On 28 December, reporters learned from the Ministry of Education (MOE）that the MOE had recently convened the 2024 National Education Digitalisation Work Summary Meeting. It was announced at the meeting that the Smart Education of China ∙ Lifelong Education Platform had been officially launched.
To support the construction of a society and country of learning where lifelong learning is pursued by all, the Seniors University of China (SUC) held the "Flourishing Silver Years, A Tribute to the New Era" National Senior Education Achievements Exhibition at the Guangdong Arts Theatre.
The Open University of China (OUC) hosted the inaugural pharmaceutical science popularisation competition titled “Pharmacy for Health, Competing for the Future” on 28 November 2024 in Beijing. A total of 16 entries qualified for the on-site competition. Among them, five won first prizes and eight received second prizes.
On 21 November, the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference commenced. Concurrently, the parallel session on "Integration of Vocational Education and Lifelong Learning" was held in Tianjin.
On 21 November, the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference commenced.
The Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Industrial Workforce Development (hereinafter referred to as the “Opinions”) issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council, were officially released on 21 October 2024.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the National Conference on Education laid out a systematic comprehensive plan for accelerating the construction of a leading country in education on the new journey in the new era, which has charted the course forward and provided fundamental guidance for this endeavour.
To implement the Decision of the State Council on Further Strengthening Rural Education, cultivate practical talented people who can be useful and stay in rural areas, and address the shortage of highly skilled professionals in agriculture and rural areas at the time, the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the “One College Student Per Village” Programme (hereafter referred to as “the Programme”) in 2004.