What Drives the Transformation? Unpacking China’s Reforms in Doctoral Education
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This study explores the development and reform of doctoral education in China, analyzing the trends in enrollment scale, the number of students in school, and degree conferrals, as well as the diversification of doctoral education structures. These trends reflect China’s growing demand for high-level research talent and strategic emphasis on promoting technological innovation. During this period, doctoral education not only achieved breakthroughs in scale but also showed new trends in discipline distribution and the expansion of professional doctoral degree categories. To ensure the quality of doctoral education, China has implemented various reforms measures, including the introduction of the "application-assessment" admission model, innovations in the supervisor appointment system, and the improvement of the quality assurance system through the collaboration of multiple stakeholders. At the same time, challenges remain, such as insufficient supervisor accountability, underdeveloped curricula, inadequate collaborative education mechanisms, and the need to enhance doctoral students' research innovation capabilities. In the future, efforts should focus on promoting regional balance, optimizing the curriculum system, and advancing the integration of industry, academia, and research to better meet the demand for high-quality innovative talent.
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