Understanding “Strong Base Plan” (“Strong Base”) in China: Policy Interpretation Perspective

Abstract

Abstract On January 13, 2020, the Ministry of Education issued the “Opinions of the Ministry of Education on the Pilot Reform of Basic Subject Enrollment in some colleges and Universities” and selected 36 “double first-class” colleges and universities as the pilot, also known as the “Strong Base Plan” and it is positioned at recruitment selection and talent evaluation to explore the school-based characteristics of the top talent training mode of basic disciplines with new recruitment rules. The Strong Base Plan is the result of the selection and training of top innovative talents in basic disciplines. With the deepening of reform and opening, China has explored and practiced the college enrollment system for many times. To fully understand the particularity and universality of the policy of the Strong Base Plan, make it coordinate with other higher education enrollment policies, and jointly act on the selection and training of outstanding talents, is the key and difficult point of current research, and needs to be further explored.