An Analysis of the Chinese Higher Education System (1949-2019)

policies, advances and challenges

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2525-5584.2020v5n3.55346

Keywords:

Universities; Chinese University; Higher Education Reforms in China; Development policies

Abstract

This article aims to analyze historically the Chinese higher education system, presenting its main policies and advances. It is perceived that Chinese development is surprising, and the role of these educational reforms has contributed to advances, both in human resources and in innovation, as well as in educational infrastructure. Higher education has undergone reformulations since 1949, but in the post-reform and opening-up period, the tipping point in higher education came in 1993 when massive reforms were implemented in order to provide the Chinese higher system with greater capacity to meet social demands and China's policy. Thus, between 1993 and 2010, reforms emphasized massification, decentralization, liberation and privatization. Subsequently in order to create universities of international quality. The work also focuses on explaining two projects, the first entitled Project 211, implemented in 1995, with the government seeking to invest in around 100 universities to provide them with greater technical and scientific capacity in the 21st century. The second project, launched in 1998, it was called Project 985 and aimed to create world-class universities in the 21st century. Finally, the work presents challenges that still exist for the development of higher education.

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Author Biographies

Marcos Costa Lima, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Professor Associado do Departamento de Ciência Política da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Coordenador do Instituto de Estudos da Ásia (IEÁsia/UFPE).

Pedro Fonseca, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Mestrando em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Pesquisador Associado do Instituto de Estudos da Ásia (IEÁsia/UFPE). Membro da Rede Brasileira de Estudos da China (RBChina).

Amanda Salvino, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Graduanda em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Bolsista de Iniciação Científica PIBIC do Instituto de Estudos da Ásia (IEÁsia/UFPE).

Júlia Benning, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP)

Bacharela em Direito pela Associação Caruaruense de Ensino Superior (ASCES). Pesquisadora Associada do Instituto de Estudos da Ásia (IEÁsia/UFPE).

Published

2020-12-28