This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.

On Nov 26, 1981, the State Council, China's Cabinet, approved the list of the country's first batch of universities offering master's and doctoral programs.

In 1993, the central authorities issued guidelines for the development and reform of the country's education sector, outlining a strategy for further reform of the higher education system. It identified higher education as being linked to China's competitive position in the world.