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¡¡¡¡China University of Geosciences is a national key university with the coordinate development of multi disciplines and main advantages in geology, resources, environmental studies and geological engineering technology. It is one of those universities being authorized by our country to enter ¡°211 Project¡± during the ¡°Ninth Five-year Plan¡±. It is also regarded as the important base for the higher education of geology and scientific research in our country.
The adult education of CUG started from 1956. In terms of types of diplomas conferred, there are both three-year and four-year programs that can be pursued right after high school, and the four-year program upgraded from three-year program. Students can engage in their studies in various ways. For example, they could be released from attending school every day to take on their own duty; they could also choose to take correspondence courses or attending night schools. The number of current students now has reached about 6000. The Adult Education College has also established some correspondence-course stations and teaching stations. In accordance with the social demands, the college currently runs about 40 majors of three-year and four-year programs. The university always attaches great importance to the teaching of knowledge and training of skills. It has carried out cooperation with some large-scale factories, enterprises, and even some other schools and colleges to train some professionals that are urgently needed by the society.
¡¡¡¡Conforming to the requirements raised in the list of majors for four-year programs issued by the State Ministry of Education, the university has re-projected the teaching plans for adult education. Meanwhile, a whole set of integrated rules has been worked out to realize the scientific and standardized teaching and management of adult education.
¡¡¡¡For a long time, the Adult Education College has fully clung to the adventages of CUG in disciplines and resources, determined in reforming and striving for progress. It has actively adjusted to the requirements raised by the evolution of both the time and the society, continuously seeking after better educational mechanism and talent-training mode. Thus, many units have broadly affirmed the achievements of the college. In practice of education, the college carries forward the traditionally good style of study of the university, and the strict way of management, keeping to boosting development by high-qualified and characteristic teaching. It pays great attention to the reform and innovation of itself, gives priority to the training of students¡¯ practical skills. As a result, the teaching quality has been prominently improved, and splendid achievements have been made.
¡¡¡¡Confronted with the historical opportunities and the challenges brought by a ¡°knowledge-boosted economy¡±, in the implementation of the strategy of national rejuvention through science and technology, Adult Education College is willing to shoulder the responsibilities and goes in for more achievements. Its plans for the development of the future ten years are: being guided under the modern educational principles, try to come up with a more energetic market-oriented educational system; establish a college with advanced teaching facilities and excellent atmosphere for study; construct a united, innovative, standard, and effective management team; and relying on the team, gradually set up a life-long educational system with college continuing education at its core.


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