China's Education Ministry has issued a guideline requiring general college students to obtain mandatory art credits before graduation, People's Daily reported earlier this week. Universities should set up or designate management institutions for popularizing art education and incorporate art courses and practices in their teaching program, the guideline said. It encouraged universities to approve cross-school registration for public art courses and recognition of credits earned at peer institutions. In addition, higher education institutions should be equipped with qualified art teachers and promote the innovative development of traditional Chinese culture, according to the document. It also called for efforts to improve art education's integration into the national and regional development strategy.
China 's Education Ministry now requires general college students to gain mandatory art credits before graduation . The ministry 's updated guidelines suggest that universities should introduce management structures aimed at promoting art education , bringing art into their core teaching programmes and universalising approval for cross - school accreditation for public art courses . Alongside providing higher education institutions with more art teachers to boost traditional Chinese education , the strategy also includes pushing for stronger art education integration both regionally and nationally .