The phrase "New Quality Productive Forces," is gaining traction in China's economic development. The term has been mentioned quite a lot of times in this year's government work report. Essentially, it stands for the high-tech innovation and advanced productivity. Our reporter Wang Tianyu spoke to NPC Deputy Wang Shuxin, who is also the president of Chongqing University, on the role that "New Quality Productive Forces" play in education sector.
WANG SHUXIN NPC Deputy President of Chongqing University "Well, they are actually about advancing education, technology and talents together. Specifically, we should take technological innovation as the guide, ensure a high-quality education system as the guarantee, and take the cultivation of talent as the fundamental elements. In this way, we can establish a virtuous cycle of education, technology and talent."
WANG TIANYU Beijing "How can we cultivate talent in this field?"
WANG SHUXIN NPC Deputy President of Chongqing University "In terms of the cultivation of talent, I think we still have room to develop. We should know how to cultivate top innovative talents, especially those who can turn disruptive and original ideas to results. This is what we as a research university should consider to do. It can be done through developing our top-ranking subjects and advantage subjects, so to lead up the improvements of all of our subjects. Then, we can gradually form the entire high-quality education system of universities."