China News Service, September 16th. According to the website of the Ministry of Education, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and restrictions on entry, visas, and flights from countries (regions), some Chinese students’ plans to study abroad in overseas countries and regions have been forced to change, delay or even delay. Many students face difficulties in studying after cancellation.
The Ministry of Education has adopted a series of policy measures to effectively solve the practical difficulties of such students.
One is to reasonably guide students to take online classes in China.
In response to the situation of overseas universities arranging online classes for students, we will guide students to continue their studies in China through online methods.
At the same time, a special notice was issued, clarifying that overseas students who were affected by the epidemic prevention and control were unable to return to school on time and chose to take some courses online, and the result of their overseas stay time that did not meet the educational system requirements will not be regarded as affecting the result of their academic degree certification the elements of.
The second is to allow domestic universities to provide short-term learning and exchange opportunities.
Colleges and universities are allowed to accept overseas students to study and study in China by signing exchange agreements with overseas cooperative universities under the premise of ensuring education equity.
The third is to enrich the path to school through Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools.
Allowing some Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools and projects, as well as the Mainland (the motherland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan cooperatively-run schools and projects, under the premise of ensuring education fairness, to assess and recruit some international students who meet specific conditions, two-way selection, merit-based admission, and provision for students Domestic study opportunities.
Enrollment is not included in the national unified enrollment plan, does not occupy the original enrollment indicators of colleges and universities, and does not affect other types of college enrollment.
It is understood that all provinces and universities are currently actively and steadily advancing relevant enrollment work.
The fourth is to strengthen external communication.
According to reports, the Ministry of Education has guided the education departments of embassies and consulates abroad to actively contact the education departments and universities in the host countries, urging them to properly solve the problem of the academic hindrance of our overseas students.
In addition, the Ministry of Education also meets the needs of employers through various channels and channels, and provides graduates with employment and entrepreneurship support and guidance.
In response to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the restrictions on visas and flights of various countries (regions), some Chinese students studying abroad have been blocked from going abroad.
The Ministry of Education allows some colleges and universities to take temporary measures to provide more choices for students who are hindered from studying abroad by appropriately increasing the enrollment of some Chinese-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects, as well as the mainland (mainland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions.
The head of the International Department of the Ministry of Education (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office) answered questions from reporters.
1. Question: It is understood that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, some Chinese students studying abroad have been blocked from studying abroad. In order to solve the practical difficulties of this group, what policy measures has the Ministry of Education taken?
Answer: Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the flow of students around the world has been blocked.
Due to restrictions on entry, visas, flights and other policies of various countries (regions) and considering the risks of overseas epidemics, some Chinese students' plans to study abroad in overseas countries and regions this fall have been changed, delayed or even cancelled, and some students are facing difficulties in entering higher education.
The party and the state attach great importance to this and are very concerned about the academic problems of these students.
In order to effectively respond to social concerns and needs and solve the practical difficulties of such students, the Ministry of Education has done a lot of research and adopted a series of special policy measures.
One is to rationally guide students to continue their studies in China through distance education, and at the same time respond to and solve policy issues such as academic degree certification that overseas students are generally concerned about. It is clear that overseas students are affected by the epidemic prevention and control and cannot return to school on time and choose to take online courses. Part of the course, and the result that the time of stay abroad does not meet the requirements of the academic system, shall not be considered as a factor that affects the result of their academic degree certification.
The second is to allow colleges and universities to sign agreements and other methods to accept students studying abroad to study in domestic colleges and universities on the premise of ensuring education equity.
The third is to allow some Chinese-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects, as well as the mainland (the motherland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan cooperative education institutions and projects, under the premise of ensuring education fairness, to assess and recruit some overseas students who meet specific conditions, two-way selection, and merit admission. Students provide domestic study opportunities.
The fourth is to guide the education departments of embassies and consulates abroad to actively contact the education departments and universities in the host countries, and urge them to properly solve the problem of the academic hindrance of our overseas students.
The fifth is to provide graduates with employment and entrepreneurship support and guidance.
2. Question: As one of the measures, the Ministry of Education temporarily allows some cooperative educational institutions and projects to appropriately increase the number of enrollment places, so as to provide domestic school opportunities for students who originally planned to study abroad and were hindered by the epidemic. Please introduce the background and main considerations of this policy.
Answer: After years of exploration, Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools has become an integral part of my country's education and an important form of opening up education.
The main feature of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools is the introduction of high-quality educational resources from abroad, which has enriched the supply of diversified domestic educational resources and realized students' "study abroad without going abroad".
Explore reforms and innovations in education and teaching concepts, talent training models, and enrollment methods, and become the "new engine" for the reform of the educational system and mechanism.
Under the current situation, some students who have encountered obstacles in their plans to study abroad hope to seek school opportunities in China.
Relevant universities have also expressed their clear wishes, hoping to recruit some outstanding students who are hindered from going abroad through Sino-foreign cooperative education, so as to alleviate the urgent needs of students and assume the social responsibilities of universities.
After in-depth research and demonstration, the Ministry of Education has fully considered the characteristics of Sino-foreign cooperative education in terms of teaching language and training mode that are highly compatible and interlinked with studying abroad. This can be used as a channel to solve the actual difficulties of some students studying abroad.
Therefore, as a special arrangement during the epidemic, the Ministry of Education allows some Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools and projects, as well as the mainland (mainland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions to recruit some overseas students who meet certain conditions. Students will read the way and provide more information. Choose more to study.
3. Question: Which types of students are the enrollment targets of this enrollment policy?
Answer: Mainland Chinese (Mainland) students who have already held admission notices from overseas universities and originally planned to study for undergraduate or master or doctoral students in overseas universities in the fall semester of 2020 meet the basic registration requirements.
Admissions colleges and universities set the registration conditions and admission criteria in accordance with relevant regulations and the actual situation of the school, and open the admissions guide.
4. Question: What kind of enrollment method is adopted for this enrollment?
Answer: The expansion of the enrollment of cooperatively-run schools this time is not included in the national unified enrollment plan, does not occupy the original enrollment indicators of colleges and universities, and has no impact on other types of college enrollment.
The enrollment work follows the principles of two-way selection, merit-based admission, and quality assurance.
The school conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the enrolled students, organizes the admission examination in an appropriate form, and the admission standards are not lower than the standards of the foreign cooperators in the same major in their home countries.
After completing their studies, students who meet the academic requirements will only be awarded a degree certificate from a foreign university, and they can be certified by the Overseas Education Service Center of the Ministry of Education.
Relevant universities should formulate detailed enrollment guidelines, clarify enrollment targets, enrollment procedures, admission standards, etc., and strictly ensure fairness and justice in enrollment.
5. Q: According to this admissions policy, which colleges and universities participate in admissions?
Answer: According to the law, the Chinese-foreign cooperative education that can be issued foreign degree certificates and the cooperative education institutions of the mainland (mainland of the motherland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions and some colleges and universities of Cooperating units can carry out enrollment work under the premise of reaching an agreement on the enrollment plan.
Participating in this enrollment are about 90 Sino-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects in 19 provinces and cities including Beijing, Zhejiang and Guangdong, as well as cooperative education institutions and projects in the Mainland (mainland of the motherland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. For a detailed list, please refer to the following link.
Source: Ministry of Education website