Cultivating high-level innovative talents by integration of science and education in China: A strategic policy perspective

Abstract

This study investigates how to cultivate high-level innovative relents by the integration of science and education in China from a strategic policy perspective. Specifically, why should scientifically research and education be integrated to cultivate innovative talents has been explored in this study. Theoretical analysis of the integration of scientific research and education to cultivate innovative talents has been offered, systematically. New challenges of the integration of scientific research and education to cultivate innovative talents include the historical issues of the dual-track development of scientific research and education system; institutional issues of the separation of research and education systems; resource problem of lacking complement between scientific research and educational resources and positioning problem of insufficient coordination between scientific research and educational input. In addition, suggestions on the strategic pathway of integrating scientific research and education to cultivate innovative talents have been examined in the last part.

Keywords:

• High-level innovative talents
• integration of science and education
• China’s higher education
• education policy

Acknowledgements

Eryong, Xue and Jian Li serve as co-first/corresponding authorship in this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the research on The Key Education Thoughts of General Secretary Xi Jinping (Project no: 18JZD006) (the key project of Philosophy and Social Science Reseatch of the Ministry of Education).

Notes on contributors

Eryong Xue

Eryong, Xue, is a Professor, China Institute of Education Policy, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

Jian Li

Jian Li, is an Assistant Professor, China Institute of Education Policy, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.