üChina: On July 22, the National Conference on Basic Education convened in Beijing, noting the establishment of the world's largest quality education system. President Xi Jinping emphasized fostering virtue through education and enhancing the quality of basic education.üIndia:What began as outrage o

üChina: The State Council issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for Education Development, setting the goal to basically establish a high-quality education system by 2030. Focusing on five strategic tasks, the plan emphasizes optimizing regional layout and deepening reform to better support Chinese moderni

üChina: On July 8, President Xi Jinping attended the National Conference on Science and Technology Awards in Beijing, where he presented awards and delivered a speech. He emphasized optimizing collaborative talent cultivation in science and education to foster young professionals, urging a firm marc

üChina: On June 22, the Ministry of Education convened a meeting on digital and intelligent empowerment for lifelong education and released ten model cases. Minister Huai Jinpeng emphasized that the 15th Five-Year Plan period is critical for upgrading the lifelong education system, calling for build

The 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report entitled Access and Equity: Countdown to 2030, published by UNESCO, has highly commended China's transformative progress in higher education over the past quarter-century, characterizing it as an "Unmatched Expansion".I. Rapid and Large-Scale Expansi

üChina: A Nature article published on May 26 states that the rise of China's tech firms originates from deep reforms in basic education. By viewing teachers as part of innovation infrastructure, Chinahasintroduced programs like "Wo Tu Plan"and "Guo YouPlan"to addressteacher shortages and improve lea

üChina: The State Administration for Market Regulationand the Ministry of Education issued the Provisions on Kindergartens'Food Safety Responsibilities, taking effect onJune 1, 2026. The key terms included thatkindergarten food suppliers must have had zero food safety accidents in the past 3 years;

üChina: On May 22, 2026, four departments jointly issued the Bottom-Line Requirements for Basic School Operating Conditions. The document sets 20 standards across five areas, school buildings, security, living facilities, teaching equipment, and staffing, and requires localities to achieve complianc

üChina: On May 15, 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting. The meeting deliberated on matters related to the reform and development of basic education, noting that it is necessary to anchor the goal of building a leading country in education by 2035, comprehensively

üChina: The Ministry of Education released the 2026 edition of the Undergraduate Major Catalog for Higher Education Institutions,listing 883 majors in total. The interdisciplinary category added four new majors, likeEmbodied Intelligence. Since 2021, universities and colleges nationwide have adjuste

üChina: OnApril 22, 2026, Chinese Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng attended theSymposium on Top-tier Engineer Training Reform. Henoted that a new nationwide collaborative mechanism has taken initial shape, stressing the need to focus this year on key industrial directions for the 15th Five-Year Pl

üChina: On April 17, 2026, the Ministry of Education issued the China Youth Reading Literacy Framework. Pioneering a "Knowledge-Ability-Value"model and a "4-Stage and12-Step"framework, it aims to improve reading literacyand foster a nationwide learning society.üThailand:About 65% of Thai 15-year-old

üChina: Five departments, including the Ministry of Education, release the "AI + Education" Action Plan. By 2030, it aims to establish a deep AI-education integration through four major tasks, cultivating AI talent and literacy, deepening AI-education integration, upgrading AI infrastructure, and bu

üChina: On April 4, UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enanyappointed Professor Chen Qun as Assistant Director-General for Education, making it the second time a Chinese national has held this position.üPakistan:Pakistan is advancing digital learning to empower youth. In collaboration with UNESCO and