In-depth implementation of the top-notch plan 2.0 to speed up the training of top-notch students in basic subjects
The head of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education answers reporters' questions on the list of top-notch student training program 2.0 bases (2020) in basic disciplines
1. What is the background and goal of implementing the Basic Subject Training Program 2.0?
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on "strengthening the training of top-notch students in basic disciplines, building a number of bases in subjects such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, and attracting the best students to participate in basic research," the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the second session of the 19th National Congress In the spirit of the middle, third, fourth, and fifth plenary sessions, the Ministry of Education has implemented the basic disciplines top-notch student training plan (referred to as the "top-notch plan") 2.0 to accelerate the training of top-notch talents in basic disciplines.
In 2009, the Ministry of Education, the Organization Department of the Central Committee and the Ministry of Finance launched the top-notch plan 1.0, which has trained more than 10,000 students. 98% of the 6,647 students who have graduated continue to pursue postgraduate studies, and 32% have entered the world’s top 50 disciplines. Gradually show the potential to become a leader in science in the future.
Over the past ten years, the top-notch program has become an innovative "experimental field", exploring effective paths for the cultivation of top-notch talents; becoming a reserve talent pool, promoting the emergence of young talents; becoming a reform “leader”, driving the overall improvement of the quality of undergraduate education and teaching.
In 2018, the Ministry of Education, together with the Ministry of Science and Technology and other six departments, initiated the implementation of the Top-notch Plan 2.0 on the basis of the first ten years of exploration, adhering to the overall idea of "expanding, increasing, improving quality, and innovating". It is planned to focus on basic science, basic liberal arts, and basic science. In the medical field, we will build a training base for top-notch students in basic disciplines, focus on cultivating future outstanding natural scientists, social scientists, and medical scientists, and lay a talent foundation for building China into a major science center and innovation highland in the world.
The Ministry of Education has steadily promoted the Top-notch Program 2.0, which is reflected in the "three comprehensives".
In September 2018, six departments including the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Chinese Association for Science and Technology jointly issued the "Opinions on Implementing the Training Program for Top-notch Students in Basic Subjects 2.0", which comprehensively reviewed the Top-notch Program 2.0. deploy.
In April 2019, the Ministry of Education held the "Six Excellence and One Top" plan 2.0 kick-off meeting, and fully mobilized the implementation of the top plan 2.0.
In August 2019, the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice of the Ministry of Education on the Construction of Top-notch Student Training Bases for Basic Disciplines from 2019 to 2021", released the base construction plan, and selected two batches of 199 bases for construction from 2019 to 2020. Base construction is the carrier to promote the full implementation of the plan.
2. What is the scope of implementation of the Fundamental Top-notch Student Training Program 2.0? Which institutions were selected in the first two batches? What are the characteristics?
The implementation scope of the top-notch student training program 2.0 in basic disciplines extends from the pure theory of top-notch program 1.0 to Dali, Dawen, and Dayi, including mathematics, physics, mechanics, chemistry, biological sciences, computer science, astronomy, geography, and atmospheric sciences , Marine Science, Geophysics, Geology, Psychology, Philosophy, Economics, Chinese Language and Literature, History, Basic Medicine, Basic Medicine, Chinese Medicine, etc. 20 categories.
A total of 199 bases were selected in the two batches of the Top-notch Program 2.0, showing the following characteristics:
One is the overall realization of the expansion increase.
A total of 60 universities and 199 bases were selected in the two batches. The number of universities and the number of bases are 3 and 2.5 times the number of pilot universities and bases of the Top-notch Plan 1.0 respectively.
Second, the types of universities are diversified.
The selected universities include comprehensive, science and engineering, teacher training, finance, medicine, agriculture and forestry and other types. Universities are encouraged to categorize and explore the cultivation of top talents in basic disciplines; selected universities cover universities under the central ministries and commissions and local universities, reflecting the "level only, not identity".
The third is to achieve full coverage in the east, middle and west regions.
The two batches of bases are distributed in 19 provinces, including 9 provinces in the east and 10 provinces in the central and western regions.
Encourage universities in the central and western regions to take the Top-notch Program 2.0 as a guide to promote the overall improvement of the quality of talent training.
3. What is the key reform content of the Basic Discipline Top Student Training Program 2.0?
The key reforms of the Top-notch Program 2.0 have three aspects:
The first is to achieve the "four breakthroughs", namely, to expand the scope of implementation from pure theory to Dali, Dawen, and Dayi; increase the number of students in basic disciplines in about 10 years; improve quality and promote Change the track of quality, cultivate leading talents who can explore and lead in no man's land; innovate, innovate the training model of top-notch students in basic disciplines, and form a Chinese program for top-notch talent training.
The second is to focus on the "three links."
Grasp the key links of selection, training and evaluation to deepen reform and innovation.
Selection, through channels such as the second selection after entering the school, the "Strong Foundation Plan" of the college entrance examination, and the "Excellent Talents Plan" of high school, select and appraise top-notch students with aspirations, aspirations, and aspirations for basic subjects, so that different "talents" will come to the fore and stand out.
Training, exploring the "three systems" reform of the academy system, tutorial system, and credit system.
The academy system focuses on creating an environment, focusing on "infiltration", "influence", "cultivation", "infection" and "cultivation", and promote the realization of rapid, multi-talent, and high-level talents, high success rate and high rate of success in universities, so that students Do not go wrong or go to extremes; the tutor system focuses on precepts and deeds, attracting famous teachers and masters with new ideas, strong abilities, and willingness to participate in the top-notch plan, guiding students' academic and life growth, and stimulating academic interest and innovation potential; the credit system is important In the system design, the accumulation of credits is used as the graduation criterion for students, supporting top-notch students to independently construct training programs, implementing a flexible academic system that allows early graduation, exploring honorary degrees, enhancing the challenge and sense of honor, and providing institutional arrangements for students to grow into talents.
Evaluation, adhere to long-term, procedural, and scientific evaluation, and improve the multi-subject evaluation mechanism that combines student self-evaluation and mentor, school, society, and industry evaluation.
The third is to do a good job of classification and exploration.
Based on the education characteristics of basic science, medicine, and liberal arts, explore the multiple models of "one school, one policy, one base, one policy", and at the same time pay attention to the intersection, integration and integration of different disciplines, and seek innovative growth points and breakthroughs.
4. What measures has the Ministry of Education taken to promote the exchange of work in the training base for top-notch students in basic disciplines?
In order to strengthen work exchanges, resource sharing and mutual learning of experience, we have mainly adopted the following measures:
The first is to develop online academies and make full use of the new generation of information technology to create a learning and living community for top-notch students in and out of class, on-campus and off-campus, online and offline, and set up "study from the sea", "starry sky exploration" and "academy theory" More than 800 education resources have been imported into modules such as Taoism.
The second is to organize exchange activities. In 2020, more than 10 exchange activities will be held, including the top plan 2.0 base construction work promotion meeting, academic seminars and exchange meetings, student exchange meetings, and various discipline exchange meetings, and more than 1,300 teachers and students participated.
The third is to create an internal journal (quarterly) of the top plan to display the work dynamics, typical experiences, outstanding cases and research results of the top plan, and promote information release, mutual learning of experience, and resource sharing.
Recently, the first issue of 2021 has been published.
The fourth is to strengthen theoretical research, organize college teachers and relevant experts to carry out special research around the training of top-notch students in basic disciplines, aiming to form a batch of quality and weighted theoretical and practical results, and provide theoretical guidance and practical reference for the in-depth implementation of the plan.
The fifth is to promote the publication of related books, compile and publish "Looking up to the Stars and Down-to-earth Fundamental Discipline Top-notch Student Training Program 10th Anniversary Review" for reference in the implementation of the plan for colleges and universities.