China's Leap | Empowering Youth for Innovation: China Integrates Education, Technology and Talent in the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan

China is accelerating reforms to integrate education, technology, and talent development in its upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan, aiming to boost innovation and cultivate young professionals. The plan seeks to align university curricula with industrial and national strategic needs while replacing rigid evaluations with merit-based systems, helping students turn academic knowledge into practical skills. It empowers youth through research autonomy, flexible mobility between universities and enterprises, and robust innovation platforms.

Through improved mechanisms, platforms, and supportive policies, China hopes to build an innovation ecosystem where youth can contribute to national technological self-reliance and development.

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By Wang Ziyuan ,Chen Yujia(intern),Sun Rui/China Youth Daily