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regular institutions of higher learning, development. However, there are still
open universities, higher vocational some problems affecting the talent
schools, and independent colleges and cultivation quality of online education.
universities for adults. This means that In December 2019, the General Office
there are different specifications for of the Ministry of Education issued
majors, which has a negative impact on the Circular on Relevant Tasks to Serve
the quality of talent cultivation and the Lifelong Learning for All and Promote
educational reputation of institutions of the Quality Development of Online
higher learning. In 2016, the Ministry of Education in Modern Distance Education
Education formulated and promulgated of Pilot Institutions of Higher Education.
Administrative Measures for the Specialty It aims to enhance the supervision of
Setup of Higher Degree Continuing educational institutions to urge them to
Education. The purpose of this document improve quality and reduce quantity, to
is to streamline administration and standardise operation, and to improve
delegate power to the lower levels, to the quality of talent cultivation by
standardise the management of and establishing administrative rules for
administrative policies for establishing the entire process from enrolment to
majors in higher degree continuing cultivation to completion.
education, to define the responsibilities
and procedures, and to strengthen • Promote the Penetration and Integration
process supervision and information of “Internet +” Into Education at All
service. In line with these administrative Levels and of All Types. In order to
measures, starting from 2018, regular implement “building an education
institutions of higher learning no longer system that serves lifelong learning for
offer degree continuing education all people”, relevant state departments
beyond their full-time education have issued a series of programmatic
specialties, and regular undergraduate documents on the development of
institutions of higher learning who do not education and training at all levels and of
offer junior college education no longer various types through precise planning
offer junior college degree continuing and careful deliberation, such as “On the
education. Implementation of IT Capacity Building
Project (Phase 2.0) for Teachers from
• Promote High Quality Development of China Primary and Secondary Schools “
Online Education in Modern Distance [2019], “On Promoting the Development
Education of Pilot Institutions of Higher of the Service for the Elderly”, “Opinions
Learning. Since the Chinese government on the Targeted Poverty Alleviation
started the modern distance education Work in the New Era for Universities
pilot project in 1999, online higher Directly Affiliated to MoE “, “the
degree education in regular institutions Reform Plan for China’s Vocational
of higher learning has experienced rapid Education(2019-2021)”, “ On Improving

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