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Three think tanks related to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) development and education modernization were included into the Chinese Think Tank Index (CTTI), according to a list released on December 19.
The included think tanks
Of 315 think tanks that applied for inclusion of CTTI, only 99 were added this year, as per the 2020 CTTI-included think tanks listing released by the Nanjing University Center for Chinese Think Tank Studies and Evaluation and the Think Tank Research and Release Center of Guangming Daily.
The CTTI is one of the most influential on-line information systems about think tanks in China. The inclusion of the three think tanks marks SCNU’s new progress in integration of resources and development of high-profile think tanks. Currently SCNU has produced a batch of decision-making consultation reports, with more than 50 reports taken up by national or provincial institutes in 2020.
About the three think tanks
The Research Center of Education for Youth between Hong Kong and Macao is aimed at education policy in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, especially the research of education reform and development. It is the only key platform for consulting and decision making focusing on education research for youth in Hong Kong and Macao in Guangdong province. The Center is supported by the discipline superiority of Education at SCNU. It has produced some remarkable fruits in areas such as education policy in Hong Kong and Macao. The Center makes use of academic research of major universities and institutes. It has also gave great impetus to the research of important theories and practical problems in the education of youth in Hong Kong and Macao, taking the education and development of youth as a rallying point with education resources from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao at present.
The Institute for Education Law, co-built by the Ministry of Education and SCNU, carries out comparative studies of the legislation on education in the GBA with the focus of the major problems of educational practice and rule of law in the new era. It has made high-quality achievements especially in the legislation on preschool education, the revision of Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Academic Degrees and the right of education, and punishment of teachers. With experts in Law, Education Policy and Educational Management the Institute conducts cutting edge, specific and exclusive research for legislation.
The Institute for Advanced Study of Education Development in the GBA, a key research institute for humanities and social science at universities in Guangdong province, is also the only key research platform on education in the GBA. It takes the lead in education research in the GBA, geared towards the needs of China and GBA development. It has made quite influential efforts in the research of education policy in the GBA through interdisciplinary and high-quality research.
Source from the Office of Humanities & Social Sciences
Translated by Ye Lifeng
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Jianru
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