Strictly Administering the Party in an All-round and Extending to the Grassroots in Colleges and Universities

A few days ago, the Party Group of the Ministry of Education issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of University Teachers' Party Branches under the New Situation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), focusing on solving the outstanding problems of grassroots party building in colleges and universities.

Enhancing teachers' sense of belonging is an important foothold

The "opinion" requires that strengthening the education of teachers' ideals and beliefs should be taken as the primary task of the work of the party branch, and that the inner-party learning and education system for teachers and party members should be standardized to make learning arrangements on an annual basis, with concentrated learning generally not less than 32 class hours each year. we will promote social practice and off-campus training for young and middle-aged teachers.

The relevant person in charge of the Department of Ideological and Political Affairs of the Ministry of Education pointed out: "It is necessary to unite and unite teachers to integrate ideological guidance and value shaping into education and teaching, vigorously promote the construction of teacher ethics and style, respond to teachers' major concerns in a timely manner, prevent all kinds of erroneous ideological and cultural erosion, and actively do a good job Educational guidance work."

Solving practical problems and enhancing teachers' sense of belonging is an important foothold of the work of the Party branch. The "Opinions" pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the reality of teachers' thinking, work, and life, establish a pragmatic, effective, flexible and diverse service carrier, and build the party branch into a home for party members and teachers. Actively do a good job of psychological counseling for teachers through branch members' heart-to-heart talks and branch activities, and guide teachers to maintain a rational and peaceful and healthy state of mind, peace of mind, enthusiasm, comfort, and meditation from teaching.

Teachers' Party Building Expands to the Most Active and Innovative Organizations

The "opinion" proposes to optimize the mode of setting up party branches, actively explore the expansion of teachers' party building work to the most active and innovative organizations, and expand the coverage of party organizations and party work.

"Generally, teachers' party branches are set up according to the teaching and scientific research institutions set up within the college (department). We should actively adapt to the new changes in the organizational structure, management mode, discipline setting and school-running form of colleges and universities, and constantly optimize the setting of teachers' party branches." The relevant person in charge of the Department of Ideological and Political Affairs said that according to actual needs, we can explore the establishment of teacher party branches relying on major project groups, subject groups, research groups, innovation teams, scientific research platforms, Sino-foreign cooperative education projects and institutions.

Help guide young backbone and returnee teachers to move closer to the party organization

The "opinion" points out that party organizations at all levels in colleges and universities should conscientiously sort out and find out the ideological and political situation of young teachers, make the party's work cover every young teacher, and take the initiative to help guide young academic backbones, discipline leaders, top-notch leading talents, and teachers who have returned from studying abroad to move closer to the party organization, and those with ripe conditions will be identified as the object of party organization development in time.

"We should formulate training and education measures in a targeted way, and explore the establishment of a 'dual training' mechanism to train key teachers into Party members and Party member teachers into the backbone of teaching, scientific research and management." The relevant person in charge of the ideological and political department said.

The "opinion" requires that the secretary of the party committee and the principal of the party member of the school should take the lead in contacting one or two outstanding young teachers to join the party activists, and the secretary of the party organization at the college (department) level and the secretary of the party branch of the teacher should regularly contact the young teachers to join the party activists. talk and communicate with them regularly. Always put political standards in the first place, take consistent performance and attitude towards major issues as important inspection content, optimize and improve inspection methods while strict standards and procedures, and promptly recruit outstanding young teachers who meet the requirements of party members into the party.

August 24, 2017 Source: Guangming Daily