Technology Award for Invention (2002-2007) Mainland scholar ’ s published research articles in 2011 Postgraduate AttendancePostgraduate as first person Number ProportionNumberProportion Nature411639%819.50% Science471838.30%612.80% Year China National Natural Science Award National Award for Technological Invention Award Number PhD. as First Completed person PhD. Proportion Award Number PhD. as First Completed person Award Number 2002241145.8321733.33 2003191145.8321733.33 2004281157.8919315.79 2005381553.5728828.57 2006293078.95401742.50 2007392068.97561730.36 Total1773384.62512549.02

19. 学位管理与研究生教育司 2012 年 8 月 4 日 The Report on the Quality of PhD in China, 2010 The following facts are shown through empirical research: The quality of PhDs in China has been enhanced steadily during the recent 30 years. More than 70% PhDs cultivated in China have been selected for the "National Thousands of Talents Project". 84.6% of the Chinese National Natural Science awarders had obtained a PhD in China. And the proportion is on the rise on a yearly basis. The PhDs cultivated in China have experienced sound career growth. Their professionalism, job performance and development potential have all been highly appreciated by their employers. The average satisfaction index exceeds 78%. All the facts indicate that Masters and PhDs trained in China have constituted the backbones to implement the strategy of ‘rejuvenating the nation through science and education’. They have contributed significantly to China's economic and social development.