China's Education Ministry now requires general college students to gain mandatory art credits before graduating. The new requirement is part of a broader effort by the government to make higher education more accessible and affordable. Alongside providing higher education institutions with more art teachers to boost traditional Chinese culture, the strategy also includes pushing for stronger art education integration both regionally and nationally.
China's Education Ministry now requires general college students to gain mandatory art credits before graduating. The government's updated guidelines state that universities should introduce management structures aimed at promoting art education, bringing art into their core teaching programmes and universalising approval for cross-school registration for public art courses. Alongside providing higher education institutions with more art teachers to boost traditional Chinese culture, the strategy also includes pushing for stronger art education integration both regionally and nationally.