In a significant move to address national strategic needs, China’s Ministry of Education has greenlit the establishment and renaming of 15 tertiary institutions, with cybersecurity and emergency management education receiving particular emphasis. The newly published roster reveals a substantial commitment to specialized higher education reform.
The most prominent addition is a public college exclusively dedicated to cyberspace security, which will operate under the sponsorship of Wuhan municipal government in Hubei province. This institution has been strategically positioned as a high-level, application-oriented university designed to cultivate specialized talent in the critical field of cybersecurity.
Concurrently, a landmark development in emergency management education emerges through the merger of North China Institute of Science and Technology and the Institute of Disaster Prevention, both located in Hebei province. The consolidated institution will be renamed the University of Emergency Management, marking China’s first higher education establishment specifically bearing this nomenclature. Operated under the auspices of the Ministry of Emergency Management, the university will be situated in Yanjiao, Langfang, adjacent to Beijing’s municipal administrative center.
The ministry clarified that these approvals followed thorough deliberations during official meetings and strict adherence to China’s higher education legislation and regulatory frameworks. The complete list encompasses nine newly established institutions, comprising seven public universities and two private ones, reflecting a diversified approach to educational expansion.