Ministry of Education: Over the past ten years, colleges and universities have exceeded 1,000 national science and technology awards as the first completion unit.

Today, the reporter learned from the press conference of my country's education reform and development since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In the past ten years, colleges and universities have exceeded 1,000 national science and technology awards as the first completion unit. In terms of quantity, colleges and universities have won more than half of the National Science and Technology Awards in the past ten years. In terms of quality, colleges and universities have won 60%of the first prize of national natural sciences and 90%of national technology invention first prizes in ten years.

Lei Chaozi, director of the Department of Science and Technology and Information Technology of the Ministry of Education. Picture Source Education Ministry website website

According to Lei Chaozi, director of the Department of Science and Technology and Information Technology of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education has organized and implemented a number of major majority of major major in the "innovation capacity improvement plan", "independent innovation actions of key areas", "self -innovation of key areas" and "basic research in the Everest Plan". Strategic action and rural revitalization, the “Belt and Road”, artificial intelligence, carbon neutralization, blockchain and other series of special scientific and technological innovation projects. Organized universities to build a number of national key laboratories and national engineering (technology) research centers, actively deployed the construction of cutting -edge science centers, integrated large platforms, and established 688 key laboratories in the Ministry of Education and 448 Ministry of Education. The research center has formed a technological innovation system with a clear level, reasonable structure, and strong support. It has steadily improved the scientific and technological innovation service capabilities of universities, providing strong support for the implementation of major national strategic implementation and economic and social development.

In the past ten years, there are more than 350 academicians of the two new colleges and universities, and the proportion of colleges and universities has exceeded 50%of the two academicians of the two colleges and universities in the past three times. Nearly 70%of the total number of science funds. According to survey statistics, in 2021, more than 1 million graduate students participating in the research and development of science and engineering agricultural and medical research and development projects were doubled from 2012. The development of the country depends on talents, and the national revitalization depends on talents.

In the past ten years, the number of patent transfer and license contracts of colleges and universities exceeded 65,000, and the amount of patent conversion increased from 820 million yuan to 8.89 billion yuan, an increase of nearly ten times. At present, colleges and universities generally increase the proportion of rewards to 70%, and some colleges and universities reward more than 90%, accelerating the transformation of the scientific and technological achievements of colleges and universities to real productivity.

Actively serve regional innovation and development strategies. In the past ten years, the Ministry of Education and 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities), and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps jointly established 229 provincial and ministerial coordinated innovation centers to strengthen in -depth cooperation with industry industry leaders and local governments, and for industrial and regional development Provide strong support. The comprehensive service and depth of colleges and universities are integrated into the construction of the International Science and Technology Innovation Center of the Northern, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area, and strongly support the construction of scientific and technological innovation centers with national influence.

Reporter: Ye Zhonghua

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