Education in the People's Republic of China - Education in the People's Republic of China Education in the People's Republic of China Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Education policy 2 The education system 2.1 New Directions 2.2 Compulsory Education Law 2.3 Key Schools 3 Primary education 3.4 Primary Schools 3.5 Preschool Education 3.6 Special Education 4 Secondary education 4.7 Middle Schools 4.8 Vocational and Technical Schools 5 Higher education 5.9 Background 5.10 Modernization Goals in the 1980s 5.10.1 Entrance Examinations and Admission Criteria 5.10.2 Changes in Enrollment and Assignment Policies 5.10.3 Scholarship and Loan System 5.10.4 Study Abroad 5.11 Educational Investment 6 Teachers 7 Adult education 7.12 Role in Modernization 7.13 Alternative Forms 7.14 Literacy and Language Reform 8 See also 9 References Education policy During the Cultural Revolution, higher education in particular suffered.
Public health in the People's Republic of China - Public health in the People's Republic of China Public health in the People's Republic of China Since the founding of the People's Republic, the goal of health programs has been to provide care to every member of the population and to make maximum use of limited health-care personnel, equipment, and financial resources. The emphasis has been on preventive rather than curative medicine on the premise that preventive medicine is "active" while curative medicine is "passive." The health-care system has dramatically improved the health of the people, as reflected by the remarkable increase in average life expectancy from about thirty-two years in 1950 to sixty-nine years in 1985. After 1949 the Ministry of Public Health was responsible for all health-care activities and established and supervised all facets of health.
History of the Republic of China - History of the Republic of China This article is part of the History of China series. Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Three Kingdoms Jin Dynasty Southern and Northern Dynasties Sui Dynasty Tang Dynasty Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period Song Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty History of the Republic of China History of the PRC (1949-1976) History of the PRC (1976-present) Timeline of Chinese History Flag of the ROC (1912-1928) Flag of the ROC (1928-present) The Republic of China succeeded the Qing Dynasty in China and ruled mainland China from 1912 to 1949 and has ruled Taiwan and (along with several islands of Fujian) since 1945. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Revolution of 1911 2 Early Republic 3 Warlord Era 3.1 Foreign.
People's Republic of Poland - People's Republic of Poland This article is part of the History of Poland series. Early history of Poland (until 1385) The Jagiellon Era The Noble Republic Partitioned Poland (1795-1914) Independence of Poland Regained History of Poland (1939-1945) People's Republic of Poland History of Poland (1989-present) The People's Republic of Poland (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Polish Communist Party, officially called the Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). The Communists were in effective control of the Polish government from 1944 onwards, but the new name was not adopted until the 1952 constitution came into effect. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Yalta and the Fate of Poland (1943-45) 2.
Intellectual property education - Intellectual property education Intellectual property education refers to the idea that students in schools should be required to listen to explanations of and arguments for intellectual property laws, especially copyright. Proponents argue that such education should be implemented because of increasing copyright infringement by students. Detractors argue that such education is tantamount to forced indoctrination of propaganda. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History and Reasoning 2 Misconceptions 2.1 References History and Reasoning For most of its history, copyright was only an issue for publishers and authors. But because of an accident of modern technology, nearly everything done with computers, especially those on networks, is covered by copyright law, and may be infringing. When installing a program, a copy is made to the hard drive, when launching a copy.
Education in Hong Kong - Education in Hong Kong Hong Kong Post-Graduate Study PG Tertiary Education Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Hong Kong Advanced-Level Education (HKALE) Advanced Level Course S7 S6 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Exam (HKCEE) Senior Secondary School S5 S4 Junior Secondary School S3 S2 S1 Primary School P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Kindergarten K Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997; as a result, its education system follows a British pattern. There is a three-year kindergarten education followed by six-year primary education, three-year junior secondary education, two-year senior secondary education and a two-year matriculation course leading to the Advanced Level examinations. There are tertiary institutions offering bachelor's degree, higher diploma and associate degree courses. Since the 1970s, a policy of nine-year free and compulsory.
Education by country - Education by country This is a list of articles on education organized by country: Education in Albania Education in Australia Education in Austria Education in Canada Education in the People's Republic of China Education in Germany Education in Greece Education in France Education in Hong Kong Education in India Education in Japan Education in the Netherlands Education in New Zealand Education in Sweden Education in Switzerland Education in the United Kingdom Education in England Education in Northern Ireland Education in Scotland Education in Wales Education in the United States See also: List of colleges and universities by country.
Demographics of China - Demographics of China ''This article is on the demographics of Mainland China. See also Demographics of Taiwan, Demographics of Hong Kong, Demographics of Macau. Population: 1,261,832,482 (July 2000 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 25% (male 168,040,006; female 152,826,953) 15-64 years: 68% (male 439,736,737; female 413,454,673) 65 years and over: 7% (male 41,200,297; female 46,573,816) (2000 est.) Population growth rate: 0.9% (2000 est.) Birth rate: 16.12 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) Death rate: 6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) Net migration rate: -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2000 est.) Infant mortality rate: 28.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.38.
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan - Democratic Republic of Afghanistan This article is part of the History of Afghanistan series. Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan Islamic conquest of Afghanistan Durrani Empire European influence in Afghanistan Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan History of Afghanistan since 1992 This article is about Communist rule in Afghanistan (1978-1992). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The Communists take power, 1978 2 Opposition forces 3 The Soviet invasion, December 1979 4 The search for popular support 5 Internal refugees: flight to the cities 6 Factionalism 7 Mohammad Najibullah, 1986-1992 8 The Soviet decision to withdraw, 1986-1988 9 The Geneva accords, 1987-1989 10 The failure to bring peace 11 Pakistan's attempt at a political solution,.
Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood - Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and Peoples Livelihood (ADPL) (香港民主民生協進會/民協) is a pro-democracy political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in October 26 1986. The party is currently led by its Chairman, Mr. Frederick Fung Kin-kee. Within the pro-democracy camp, ADPL took a relatively moderate and middle stance. It emphasized more on livelihood issues, and supported an increase in profits and salary taxes (which would have little impact on the grassroot level) while opposing sales tax. The group also called for an increase in education and grassroot medical expenses. Historical development The ADPL was one of the three major pro-democracy groups in the 80s. It catered for grassroot interests, aiming.
Three Principles of the People - Three Principles of the People zh-cn:三民主义 zh-tw:三民主義 The Republic of China's national anthem is also by the same name. The Three Principles of the People (三民主義 ; Pinyin: Sān Mín Zhǔyì ; Wade-Giles: San-min Chu-i), also translated as Three People's Principles, or collectively Sanmin Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a program to make China a free, prosperous, and powerful nation. Its legacy of implementation is most apparent in the governmental organization of the Republic of China, which currently administers Taiwan, Penghu, Quemoy, and Matsu Islands. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Enumeration of the principles 2 Influences, canon, and legacy 3 See also Enumeration of the principles The Principle of Mínzú (Min²-tsu², 民族主義 "The People's Relation/Connection"): Nationalism. By this, Sun meant freedom.
Culture of China - Culture of China The culture of China has been influenced by China's long history and by diverse ethnic groups. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Architecture 2 Arts 2.1 Cinema 2.2 Literature 2.3 Music 2.4 Opera 2.5 Visual arts and design 3 Classics 4 Cooking 5 Education 6 Ethnic groups and regionalisms 7 Games 8 Handicraft 9 History 10 Hobbies 11 Language 12 Martial Arts 13 Mass media 14 Names 15 Religion 16 Social relations 17 Tourism 18 Traditional medicine 19 Units 20 Other, to be inserted above Architecture I. M. Pei Arts Main article: Chinese art Cinema Main article: Cinema of China Martial arts film - Wu Xia film Literature Main article: Chinese literature Chinese classic texts - Chinese poetry - List of Chinese language poets -.
Science and technology in China - Science and technology in China Science and technology have long preoccupied China's leaders; indeed, the People's Republic of China's third and fourth generations of leaders come almost exclusively from technical backgrounds—both Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji were trained as electric power engineers—have a great reverence for science. Hu Jintao was trained as a hydraulic engineer. Deng Xiaoping called it "the first productive force." Distortions in the economy and society created by Communist Party of China rule traditionally has hurt Chinese science, according to some Chinese science policy experts. Before the 1990s, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, modeled on the Soviet system, placed much of China's greatest scientific talent in a large, under-funded apparatus that remains largely isolated from industry. However, as a result of Chinese economic reform, most.
State Council of China - State Council of China The State Council (国务院 Pinyin: Guowu Yuan) is the chief administrative body of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the Premier and contains the heads of each governmental department and agency. There are about 50 members in the Council. Standing Committee members of the State Council include the premier, four vice-premiers, five state councilors, and the secretary-general. The State Council meets once a month. Its standing committee meets twice a week. The vice-premiers and state councilors are nominated by the premier, and appointed by the president with National People's Congress' (NPC) approval. The premier is nominated and appointed by the president with NPC approval. Incumbents may serve two successive five-year terms. Each vice premier oversees certain areas of administration. The secretary-general,.
Religious education - Religious education Religious education teaches the doctrines of a religion. Its usual purpose is to indoctrinate children in the religious beliefs of their guardians. A less common purpose is to indoctrinate new adherents of a religion. Since all people hold different religious beliefs, government-sponsored religious education is a source of conflict. Countries vary widely in whether religious education is allowed in public schools. Those that allow it also vary in the type of education provided. People who oppose religious education in public schools believe that if religion is taught in school, some children will be excluded because they do not belong to a mainstream religion or any religion at all. They suggest that teaching religion in schools seems to value one religion over another and may make.
Ministry of Public Security of China - Ministry of Public Security of China Ministry of Public Security was the principal police authority in the People's Republic of China until 1987. The ministry had functional departments for areas such as intelligence, police operations, prisons, and political, economic, and communications security. Subordinate to the ministry were provincial-level public security departments; public security bureaus and subbureaus at the county level (the bureaus located in the prefectures and large cities, the subbureaus in counties and municipal districts); and public security stations at the township level. While public security considerations had a strong influence at all levels of administration, the police appeared to wield progressively greater influence at the lower levels of government. The organization of local public security stations could be inferred from the tasks with which the police were.
List of China-related topics - List of China-related topics This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar. The list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please do update the page accordingly. Misc 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Wikipedia discussions/working pages See Wikipedia:History standards for China-related articles Wikipedia:Manual of Style for China-related articles Wikipedia:Naming.
List of universities in Mainland China - List of universities in Mainland China The following is a list of universities in Mainland China Anhui University, (Hefei) Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing) Beijing Institute of Posts and Communication (Beijing) Beijing Normal University (Beijing) Beijing Science and Technology University (Beijing) Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Beijing) Central China Agricultural University (Wuhan) China Algricultural University (Beijing) China Geosciences University (Beijing) China University of Mine Technology (Beijing) Chongqing University (Chongqing) Dalian University of Technology (Dalian) East China Normal University (Shanghai) East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai) Fudan University (Shanghai) Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin) Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan) Hunan University Jilin University (Changchun) Jinan University (Jinan, Guangzhou) Lanzhou University (Lanzhou) Nankai University (Tianjin) Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University (Nanjing) Nanjing Agricultural University (Nanjing) Nanjing.
Japan - within Japan. It is from the Chinese version of the name that the English Japan was derived. The early Mandarin Chinese word for Japan was recorded by Marco Polo as Cipangu. In Malay the Chinese word became Japang and was thus encountered by Portuguese traders in Moluccas in the 16th century. It is thought the Portuguese traders were the first to bring the word to Europe. It was first recorded in English in 1577 spelled Giapan. History Main article: History of Japan People who live in Japan are descendants of those who came from the Asian continent through Sakhalin, Korea and China, especially around Beijing and Shanghai, and from the South by marine route. According to traditional Japanese history, Japan was founded in the 7th century BC by the ancestral Emperor.
Jawaharlal Nehru - He became the first Prime Minister of India at independence on August 15, 1947, holding the office until his death. The son of prominent Congress leader Motilal Nehru, he returned from education in England to practise law before following his father into politics, emerging as a protege of Mahatma Gandhi and entering the first rank in Indian nationalist politics as president of Congress (an annual post) for the first time in 1929. Imprisoned for 32 months after the Quit India movement of 1942, Nehru formed the country's first Indian government in July 1946 in the face of mounting opposition from the All-India Muslim League, whose campaign for a separate state led to the creation of a separate Pakistan in 1947. As prime minister, Nehru pursued a foreign policy of non-alignment while.
