China News Service, Beijing, March 17 (Ren Jing) On the 17th, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the progress and achievements of implementing the spirit of the school’s ideological and political theory course teachers’ symposium over the past three years.
There are more than 1,440 Marxist colleges in universities across the country
According to Xu Qingsen, director of the Department of Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, the number of Marxist colleges in universities across the country has grown from more than 100 in 2012 to more than 1,440 in 2021. Support the construction of more than 200 excellent teaching and research teams. From 2016 to 2021, the number of first-level doctoral degree authorization points in Marxist theory will increase from 39 to 104, and the number of first-level master degree authorization points will increase from 129 to 279. The number of degree points ranks in the forefront of various disciplines.
More than 127,000 full-time and part-time teachers of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities
According to data from the Ministry of Education, by the end of 2021, there will be more than 127,000 full-time and part-time teachers in ideological and political courses in colleges and universities, an increase of 74,000 compared with 2012 and an increase of more than 50,000 compared with 2018. The overall staffing ratio of teachers and students reaches 1:350. Require. The rejuvenation of full-time ideological and political teachers has become a new trend in the development of the team. Teachers under the age of 49 account for 77.7%, and 35% have senior professional titles. Since 2019, the undergraduate major of Marxist theory has been established, and the subject of Marxist theory has been included in the “Special Enrollment Plan for the Training of High-level Talents in Shortage in Key Fields of the Country”. At present, there are 62,000 undergraduates, masters and doctoral students in the major of Marxist theory in colleges and universities.
Establish and improve the policy system for the construction of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools
In addition, important progress has also been made in the construction of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools. The Ministry of Education issued documents such as guidelines for moral education in primary and secondary schools, strengthening the construction of ideological and political teachers in primary and secondary schools, strengthening and improving basic education teaching and research work, quality evaluation of compulsory education, and evaluation of the quality of running schools in ordinary high schools. The quality and ability of teachers of political courses and the strengthening of the evaluation of the construction of ideological and political courses have put forward clear requirements.
