Recently, a number of colleges and universities have released the enrollment guidelines for the 2024 Strong Foundation Plan. What is the Strong Foundation Program and what are the professional scopes of the Strong Foundation Program...... Let's take a look at the application process and frequently asked questions of the 2024 Strong Foundation Plan with Education Xiaowei——
In January 2020, the Ministry of Education issued the "Opinions on Carrying out the Pilot Work of Basic Discipline Enrollment Reform in Some Colleges and Universities", and decided to carry out the pilot reform of basic discipline enrollment in some colleges and universities from 2020, also known as the "Strong Foundation Plan". The "Strong Foundation Program" mainly selects students who are interested in serving the major strategic needs of the country and have excellent comprehensive quality or top-notch basic disciplines, focusing on key fields such as high-end chips and software, intelligent technology, new materials, advanced manufacturing and national security, as well as the humanities and social sciences fields where there is a shortage of national talents, focusing on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, mechanics, basic medicine, breeding, history, philosophy, paleography and other related majors. In 2022, on the basis of the previous 36 pilot universities of the Strong Foundation Plan, three universities including Northeastern University, Hunan University, and Northwest A&F University will be added to carry out the pilot of the Strong Foundation Plan, and the enrollment scale, majors, and assessment methods will also be adjusted.
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What is the Strong Base Program?
In order to thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, implement the spirit of the National Education Conference, serve the major strategic needs of the country, and strengthen the selection and training of top-notch innovative talents in basic disciplines, the Ministry of Education has formulated and issued the "Opinions on Carrying out Pilot Work on the Enrollment Reform of Basic Disciplines in Some Colleges and Universities" (also known as the "Strong Foundation Plan") on the basis of in-depth research and summarizing the experience of independent enrollment in colleges and universities and the pilot experience of the comprehensive reform of the college entrance examination in Shanghai and other places. On the premise of ensuring fairness and justice, we should actively explore multi-dimensional assessment and evaluation models, and gradually establish an effective mechanism for the selection and training of top-notch innovative talents in basic disciplines. From 2020 onwards, the original independent enrollment method of colleges and universities will no longer be used.
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What kind of talents are selected for the Strong Foundation Program?
The guiding ideology and principle of the Strong Foundation Plan is to serve the national strategy, recruit a group of aspiring, interested and talented young students for special training, and provide reserve talents for major national strategic fields. It mainly selects students who are interested in serving the major strategic needs of the country and have excellent comprehensive quality or top-notch basic disciplines.
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What are the professional scopes of the Strong Foundation Program?
The Strong Foundation Program highlights the supporting and leading role of basic disciplines, focusing on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, mechanics, basic medicine, breeding, history, philosophy, paleography and other related majors. It focuses on key areas such as high-end chips and software, intelligent technology, new materials, advanced manufacturing and national security, as well as humanities and social sciences fields where there is a shortage of national talents. Colleges and universities will combine their own characteristics of running a school, reasonably arrange the enrollment majors, and establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism for discipline majors, and adjust the enrollment majors of the Strong Foundation Plan in a timely manner according to the requirements of the new situation and the enrollment situation.
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What are the scope of pilot institutions under the Strong Foundation Program?
At the initial stage of the Strong Foundation Plan, colleges and universities will be selected to carry out pilot projects within the scope of some "first-class universities".
Colleges and universities apply to the Ministry of Education and submit integrated plans for enrollment and talent training of relevant majors. The Ministry of Education organized experts to comprehensively consider factors such as the positioning of colleges and universities, the quality of talent training, the construction of scientific research projects and platforms, enrollment and talent training programs, and other factors, and in accordance with the principle of "one school, one policy", to study and determine the universities, majors and scale of enrollment in the Strong Foundation Plan.
List of Pilot Universities:
Peking University, Chinese University, Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing Normal University, Minzu University of China, Nankai University, Tianjin University, Dalian University of Technology, Jilin University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Fudan University, Tongji University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, East China Normal University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Xiamen University, Shandong University, Ocean University of China, Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Central South University, Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Sichuan University, Chongqing University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Lanzhou University, National University of Defense Technology, Northeastern University, Hunan University, Northwest A&F University
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Application process for the Strong Foundation Program
From the end of March to April, the brochure will be published and online registration will be made.
In June, candidates took the unified college entrance examination.
After the college entrance examination and before July 4, all provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) will provide the results of the college entrance examination, and colleges and universities will determine the assessment list and organize the assessment.
Before July 5, colleges and universities will convert the comprehensive results and select the best for admission.
(If the schedule is subject to change, please refer to the latest information announced by the university)
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What is the admission method of the Strong Foundation Scheme?
Under the premise of ensuring fairness and justice, Qiangji plans to explore the establishment of a multi-dimensional assessment and evaluation of candidates' enrollment mode. There are two modes mentioned here:
First, colleges and universities will determine the list of candidates participating in the college assessment according to the candidates' college entrance examination results, according to a certain multiple of the enrollment quota of the strong foundation plan in each province (autonomous region, municipality). After the candidates participate in the unified college entrance examination and college assessment, the colleges and universities will synthesize the candidates' comprehensive scores in proportion to the candidates' college entrance examination results, college comprehensive assessment results and comprehensive quality evaluation (of which the proportion of college entrance examination scores shall not be less than 85%), and admit candidates according to their preferences according to the comprehensive scores from high to low.
Second, for a very small number of candidates with outstanding talents and performance in related disciplines, colleges and universities will formulate the conditions for the assessment of colleges and universities and the methods and standards for admission to colleges and universities, and announce them to the public in advance. After the candidates participate in the unified college entrance examination, the colleges and universities will organize experts in the relevant disciplines to conduct strict assessment of the candidates, and if they meet the admission standards, they will be approved by the leading group of college admissions work and approved by the provincial college admissions committee where the students are from. In principle, the college entrance examination score of candidates admitted with exceptions shall not be lower than the minimum control score line for the admission of a batch of undergraduates in each province (autonomous region, municipality) (the corresponding score line shall be delineated separately for the provinces of the combined admission batch).
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After being admitted through the Strong Foundation Program, how do colleges and universities cultivate?
Colleges and universities have separately formulated training programs for students admitted through the Strong Foundation Program, and adopted training modes such as tutor system and small classes. Establish an incentive mechanism to enhance students' sense of honor and mission. Smooth the channel of growth and development, for students with excellent academic performance, colleges and universities can give priority to recommending graduate students without examinations, direct doctoral degrees, public study abroad, scholarships, etc. Explore the establishment of a training model for the connection between bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Promote the coordinated education of science and education, and explore the establishment of a talent training mechanism that combines major scientific research tasks. In principle, students admitted through the Strong Foundation Program are not allowed to transfer to majors other than related disciplines after entering the school.
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What is the difference between the Strong Foundation Program and the original independent enrollment?
The "Strong Foundation Plan" was formulated and promulgated by the Ministry of Education on the basis of in-depth research, summarizing the 16-year pilot experience of independent enrollment in colleges and universities, and fully borrowing the results of the comprehensive reform of the college entrance examination in Shanghai and other places. Compared with the previous independent enrollment, the Qiangji plan cancels the practice of using papers and patents as the assessment conditions of shortlisted universities, and changes the "reduced score admission" of the previous independent enrollment to "multi-dimensional assessment and evaluation based on the unified college entrance examination", and re-ranks and selects the best according to the comprehensive score.
In this regard, the person in charge of the Department of Higher Education Students of the Ministry of Education clearly explained that there are five differences between the strong foundation plan and the original independent enrollment plan:
First, the selection positioning is different. The independent enrollment mainly selects "students with subject expertise and innovation potential", while the Strong Foundation Program mainly selects "students who are interested in serving the major strategic needs of the country and have excellent comprehensive quality or top-notch basic disciplines".
Second, the enrollment majors are different. The Strong Foundation Program highlights the supporting and leading role of basic disciplines, focusing on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, philosophy, paleography and other related majors.
Third, the basis for the shortlisted school examination is different. The shortlisted basis for independent enrollment is mainly the candidate's application materials; the shortlisted basis for the strong foundation plan is the candidate's college entrance examination results, and a very small number of candidates with outstanding talent and performance in the relevant subject field can formulate the conditions and methods for the assessment of the shortlisted colleges and universities, and announce them to the public in advance.
Fourth, the admission method is different. The strong foundation plan converts candidates' college entrance examination scores (not less than 85%), the comprehensive assessment results of colleges and universities, and comprehensive quality evaluation into comprehensive scores, and admits students in order from high to low, reflecting a more comprehensive examination of students.
Fifth, the training mode is different. Relevant colleges and universities have not made special arrangements for the training methods of students admitted by independent enrollment, and the students admitted to the Strong Foundation Program will implement a small class and tutor system, and explore the training mode of undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree connection, so as to smooth the growth and development channel of students and realize the benign interaction of enrollment and training.
Source | Sunshine college entrance examination information platform WeChat account