On 8 january, the 2026 national conference on education was held in beijing. Head of the secretary group of the central steering group for education, secretary of the party, minister of education, peng huai, attended and addressed the meeting。
The conference stressed the need to continue to be guided by xi's new era of china's socialism, to fully implement the important statement of xi's general secretary on education and the spirit of the national conference on education, to understand the decisive importance of “two-building”, to strengthen “four consciousness”, “four self-confidence” and “two defence”, and to maintain the overall philosophy of steady and steady pursuit of work, to fully grasp the political, people's and strategic attributes of education and to implement them firmlyReed treemanThe mission is to strengthen the support of education for science, technology and talent, to improve the quality and quality of education public services, to deepen the comprehensive education reform and pilot exploration, and to accelerate the construction of quality education systemsEducation for powerful nationsSubstantial new progress has been made in building a solid foundation for the fundamental modernization of socialism, which provides the initial, fundamental and strategic support for the fundamental modernization of socialism。
It was noted that in 2025, teachers and students in the education system, bearing in mind the mandate and commitment to work and reform, translated the important statements and directives of the general secretary of xi jinping on education into development directions, policy initiatives, major tasks and working methods, carried out the fundamental tasks of the lycans with a strong and effective mandate, made significant progress in the advancement of education science and technology, made significant progress in the improvement of the quality and level of education public services, continued and deepening of the comprehensive reform of education, positive progress in the development of the high-level teaching staff of the new era, accelerating the construction of educational centres with global impact, and making solid strides in the building of a strong nation。
It was noted that during the “1455” period, the central party convened a national conference on education, which provided a comprehensive deployment to accelerate the building of a strong state of education and promoted quality education development. Over the past five years, the education system has responded proactively to profound and complex changes in the internal and external environment, firmly staying on the path of developing chinese-style socialist education. It has been guided by xi jinping's new-style chinese-style socialist ideology of “three-step” and has achieved remarkable results. It has promoted the construction of the world's largest-scale and quality education system, achieved new breakthroughs in the national strategy for services and in the development of science and technology, and increased international influence in education and adherence to the rule of lawEducation reformDevelopment, integration of high-quality development and a high level of security, with historic achievements and paradigm changes in education。
The conference stressed that the “fifty-five” period is a critical period for the fundamental modernization of socialism and for its comprehensiveness. It is necessary to take a deep look at the new challenges of the new mission facing education today and for the next five years. It is necessary to take stock of the new challenges facing education in terms of accuracy, scientific adaptation, initiative and change. It is necessary to place the building of a strong nation in the development context of the interests and objectives of the national strategy, to plan for the new trends in the country's economic and social structure, to move forward in the profound evolution of the world's century-old transformation and to upgrade it at the critical points of new and progressive breakthroughs. “fifty-five” education requires a comprehensive grasp of the “three attributes” of education, a focus on the “eighty systems” of the “six attributes” of the powerful countries, a commitment to the overall leadership of the education sector, and a comprehensive strengthening of the party's education system; a people-centred approach that promotes the close link between investment in goods and people; a commitment to positive innovation, policy support and reform, and the effective use and integration of the world's leading educational resources and elements of innovation; and an integrated approach to development and security to efficiently govern high-quality education development and high-level security interaction, making every effort to raise the level of development of educational reform and making a strong system leap forward in supporting china's modernization process。
It was noted that 2026 marked the beginning of the “fifty-fifty-fifty five” and the crucial beginning of a three-year plan of action to educate the powerful. The twenty-fourth plenary session of the party must be fully implemented in order to push for the major tasks of the new year and ensure a high-quality start for the fifteenth session。
First, the fundamental tasks of the liddhu people are being carried out in a consistent manner for the family and the nation, with high-quality and high-quality lectures on the “summary of china's socialism in the new age of xi jinping”, the strengthening of the social practice curriculum, the upgrading of the digital age network's new classroom, the promotion of all aspects of the concept of identity and original theory of the autonomous knowledge system, the acceleration of the construction of original and critical teaching materials in china, the intensification of the dissemination of the national language, the fostering of awareness in the chinese national community, the promotion of healthy schools and the promotion of the physical and mental health and comprehensive development of students。
The second is to uphold the principle that people are educated first and foremost, to better respond to changes in the school-age population, to optimize the distribution of resources for basic education, to continue to expand the quality of education, to carry out the rejuvenation of general high schools at the county level, to firmly uphold equity in education and to provide equitable and quality education for students。
The third is to adapt to key strategic needs at the national and regional levels, continuously optimize the structure of higher education, categorize and promote tertiary reform, initiate a new round of “two-tier” construction, fully advance the quality development of local general higher education institutions, integrate the high-skilled cluster development programme with the “two-higher construction programme”, and guide the scientific positioning and development of different types of higher education institutions。
The fourth is to strengthen the support of education for science and technology and talent, to initiate the establishment of national centres of cross-cutting disciplines, to improve the network of science and technology transformation networks in higher education institutions and to explore critical areas for excellenceTalent developmentA new model has been developed to help improve the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system through the employment expansion initiative for tertiary graduates。
The fifth is to accelerate the pace of building a modern vocational education system around high levels of school competence and high quality integration, to improve mechanisms for synergistic development, to deepen supply and demand matching mechanisms and to improve the quality of life-long learning services。
Sixth is the ongoing deepening of comprehensive education reform, the deepening of evaluation, the solid promotion of artificial intelligence-enabled education, the acceleration of the spread of artificial intelligence literacy education throughout the school cycle, and the stimulation of education for powerful countries to build dynamism and dynamism。
Seventh is the development of a high-level teaching staff, the further implementation of the educator spirit-building initiative, the acceleration of efforts to optimize teacher resource allocation, the overall deepening of teacher education reform and the building of foundations for a strong nation。
The eighth is a determined drive to open up high levels of education to the outside world, to strengthen standards and branding, to increase the level of cooperation with the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (unesco), to participate actively in global education governance and to improve the overall impact of china's international competitiveness in education。
The conference stressed that it is imperative to strengthen the overall leadership of the party and to continuously enhance its political capacity to act as an ideal, responsible and effective player and to contribute to the deployment of decisions in the spirit of “cruising nails”. There is a need to raise political positions, to hold the level of responsibility and to strengthen oversight. It is important that the spirit of commitment be strengthened and that the sense of purpose, problem and effectiveness be strengthened. The “fifty-five” education plan needs to be developed with high-quality integration and strong synergies. It is necessary to think firmly about the political security floor, the school floor, the integrity threshold, ensuring the security and stability of the education system, and creating a climate of political ecology and procreation。
Members of the entire party group of the ministry of education attended the meeting. The departments of education in the provinces and in the municipalities are responsible primarily for comrades, the principal heads of higher education institutions in the ministries and departments, the secretariat of the central education unit, the departments and offices of the ministry of education, and the monitoring team of the national monitoring and monitoring committee of the central disciplinary commission in the ministry of education. The meeting was attended by the liaison of the members of the steering group for central education, and the relevant departments of the central and national authorities。
