The reporter learned from the press conference of the Ministry of Education that the Ministry of Education has launched the second phase of the "Double High Construction Plan" and selected 220 vocational colleges to build a "national team" of skilled colleges and universities to serve the country's economic factor clusters and regional industrial development.
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The Ministry of Education implements classification to promote the reform and deployment of colleges and universities, focusing on the implementation and construction of the concept of "high-level education capabilities and high-quality integration of industry and education".
Reporters learned from the press conference held by the Ministry of Education today that the Ministry of Education has launched the second phase of the "Double-High Construction Plan" to implement the deployment of classified reforms in colleges and universities, focusing on the "new dual-high" concept of "high-level education capabilities and high-quality integration of industry and education", and selected 220 vocational colleges to create a "national team" of skilled colleges and universities.
These schools serve 110 national economic development zones, 88 high-tech zones, and 44 free trade zones and other economic factor gathering areas; the proportion of serving regional industries with trillions, hundreds of billions, and tens of billions is 26.8%, 43.9%, and 22.9% respectively, and the proportions of serving primary, secondary, and tertiary industries are 6.1%, 72.5%, and 21.4%, building a vocational education service network that adapts to regional industrial development.
A national industry-education integration community has been established in seven fields, including rail transit equipment, urban renewal, and industrial machinery. It has promoted industries and enterprises to open 283 major engineering projects and real production scenarios, 60 key laboratories and technology centers, invested more than 700 production equipment, decrypted 529 standards and specifications, and jointly promoted the cultivation of high-skilled talents. In terms of the integration of industry and education, enterprises and universities have each taken a step forward to realize the direct supply of talents to industrial positions.

In response to emerging school counseling challenges such as students' addiction to short videos, social media and reliance on AI chat, the Ministry of Education's State Education Bureau held a national high school guidance director working conference, inviting experts and scholars to discuss online risk prevention, suicide prevention and counseling strategies, and to commend senior guidance directors and schools with excellent results in return-to-school education.
The reporter learned from the press conference of the Ministry of Education that the Ministry of Education innovatively implemented the "High-skilled Talent Cluster Training Plan", with leading enterprises, high-level vocational schools, and industry organizations serving as "three team leaders" to promote the joint reform of key elements of vocational education teaching and promote the formation of an ecosystem for the cultivation of high-skilled talents.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Education’s press conference that China’s international cooperation in vocational education has achieved a new leap forward. As the "national business card" of China's vocational education, Luban Workshop has established 38 workshops in 32 countries, training nearly 200,000 students of all types, and will release four recommended national standards during the 2026 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference.

The Ministry of Education has promoted the National Care 2.0 policy for children aged 0 to 6 years old. 600 special classes for 2-year-olds have been added, three times more than the original target of 200 classes. Public kindergartens have increased by more than 4,100 classes in the past ten years, providing nearly 270,000 affordable education and security places. Policies include tuition subsidies, childcare subsidies and school subsidies, and extended care services to benefit dual-income families.

In order to prevent students from being addicted to mobile phones and affecting their learning and health, primary and secondary schools have implemented strict mobile phone management. However, some businesses have launched "hidden mobile phone artifacts" disguised as daily necessities such as water cups, desk lamps, lunch boxes, etc., claiming to be able to avoid metal detector inspections, with monthly sales of up to 500 units, causing education departments and legal experts to question their compliance and the responsibility of e-commerce platforms.

The IELTS test was canceled nationwide due to a technical failure in the British system. The suspension continues to this day, and the official has not given a recovery time. Candidates said they only received text message notifications, and the examiner said the system was unable to enter information about Chinese candidates. There are rumors on the Internet but no evidence. Candidates requested reimbursement of fees, compensation, and additional test seats for make-up exams. Lawyers pointed out that technical failures did not constitute force majeure and the organizers should bear responsibility.