China News Service, August 29. According to the website of the Ministry of Education, recently, the Ministry of Education issued the "Several Opinions on Strengthening the Organized Scientific Research of Colleges and Universities to Promote High-level Self-Reliance and Self-improvement" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"), which aims to promote colleges and universities to give full play to the new national model. System advantages, strengthen organized scientific research, comprehensively strengthen the construction of innovation system, focus on improving independent innovation capabilities, and make arrangements to serve the national strategic needs with higher quality and greater contribution.
The "Opinions" pointed out that colleges and universities are an important part of the national strategic scientific and technological strength.
Organized scientific research in colleges and universities is an important form for colleges and universities to realize the institutionalization of scientific and technological innovation and to systematically serve national and regional strategic needs.
As the main force of basic research and the source of major scientific and technological breakthroughs, colleges and universities have rapidly improved their innovation capabilities, continued to emerge with major achievements, and advanced institutional reforms in depth, making important contributions to the construction of an innovative country.
However, the scientific and technological innovation of colleges and universities still has outstanding problems such as insufficient organized and systematic layout and insufficient support for major national strategic needs.
Based on the new development stage, implementing new development concepts, and serving the construction of a new development pattern, colleges and universities should take serving the national strategic needs as the highest pursuit, adhere to the guiding principles of strategic leadership, organizational innovation, deep integration, and systematic advancement, and continue to give full play to freedom. Explore the role of the main force and main position of basic research, and on the basis of continuing to carry out high-level free exploration and research, accelerate the transformation of scientific research paradigms and organizational models in colleges and universities, strengthen organized scientific research, and better serve the practical problems and urgency of national security and economic and social development. It will provide strong support for achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and accelerating the construction of an important talent center and innovation highland in the world.
The "Opinions" clarified the key measures to strengthen organized scientific research in colleges and universities.
The first is to strengthen the construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces.
Deeply promote the construction of "double first-class", accelerate the reorganization of state key laboratories in colleges and universities, the new layout of national technology innovation centers and the high-quality construction of national engineering centers, and support colleges and universities to lead or participate in the construction of national laboratories and regional laboratories.
The second is to accelerate major breakthroughs in goal-oriented basic research.
Research and establish basic research and interdisciplinary special projects, and start the construction of basic discipline research centers and medical basic research innovation centers.
Continue to implement the "Mount Everest Plan for Basic Research in Higher Education Institutions".
The third is to speed up major breakthroughs in key core technologies urgently needed by the national strategy.
Implement the "Cultivation Plan for Major Projects for Organized Key Projects", and deploy and build a large platform for integrated key research.
Implement the "Thousands of Schools and Thousands of Enterprises" collaborative innovation partnership program.
In-depth implementation of artificial intelligence, blockchain, carbon-neutral technology innovation actions in colleges and universities.
The fourth is to enhance the ability to transfer and transform scientific and technological achievements to serve the transformation and upgrading of the industry.
Start the implementation of the "Hundred Schools and Thousands" high-value patent transformation action, and strengthen the construction of national intellectual property pilot demonstration universities.
Start the implementation of the future industry cultivation action of "hundred schools and thousands of cities".
Further play the role of the national innovation platform of the National University Science and Technology Park, and pilot the construction of future industrial science and technology parks.
The fifth is to enhance the collaborative innovation ability of regional colleges and universities to serve the high-quality development of the region.
Further implement the cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Education and relevant provinces and cities.
Focusing on the regional coordinated development strategy, play the role of key provinces and node cities, and strengthen the construction of the Ministry of Education's innovation platform and high-level scientific research institutions.
The sixth is to promote the construction of a high-level talent team to build a national strategic talent force.
Relying on major scientific research platforms to organize and implement major scientific and technological tasks and major projects, cultivate a group of strategic scientists.
Actively recruit postdoctoral fellows to participate in major tasks and promote the construction of full-time scientific research teams.
Implement the technology leading talent team project.
Implement the excellent youth team building plan in colleges and universities.
The seventh is to promote the integration of science and education and the collaboration of production and education to cultivate high-quality innovative talents.
Identify a number of national science and education collaborative innovation platforms.
In-depth implementation of the basic discipline top-notch student training plan and the national urgently needed high-level talent training project.
In the "double first-class" construction disciplines and the layout of doctoral programs, strengthen the connection with the national science and technology strategic deployment.
Eighth, to promote high-level international cooperation.
Layout and build a number of first-class international joint laboratories and other platforms.
Encourage and support colleges and universities to cultivate and initiate international big science programs and big science projects.
Deeply implement the “Belt and Road” scientific and technological innovation action plan.
The ninth is to promote the reform of scientific research evaluation mechanism to create a good innovation ecology.
Improve the dynamic monitoring system for "double first-class" construction, guide colleges and universities to actively connect with the national strategic layout, and improve the ability to support major national scientific and technological tasks.
Vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, and strengthen the construction of style of study.
The "Opinions" emphasize that colleges and universities should strengthen the implementation of responsibilities. In the overall planning of the school and special plans such as scientific and technological innovation, they should be guided by the national strategic needs and based on the school's disciplinary advantages, study and propose the main direction of organized scientific research, and clarify the main tasks. and strategic goals.
It is necessary to give full play to the important role of the stable support of basic scientific research business expenses, and actively seek diversified input from local finance and state-owned enterprises, science and technology enterprises, and social organizations.
The Ministry of Education has coordinated policies such as major talent plans, postgraduate enrollment, and "double first-class" construction, and strengthened guidance and support for organized scientific research.