BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Here are the highlights of education news in China from the past week:
-- High-school teachers in China to undergo training for curriculum reform
The Chinese Society of Education has launched a comprehensive training project to prepare senior high school educators for curriculum reform.
Through the reform, a new curriculum and corresponding textbooks will be introduced in senior high schools across the country. The project will provide training and follow-up guidance to a wide range of senior high school educators, including administrative officials, principals and key teachers.
-- Chinese education authority warns about college admission frauds
The Ministry of Education (MOE) released a notice warning about college admission scams.
The ministry suggests that college candidates and their parents visit the official website or WeChat account of the MOE to verify the authenticity of a qualified university to avoid being swindled by "fake universities." All colleges and universities registered by the MOE have an exclusive code that can be looked up in the college application systems.
-- College major choices turning more interest-driven among Chinese youth
High school graduates across China have made up their minds during this year's college admissions season. This year, a total of 10.71 million Chinese students took the gaokao, which was delayed by one month to early July due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Inquiries by students at the enrollment and employment department at the Beijing-based University of International Business and Economics have shown that high schoolers are keeping up with current events and are likely to make far-sighted decisions in terms of their college major choice.
According to a 2019 survey by Beijing Normal University, a number of college majors that used to be unpopular, such as history, museology, Chinese language and literature and psychology, have in recent years become the most popular majors among high school graduates born in the 2000s. Enditem
