The Main Achievements, Important Experiences, and Innovative Directions of Ideological and Political Course Construction in Universities in the New Era

The ideological and political theory course is a key course for carrying out the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, and especially in the five years since the symposium on ideological and political theory course teachers in schools was convened, local authorities and universities have adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply implemented Xi Jinping’s important speeches, instructions, and directives on ideological and political course construction, and solidly advanced the integration of the Party’s theoretical innovation achievements into textbooks, into classrooms, and into minds. This has played an irreplaceable role in doing a good job of school ideological and political work in the New Era and in cultivating new generations capable of shouldering the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

思想政治理论课是落实立德树人根本任务的关键课程。党的十八大特别是召开学校思想政治理论课教师座谈会五年来，各地各高校坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指引，深入贯彻落实习近平关于思政课建设的重要讲话、指示批示精神，扎实推进党的理论创新成果进教材、进课堂、进头脑，为做好新时代学校思想政治工作、培养担当民族复兴大任的时代新人发挥了不可替代的作用。

I. Main Achievements in Ideological and Political Course Construction in Universities in the New Era

一、新时代高校思政课建设的主要成就

Our Party has always attached great importance to the construction of ideological and political courses in schools. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has focused on forging souls and educating people, made comprehensive arrangements and systematic plans for running ideological and political courses well in universities in the New Era, and made every effort to promote innovation in concepts, institutions, and practices. The construction of ideological and political courses has undergone an overall and fundamental transformation and achieved historic accomplishments.

我们党历来高度重视学校思政课建设。以习近平同志为核心的党中央聚焦铸魂育人，对办好新时代高校思政课作出全面部署和系统安排，着力推动理念创新、制度创新和实践创新，思政课建设发生全局性根本性转变，取得历史性成就。

1. The Strategic Position of Ideological and Political Courses Has Become More Prominent

1. 思政课战略地位更加凸显

Running ideological and political courses well concerns the fundamental question of education — “what kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate them, and for whom to cultivate them” — concerns the smooth advancement of the Party’s goals, and concerns the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Xi Jinping pointed out at the symposium on ideological and political theory course teachers in schools: “Running ideological and political courses well should be viewed in the context of changes unseen in a century in the world and the overall situation of the Party’s and the country’s undertakings, and should be approached from the height of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, building a modern socialist country, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”[1]1 The “three entries” (三进) refers to the integration of the Party’s theoretical innovations into textbooks, into classrooms, and into students’ minds, a standard formulation for ideological education work in Chinese schools.(P5) This important exposition highlights the special status of ideological and political courses in our country’s school education system and points out the strategic direction and important tasks for “how to cultivate people.” The Party and the state have successively issued guiding documents such as the “Opinions on Deepening the Reform and Innovation of School Ideological and Political Theory Courses in the New Era,” the “Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Marxist Colleges in the New Era,” and the “Construction Standards for Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Higher Education Institutions,” and have issued a series of policy documents on team building and work systems. They have placed running ideological and political courses well on the important agenda, promoted the construction of ideological and political courses as an important evaluation standard for the assessment of Party building work in schools, the quality of school operation, and discipline construction, and promoted the firm establishment of the orientation that ideological and political course construction is the primary task of Marxist colleges. This has comprehensively demonstrated the status and role of the key course for fostering virtue and nurturing people.

办好思政课事关“培养什么人、怎样培养人、为谁培养人”这一教育的根本问题，事关党的奋斗目标顺利推进，事关实现中华民族伟大复兴。习近平在学校思想政治理论课教师座谈会上指出：“办好思政课，要放在世界百年未有之大变局、党和国家事业发展全局中来看待，要从坚持和发展中国特色社会主义、建设社会主义现代化强国、实现中华民族伟大复兴的高度来对待。”[1](P5)这一重要论述凸显了思政课在我国学校教育体系中的特殊地位，为“怎样培养人”指明了战略方向和重要任务。党和国家相继出台了《关于深化新时代学校思想政治理论课改革创新的若干意见》《关于加强新时代马克思主义学院建设的意见》《高等学校思想政治理论课建设标准》等指导性文件，印发关于队伍建设、工作体系等系列政策性文件，把办好思政课摆上重要议程，推动思政课建设成为学校党的建设工作考核、办学质量和学科建设重要评估标准，推动牢固树立思政课建设是马克思主义学院第一要务的立院导向，全方位彰显立德树人关键课程的地位和作用。

2. The Concepts of Ideological and Political Course Construction Have Been Continuously Elevated

2. 思政课建设理念不断升华

The concepts of ideological and political course construction directly determine the principles and effectiveness of carrying out the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people. Since the New Era, the Party and the state, based on the entire process and all aspects of Marxist theoretical education in schools, have continuously innovated the concepts of ideological and political course construction. Educational concepts such as “integration” and “grand ideological and political education,” which reflect the laws of ideological and political theoretical education and student growth in the New Era, have been continuously consolidated and expanded, promoting the formation of a new work pattern of joint efforts to run university ideological and political courses well. First, a steering committee for the integrated construction of ideological and political courses in universities, middle schools, and primary schools was established to carry out overall planning, hierarchical design, and systematic promotion of ideological and political courses across these levels, promoting the formation of an integrated target system with consistent overall goals and differentiated sub-goals for each educational stage, as well as an integrated curriculum system, textbook system, and teaching system that are progressively layered and organically connected. Second, the development of disciplines and the construction of ideological and political courses are promoted synergistically, using the needs of ideological and political theoretical construction and ideological and political course education and teaching to promote discipline construction, and using the achievements of discipline construction to serve ideological and political theoretical construction and support ideological and political course education and teaching. From 2016 to 2021, the number of first-level doctoral degree authorization points in Marxist theory nationwide increased from 39 to 104, and the number of first-level master’s degree authorization points increased from 129 to 279, placing the number of degree points among the forefront of various disciplines,[2]2 The Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools was held in Beijing on March 18, 2019, with Xi Jinping delivering a keynote speech. providing strong support for ideological and political course teaching, especially for the cultivation of professional talents. Third, classroom teaching and daily teaching are combined, efforts are made to promote the integrated construction of the main channel and the main front, a team system for Marxist theoretical education combining full-time and part-time personnel is constructed, channels for ideological and political theoretical education are actively expanded, and the educational role of the second classroom is innovatively utilized. Fourth, the integrated construction of curriculum-based ideological and political education and ideological and political courses is systematically promoted, encouraging all types of courses to move in the same direction as ideological and political courses, forming a synergistic effect. Fifth, the social classroom is well utilized, work plans for comprehensively promoting the construction of “grand ideological and political education” are formulated and implemented, and the joint forces of schools, families, and society are consolidated to jointly promote the construction of ideological and political courses.

思政课建设理念直接决定着落实立德树人根本任务的原则和成效。新时代以来，党和国家立足于学校马克思主义理论教育全过程和全方位，不断创新思政课建设理念，“一体化”“大思政”等体现新时代思想政治理论教育规律和学生成长规律的教育理念不断得以巩固和拓展，推动形成合力办好高校思政课崭新工作格局。一是成立大中小学思政课一体化建设指导委员会，对大中小学思政课进行整体规划、分层设计和系统推进，推动形成总目标一致、各学段分目标各有侧重的一体化目标体系以及分层递进、有机衔接的一体化课程体系、教材体系和教学体系。二是协同推进学科发展与思政课程建设，以思想政治理论建设和思政课教育教学需求促进学科建设，以学科建设成果服务思想政治理论建设和支撑思政课教育教学。2016年至2021年，全国马克思主义理论一级博士学位授权点由39个增至104个、一级硕士学位授权点由129个增至279个，学位点数量位居各学科前列，[2]为思政课教学特别是专业人才培养提供了有力支撑。三是坚持课堂教学和日常教学相结合，着力推进主渠道与主阵地一体化建设，构建专兼职相结合的马克思主义理论教育队伍体系，积极拓展思想政治理论教育渠道，创新发挥第二课堂的教育作用。四是系统推进课程思政与思政课程一体化建设，促进各类课程与思政课同向同行，形成协同效应。五是善用社会大课堂，制定实施关于全面推进“大思政课”建设的工作方案，凝聚学校、家庭、社会的共同力量合力推进思政课建设。

3. The Party’s Theoretical Arming Has Been Deeply Advanced

3. 党的理论武装深入推进

The factors driving the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses in universities are multiple, and their root lies in the continuous innovation and development of Marxism adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. Therefore, promoting the “three entries” [into textbooks, classrooms, and minds] of the Party’s theoretical innovation achievements has always been the main line of work for university ideological and political courses and the driving force for enhancing their timeliness. The Party and the state have focused on forging souls and educating people, insisted on synchronously advancing the construction of ideological and political courses with the arming of the Party’s innovative theories, and systematically and deeply promoted the “three entries” work of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. First, the curriculum system has been innovated. The course “Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” has moved from being offered separately by national key Marxist colleges and some regional universities to being universally offered by universities nationwide, effectively promoting the construction of a course group with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its core content. Second, the textbook system has been innovated. While promptly integrating the Party’s theoretical innovation achievements into the original textbook content system, the textbook “Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” has been compiled, published, and uniformly used nationwide, providing an important carrier and basis for solidly advancing the arming work of the Party’s innovative theories. Third, the teaching system has been innovated. A sub-teaching steering committee for the course “Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” has been established, and a series of teaching supplementary books have been organized and compiled. Focusing on the Party’s theoretical innovation, joint learning, joint lectures, and joint research activities have been carried out, “golden courses” for ideological and political education have been selected and released, social resources have been tapped and utilized to explore and form a number of replicable and promotable teaching experience and practices combining “small classrooms in schools” with “big classrooms in society,” multimedia technologies such as live webcasts, VR, and AR have been widely used to promote the combination of “online” and “offline,” the “Guiding Outline for Curriculum-Based Ideological and Political Construction in Higher Education Institutions” has been issued to promote professional courses and ideological and political courses moving in the same direction, and the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Grand Learning Pilot Plan activity has been held.

推动高校思政课改革创新的因素是多方面的，其根源是中国化时代化马克思主义的不断创新和发展。因而，推动党的理论创新成果“三进”，始终是高校思政课的工作主线和增强思政课时效性的原动力。党和国家聚焦铸魂育人，坚持思政课建设与党的创新理论武装同步推进，系统深入推进习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想“三进”工作。一是创新课程体系，“习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想概论”课由全国重点马克思主义学院和部分地区高校单独开设到实现全国高校普遍开设，有力推进了以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为核心内容的课程群建设。二是创新教材体系，在将党的理论创新成果及时融入原有教材内容体系的同时，编写出版并在全国统一使用《习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想概论》教材，为扎实推进党的创新理论武装工作提供了重要载体和依循。三是创新教学体系，增设“习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想概论”课程分教指委，组织编写系列教学辅导用书。聚焦党的理论创新，开展联学联讲联研活动，遴选发布思政“金课”课堂，挖掘和利用社会资源探索形成了一批可复制可推广的“学校小课堂”与“社会大课堂”相结合的教学经验做法，广泛运用网络直播、VR、AR等多媒体技术促进“线上”与“线下”相结合，印发《高等学校课程思政建设指导纲要》推动专业课与思政课同向同行，举办习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想大学习领航计划活动。

4. The Team of Ideological and Political Course Teachers Has Been Continuously Optimized

4. 思政课教师队伍持续优化

The key to running ideological and political courses well lies in the teachers, and the key lies in unleashing the teachers’ initiative, creativity, and proactivity. Since the New Era, the Party and the state have issued documents such as the *Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Reform of the Construction of the University Teacher Team in the New Era*, the *Training Plan for the Construction of the Ideological and Political Theory Course Teacher Team in Ordinary Institutions of Higher Education*, the *Regulations on the Construction of the Ideological and Political Theory Course Teacher Team in Ordinary Institutions of Higher Education in the New Era*, the *Guiding Opinions on Improving the Work System and Mechanism for the Ideological and Political and Teacher Ethics Construction of University Teachers*, and the *Ten Tenets of Professional Conduct for University Teachers in the New Era*. These documents explicitly require the full staffing and strengthening of the ideological and political course teacher team in universities, and through three-dimensional, multi-channel, and all-round measures, have significantly promoted the scale, structure, and quality of the teacher team. First, the scale of the team has continuously expanded. The number of full-time and part-time ideological and political course teachers in universities increased from 53,000 in 2012 to over 127,000 in 2021, among whom full-time teachers under 49 years old account for 77.7%, and full-time teachers with senior professional titles account for 35%.[2]2 The Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools was held in Beijing on March 18, 2019, with Xi Jinping delivering a keynote speech. In the five years since the Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools was held, the number of ideological and political course teachers in universities nationwide has increased to 145,000, with full-time teachers exceeding 110,000, and the overall student-teacher ratio has generally met the national standard.[3]3 The 18th National Congress of the CPC was held in 2012, marking the beginning of the New Era. Second, the teacher training and cultivation system has become more robust. Relying on platforms such as the National University Ideological and Political Course Teacher Training (Study) Bases and the “Hand-in-Hand” Collective Lesson Preparation Centers, regular training and study sessions are conducted, training nearly 6,000 teachers annually.[2]2 The Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools was held in Beijing on March 18, 2019, with Xi Jinping delivering a keynote speech. Third, the intensity of professional talent cultivation has continuously increased. Undergraduate programs in Marxist theory have been established, and the discipline of Marxist theory has been included in the “Special Enrollment Plan for High-Level Talents in Urgently Needed National Key Fields,” providing a continuous supply for teacher training. Fourth, the incentive mechanism has been continuously deepened. Special research projects for ideological and political courses have been set up within the National Social Science Fund and the Ministry of Education’s Philosophy and Social Sciences project system. Subsidies for full-time ideological and political course teacher positions have basically achieved full coverage in universities. National university ideological and political course teaching demonstration activities are held regularly, and a special fund for outstanding university ideological and political course teachers has been established under the China Teacher Development Foundation. These series of measures have effectively promoted a more scientific hierarchical structure of the ideological and political course teacher team, continuously improved the professional quality of teachers, and significantly enhanced their confidence and assurance in teaching ideological and political courses well.

办好思政课关键在教师，关键在发挥教师的积极性、主动性、创造性。新时代以来，党和国家印发《关于加强新时代高校教师队伍建设改革的指导意见》《普通高等学校思想政治理论课教师队伍培养规划》《新时代高等学校思想政治理论课教师队伍建设规定》《关于完善高校教师思想政治和师德师风建设工作体制机制的指导意见》《新时代高校教师职业行为十项准则》等文件，明确要求配齐建强高校思政课教师队伍，并通过立体化、多渠道和全方位举措推动教师队伍规模、结构和质量显著提升。一是队伍规模不断扩大，高校思政课专兼职教师由2012年的5.3万人增加到2021年的12.7万余人，其中49岁以下的专职教师占77.7%、具有高级职称的专职教师占35%。[2]学校思想政治理论课教师座谈会召开5年来，全国高校思政课教师增至14.5万人，专职教师超过11万人，综合师生比总体达到国家规定标准。[3]二是教师培养培训体系更加健全，依托全国高校思政课教师研修（学）基地、“手拉手”集体备课中心等平台开展常态化培训研修，每年培训教师近6 000人。[2]三是专业人才培养力度不断加大，设立马克思主义理论本科专业，将马克思主义理论学科列入“国家关键领域紧缺高层次人才培养专项招生计划”，为师资培养提供了后续力量。四是激励机制不断深化，在国家社科基金和教育部哲社项目体系中设置思政课研究专项，专职思政课教师岗位津贴基本实现高校全覆盖，定期举办全国高校思政课教学展示活动，依托中国教师发展基金会设立高校优秀思政课教师专项。这些系列举措有力推动了思政课教师队伍层次结构更加科学，教师的职业素养不断提升，显著增强了讲好思政课的底气和信心。

5. The guarantee mechanism for ideological and political courses has been continuously improved.

5. 思政课保障机制不断健全

Xi Jinping pointed out: “Ideological and political work in schools is not a single-line task but should be all-encompassing.”[1]1 The “three entries” (三进) refers to the integration of the Party’s theoretical innovations into textbooks, into classrooms, and into students’ minds, a standard formulation for ideological education work in Chinese schools.(P27) Along with the continuous elevation of the strategic position of ideological and political courses in universities, the top-level design of these courses has also been continuously strengthened, forming a work pattern of unified leadership by Party committees, joint management by the Party and government, individual responsibility by relevant departments, and coordinated cooperation across the whole society. First, the main responsibility of local Party committees at all levels for running ideological and political courses well has been clarified. The secretaries and presidents of university Party committees take the lead in managing ideological and political courses, members of the leadership team teach these courses, and functional departments support them, a process that has become increasingly institutionalized and normalized. Second, the standardization construction of ideological and political courses has been deeply advanced. Standardization in course offerings, credit requirements, textbook use, and class sizes has been continuously improved, providing an institutional guarantee for the high-quality and orderly development of ideological and political courses. Third, a comprehensive evaluation system with clear orientation and systematic completeness has been formed. The evaluation system for ideological and political courses serves as the yardstick for measuring the overall quality of ideological and political course teaching and is also the basic basis for the reform and innovation of these courses. In recent years, various localities and universities have established a multi-dimensional comprehensive teaching evaluation work system involving the joint participation of university leaders, teaching supervisors, members of the Marxist college leadership team, ideological and political course teachers, and students. The results of teaching evaluations are used as the basic basis for the performance assessment, professional title promotion, and award evaluation of ideological and political course teachers, guiding teachers to focus on teaching research and practical innovation and to enhance the effectiveness of educating people.

习近平指出：“学校思想政治工作不是单纯一条线的工作，而应该是全方位的。”[1](P27)伴随高校思政课战略地位的不断提升，高校思政课的顶层设计也在不断得到加强，构建起党委统一领导、党政齐抓共管、有关部门各负其责、全社会协同配合的工作格局。一是明确各级地方党委办好思政课的主体责任，高校党委书记和校长带头抓好思政课、领导班子成员讲好思政课、职能部门支持好思政课不断制度化常态化。二是深入推进思政课标准化建设，在课程设置、学分要求、教材使用、班级规模等方面不断规范化，为思政课高质量有序发展提供了制度保障。三是形成了导向明确、系统完善的综合性评价体系。思政课评价体系是衡量思政课教学总体质量的标尺，同时也是思政课改革创新的基本依据。近年来，各地各高校建立起校领导、教学督导、马克思主义学院班子成员、思政课教师和学生共同参与的多维度综合教学评价工作体系，将教学评价结果作为思政课教师绩效考核、职称晋升、评奖评优等基本依据，引导教师专心于教学研究与实践创新，增强教书育人成效。

Through the joint efforts of Party committees at all levels, education authorities, schools, and other forces, our understanding of the laws governing the successful running of ideological and political courses in the New Era has been continuously deepened, our confidence in running these courses well has grown stronger, and the ideological, theoretical, affinity, and targeted nature of ideological and political courses have been significantly enhanced.

经过各级党委、教育主管部门、学校等各方面力量的共同努力，我们对新时代办好思政课的规律性认识不断升华，对办好思政课的底气更足、信心更加坚定，思政课的思想性、理论性和亲和力、针对性显著增强。

II. Important Experiences in the Construction of Ideological and Political Courses in Universities in the New Era

二、新时代高校思政课建设的重要经验

Achievements contain valuable experiences. Systematically summarizing historical experiences has profound strategic significance for further promoting the connotative development of ideological and political courses in universities and fully demonstrating their function of forging souls and educating people.

成就蕴含宝贵经验。系统总结历史经验，对进一步推进高校思政课内涵式发展，充分彰显铸魂育人功能具有深远的战略意义。

1. Strengthening the Party’s leadership over the construction of ideological and political courses

1. 加强党对思政课建设的领导

The key to running ideological and political courses well lies in the Party. Adhering to the Party’s leadership concerns whether the teaching reform of ideological and political courses in universities must always follow the political attributes of the curriculum, and it is a fundamental requirement for consolidating the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field of universities. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, Party committees at all levels have placed the construction of ideological and political courses on their important agendas, seized the prominent issues restricting the construction of these courses, maintained a high degree of consistency with the principles and requirements of the Party Central Committee in multiple links such as ideological guidance, political gatekeeping, personnel composition, organizational implementation, and evaluation and assessment, adopted a series of effective measures in work patterns, team building, and support guarantees, integrated the Party’s leadership throughout the entire process and all aspects of ideological and political course reform, simultaneously advanced the construction of ideological and political courses and the armed forces with the Party’s innovative theories, and continuously enhanced university students’ political, ideological, theoretical, and emotional identification with the CPC and socialism with Chinese characteristics, effectively guaranteeing the essential attributes and functional performance of ideological and political courses.

办好思政课，关键在党。坚持党的领导，关系到高校思政课教学改革要始终遵循课程的政治属性，是巩固马克思主义在高校意识形态领域指导地位的根本要求。党的十八大以来，各级党委把思政课建设摆上重要议程，抓住制约思政课建设的突出问题，在思想引领、政治把关、人员构成、组织实施、评价考核等多个环节与党中央的原则、要求保持高度一致，在工作格局、队伍建设、支持保障等方面采取了一系列有效措施，把党的领导贯穿于思政课改革全过程和各方面，同步推进思政课建设与党的创新理论武装，不断增进大学生对中国共产党和中国特色社会主义的政治认同、思想认同、理论认同、情感认同，有力保障了思政课的本质属性和功能发挥。

2. Adhering to a student-centered approach

2. 坚持以学生为中心

Xi Jinping pointed out: “Take fostering virtue and nurturing people as the fundamental task of education.”[4]4 "Original aspiration" (初心) refers to the founding mission of the Communist Party of China, as articulated in Xi Jinping's concept of "original aspiration and founding mission" (初心使命).(P3) The National Conference on Ideological and Political Work in Universities emphasized the need to “center on students, care for students, and serve students,”[5]5 “Upholding fundamental principles” (守正) refers to adhering to the core tenets and correct direction of Marxist theory and socialist education.(P540) focusing on enhancing students’ sense of gain in ideological and political course teaching. At the Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools, Xi Jinping stressed the need to adhere to a student-centered approach, strengthen research on students’ cognitive laws and acceptance characteristics, and give play to students’ subjective role. Various localities and universities have deeply implemented the requirements of the Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core, taking “student-centeredness” as the fundamental stance and value orientation for the construction, reform, and innovation of ideological and political courses, and continuously enhancing students’ sense of gain and happiness in Marxist theory education. According to the statistical results of the 2017 national university ideological and political course “Teaching Quality Year” large-scale survey, the excellent and good rate of ideological and political courses reached 83.2%, 86.6% of surveyed students indicated they very much liked or relatively liked taking ideological and political courses, 91.8% of surveyed students indicated they very much liked or relatively liked their ideological and political course teachers, and 91.3% of surveyed students indicated they gained a lot or gained relatively a lot from ideological and political courses.[6]6 The Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools was held by Xi Jinping on March 18, 2019, in Beijing.

习近平指出：“把立德树人作为教育的根本任务”，[4](P3)全国高校思想政治工作会议强调，要“围绕学生、关照学生、服务学生”，[5](P540)注重提升学生在思政课教学中的获得感。习近平在学校思想政治理论课教师座谈会上强调，要坚持以学生为中心，加大对学生的认知规律和接受特点的研究，发挥学生主体性作用。各地各高校深入贯彻落实以习近平同志为核心的党中央要求，把“以学生为中心”作为思政课建设、改革和创新的根本立场和价值取向，不断增强学生马克思主义理论教育的获得感和幸福感。据2017年全国高校思政课“教学质量年”大调研的统计结果显示，思政课课程优良率达83.2%，86.6%的受访学生表示非常喜欢或比较喜欢上思政课，91.8%的受访学生表示非常喜欢或比较喜欢自己的思政课老师，91.3%的受访学生表示在思政课上很有收获或比较有收获。[6]

3. Adhering to the unity of top-level coordination and grassroots exploration

3. 坚持顶层统筹与基层探索相统一

The construction of ideological and political courses in universities is a complex systemic project that requires joint efforts from top to bottom. To successfully run ideological and political courses in universities in the New Era, on the one hand, we continuously strengthen top-level coordination and design, consolidate the guiding position of Marxism, deeply implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people, adhere to education serving the people, serving the governance of the country by the CPC, serving the consolidation and development of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and serving reform and opening up and socialist modernization, place the construction of the Marxist theory discipline and Marxist colleges in a priority development position, and promote the formation of a work pattern where the whole society’s forces jointly build ideological and political courses. On the other hand, we value grassroots exploration, encourage, support, and guide grassroots practices such as “one province, one policy,” “one university, one policy,” and “one student, one policy,” fully leverage the active roles of various localities and universities, as well as front-line teachers, researchers, individual students, and other subjects, respond to the development requirements of the times and new changes in the educational teaching environment and conditions, explore and innovate specific paths and methods for the construction of ideological and political courses, and elevate scientifically mature grassroots experiences to the policy level for promotion.

高校思政课建设是复杂的系统工程，需要上下形成合力。为了办好新时代高校思政课，一方面，我们不断加强顶层统筹设计，巩固马克思主义指导地位，深入贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，落实立德树人的根本任务，坚持教育为人民服务、为中国共产党治国理政服务、为巩固和发展中国特色社会主义制度服务、为改革开放和社会主义现代化建设服务，把马克思主义理论学科和马克思主义学院建设放在优先发展位置，推动形成全社会力量共同建设思政课的工作格局；另一方面，我们重视基层探索，鼓励支持和引导“一省一策”“一校一策”“一生一策”的基层实践，充分发挥各地各高校以及一线教师、科研人员、学生个体等主体的积极作用，顺应时代发展要求和教育教学环境条件的新变化，探索创新思政课建设的具体路径和方法，将科学成熟的基层经验上升为政策层面加以推广。

4. Adhering to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground

4. 坚持守正创新

To successfully run ideological and political courses in the New Era, one must absolutely not “discard the past” or “overthrow and start anew.” Instead, while exploring new forms, new content, and new methods to achieve the goals of shoring up weak links and strengthening areas of weakness, one must also focus on summarizing historical experiences, grasping objective laws, and making good use of foundational conditions to achieve the goals of consolidating foundations and enhancing strengths. In concrete practice, we consistently adhere to the combination of upholding fundamental principles and innovation. On the one hand, we uphold fundamental principles in terms of political direction, insisting on the normalization and institutionalization of Marxist theoretical education; we uphold fundamental principles in terms of the essence of the curriculum, steadfastly maintaining the curriculum nature and historical mission of ideological and political courses, using the Party’s theoretical innovation achievements to forge souls and educate people; we uphold fundamental principles in terms of objective laws, following the laws of ideological and political work, the laws of teaching and educating, and the laws of student growth, focusing on viewing new changes in the new stage with dialectical thinking, and on the basis of continuing to use good methods, improving old methods, and exploring new methods, firmly grasping the principle of “planning according to the situation, acting in response to the situation, and following the trend,”[7]7 The citation [8](P342) refers to a specific page in a collected works of Xi Jinping, likely *Xi Jinping: The Governance of China(P153) and “adapting to events, advancing with the times, and innovating with the situation”;[8](P378) we uphold fundamental principles in terms of spiritual roots, making education on fine traditional Chinese culture a foundational project for consolidating foundations and forging souls, integrating it into the entire process of education and teaching. On the other hand, we continuously reform and innovate the curriculum system, promoting vertical mainline penetration and gradual progression across large, medium, and primary schools, and ensuring horizontal structural rationality and functional complementarity among various courses, forming synergistic effects; we reform and innovate the textbook and teaching system, continuously enhancing the freshness, pertinence, readability, and effectiveness of textbook content, keeping teaching content and methods in step with the times, closely combining “what to teach” and “how to teach,” and continuously improving affinity and appeal.

办好新时代思政课绝不能“摒弃过去”“推翻重来”，而是要通过探索新形式、新内容、新方法实现补短板、强弱项目标的同时，注重总结历史经验、把握客观规律、用好基础条件达到固根基、扬优势的目的。在具体实践中，我们始终坚持守正和创新相结合，一方面，守正于政治方向，坚持马克思主义理论教育常态化和制度化；守正于课程本质，坚守思政课的课程性质和历史使命，用党的理论创新成果铸魂育人；守正于客观规律，遵循思想政治工作规律，遵循教书育人规律，遵循学生成长规律，注重以辩证思维看待新阶段的新变化，在沿用好办法基础上，改进老办法、探索新办法，牢牢把握“因势而谋、应势而动、顺势而为”，[7](P153)“因事而化、因时而进、因势而新”；[8](P378)守正于精神根脉，把中华优秀传统文化教育作为固本铸魂的基础工程，融入教育教学全过程。另一方面，不断改革创新课程设置体系，促进大中小学纵向主线贯穿、循序渐进，各类课程横向结构合理、功能互补，形成协同效应；改革创新教材教学体系，教材内容的鲜活性、针对性、可读性、实效性不断增强，教学内容和方式紧跟时代，把“讲什么”和“怎么讲”紧密结合，亲和力和感染力不断提升。

5. Adhering to the Combination of Problem Orientation and Goal Orientation

5. 坚持问题导向与目标导向相结合

In the concrete process of transforming construction goals into action, we focus on discovering problems, scientifically analyzing problems, and making efforts to solve problems, ensuring that ideological and political course construction continuously develops in the direction of high quality. On the one hand, we adhere to problem orientation, confronting the difficulties and challenges in ideological and political course construction, focusing on solving practical problems such as poor articulation of the ideological and political course curriculum system, gaps and repetitions in educational content, and uneven teacher disciplinary literacy and moral cultivation, breaking through the practical difficulty of fragmented ideological and political course offerings, and dismantling the institutional barriers of departments operating independently and fighting their own battles. On the other hand, we adhere to goal orientation, focusing on “solving the fundamental question of what kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate them, and for whom to cultivate them,”[1]1 The “three entries” (三进) refers to the integration of the Party’s theoretical innovations into textbooks, into classrooms, and into students’ minds, a standard formulation for ideological education work in Chinese schools.(P9) combining ideological and political theoretical education with students’ ideological and value orientations, combining ideological and political course content with students’ ideological confusions in daily life, clearly explaining the principles of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times and the principles of China’s development in the New Era, clearly explaining the principles of the changing world and the principles of life, and cultivating builders and successors of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era who integrate knowledge, emotion, will, and action.

在建设目标向行动转化的具体过程中，我们注重发现问题、科学分析问题、着力解决问题，保障思政课在建设目标向行动转化的具体过程中，我们注重发现问题、科学分析问题、着力解决问题，保障思政课建设朝着高质量的方向不断发展。一方面，坚持问题导向，正视思政课建设的困境和难题，着力解决思政课课程体系衔接不畅，教育内容存在断层和重复、教师学科素养、道德修养参差不齐等现实问题，破解碎片化开设思政课的现实难题，打破各部门彼此独立、各自为战的机制障碍；另一方面，坚持目标导向，着力“解决好培养什么人、怎样培养人、为谁培养人这个根本问题”，[1](P9)将思想政治理论教育与学生思想价值取向相结合，将思政课课程内容与学生日常生活中的思想困惑相结合，讲清楚中国化时代化马克思主义的道理和新时代中国发展的道理，讲清楚世界变局的道理和人生的道理，培养知、情、意、行相统一的新时代社会主义建设者和接班人。

6. Adhering to the Coordination of the “Grand Ideological and Political” Concept Guidance and Synergistic Mechanism Guarantee

6. 坚持“大思政”理念引领与合力机制保障相协同

Implement and carry out Xi Jinping’s important discourse spirit and important instructions on ideological and political course construction, strengthen the “grand ideological and political” concept, have all subjects of ideological and political course construction take on the responsibilities they should bear, do the work that should be done well, attach importance to leveraging the multi-dimensional synergy of integrated construction across large, medium, and primary schools, undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels, disciplines and courses, main channels and main fronts, curriculum-based ideological and political education and ideological and political courses, and schools, families, and society, comprehensively forming an education and teaching system where teaching objectives at all stages are coordinated, curriculum designs are connected, textbook compilation is unified, and teaching methods are integrated. At the same time, practice the “grand ideological and political” work concept, continuously improve synergistic guarantee mechanisms such as the coordination mechanism for educational content innovation, the mutual coordination mechanism for educational methods, the teacher interaction and exchange mechanism, and the diversified comprehensive evaluation mechanism.

贯彻落实习近平关于思政课建设的重要论述精神和重要指示批示，强化“大思政”理念，思政课建设各主体担起该担的责任，把该做的工作做到位，重视发挥大中小学、本硕博、学科与课程、主渠道与主阵地、课程思政与思政课程、学校家庭社会一体化建设的多维合力，全面形成各学段教学目标相统筹、课程设计相衔接、教材编写相统一、教学方法相融合的教育教学体系。同时，践行“大思政”工作理念，不断健全教育内容创新协调机制、教育方法相互配合机制、师资互动交流机制、多元综合评价机制等合力保障机制。

III. Innovative Directions for Ideological and Political Course Construction in Universities in the New Era

三、新时代高校思政课建设的创新向度

The achievements and accumulated experiences in ideological and political course construction in universities not only indicate that ideological and political courses in the New Era have been continuously strengthened through improvement and continuously enhanced through innovation, but also provide important insights for profoundly answering the era proposition of “how to continue promoting innovation in ideological and political courses.”

高校思政课建设取得的成就和积累的经验，不仅表明新时代思政课在改进中不断得到加强、在创新中不断得到提高，而且为深刻回答“怎样继续推动思政课创新”这个时代命题提供了重要启示。

1. Deeply Study Xi Jinping’s Important Discourses on School Ideological and Political Course Construction and Accurately Grasp Their Spiritual Essence

1. 深入学习习近平关于学校思政课建设重要论述并准确把握其精神实质

As an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping’s important discourses on school ideological and political course construction (hereinafter referred to as the “Important Discourses”) not only provide theoretical guidance for the innovation of ideological and political courses in universities in the New Era, but also enhance our ideological consciousness and action consciousness in using the Party’s latest theoretical achievements to forge souls and educate people. Deep study is an important prerequisite for implementation. First, we must study systematically. Adhere to combining the study and implementation of Xi Jinping’s speech at the School Ideological and Political Theory Teachers’ Forum with his speeches at the National Conference on Ideological and Political Work in Universities, the National Education Conference, the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences, and his inspection speeches at Beijing Bayi School, Peking University, Beijing Normal University, and other regions and schools, studying them in an integrated and thorough manner, and deeply understanding the essential meaning of ideological and political course innovation in the New Era. Second, we must study with problems in mind. Due to the different levels and differences among schools, in studying, we must combine the specific situation of our own ideological and political course construction, compare it with the objective requirements put forward by the “Important Discourses,” identify existing gaps and shortcomings, and implement measures on the basis of strengthening problem awareness. Third, we must study using media. Online media is an important carrier for studying and publicizing the “Important Discourses.” We must make full use of school education system publications, college bulletins, television, and radio for regular and periodic publicity and reporting, promptly occupy online propaganda positions such as campus networks, mobile news apps, microblogs, and WeChat, enhance synergistic interaction between different media, and create a three-dimensional learning and publicity pattern.

作为习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要组成部分，习近平关于学校思政课建设重要论述（以下简称“重要论述”）不仅为新时代高校思政课创新提供了理论指导，而且增强了我们运用党的最新理论成果铸魂育人的思想自觉和行动自觉。深入学习是贯彻落实的重要前提。一要形成体系学。坚持把学习贯彻习近平在学校思想政治理论课教师座谈会上的讲话与在全国高校思想政治工作会议、全国教育大会、哲学社会科学工作座谈会上的讲话以及在北京八一学校、北京大学、北京师范大学等各地区各学校考察时的讲话结合起来，融会贯通地学，深刻理解新时代思政课创新的精髓要义。二要带着问题学。由于不同学校存在层次性和差异性，因而在学习中要结合自身思政课建设的具体情况，对照“重要论述”提出的客观要求，找准存在的差距和短板，在强化问题的基础上抓落实。三要利用媒体学。网络媒体是学习宣传“重要论述”的重要载体，要充分利用学校教育系统报刊、学院简报、电视和广播等定时定期宣传报道，及时占领校园网、手机报、微博、微信等网络宣传阵地，增强不同媒体间协同互动，打造立体化学习宣传格局。

On the basis of studying and comprehending the basic connotation of the “Important Discourses,” we must accurately grasp their spiritual essence. Xi Jinping clearly pointed out: “Running ideological and political courses

在学习领会“重要论述”基本内涵的基础上，要准确把握其精神实质。习近平明确指出：“办好思政课，是我非常关心的一件事。”[1](P3)“重要论述”不仅系统阐明了守正和创新之间的关系，而且对思政课建设具体要坚持和巩固什么，完善和发展什么，破解什么样的核心问题，运用什么样的思维方法提出了一系列新思想新观点新论断，这是理解其精神实质的主要着力点。说到底，加强思政课建设就是要适应国内外形势、党和国家工作任务以及个体成长环境的发展变化，在注重总结历史经验、把握客观规律、用好基础条件的前提下，培养出德智体美劳全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人。

2. Stimulating the endogenous impetus for reform and innovation among ideological and political course teachers

2. 激发思政课教师改革创新的内生动力

The key to promoting the upholding of fundamental principles and innovation in ideological and political courses lies in a high-quality teaching force. This is directly related to adhering to and making good use of the experience and conditions accumulated over the long-term development of ideological and political courses, and directly related to the effective transformation of the overall requirements of the Party and the state for the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses into concrete practice. Therefore, improving teacher quality should be taken as a key task for upholding fundamental principles and innovation in ideological and political courses. Among this, the establishment of faith and confidence among ideological and political course teachers is the foundation for upholding the original aspiration and promoting reform.[4]4 "Original aspiration" (初心) refers to the founding mission of the Communist Party of China, as articulated in Xi Jinping's concept of "original aspiration and founding mission" (初心使命).

推动思政课守正创新关键在于高素质的教师队伍。这直接关系到坚守和用好思政课长期发展积累的经验和条件，直接关系到党和国家针对思政课改革创新的总体要求有效地转化为具体实践。因此，要把提升教师素质作为思政课守正创新的一项重点任务。这其中，思政课教师信仰和信心的确立是守初心、促改革的根本。

Only by letting those who have faith speak about faith, and those who have confidence speak about confidence, can the appeal of ideological and political courses be enhanced. Regarding the strengthening of teachers’ faith, we should, through earnestly studying classics, paying attention to social practice, and strengthening self-cultivation, solidify faith in Marxism, belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics, and confidence in realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On this basis, we should clearly explain to students the content, nature, and superiority of ideals and beliefs; this is the foundation for teachers to strengthen their consciousness of upholding fundamental principles. [5]5 “Upholding fundamental principles” (守正) refers to adhering to the core tenets and correct direction of Marxist theory and socialist education. Regarding the strengthening of teachers’ confidence, we should cultivate teachers’ confidence and courage to confidently teach ideological and political courses. Xi Jinping, at the Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools, elucidated the sources of confidence in running ideological and political courses well from aspects such as “fundamental guarantee,” “powerful support,” “profound strength,” “important foundation,” and “excellent team.” [6]6 The Symposium for Teachers of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools was held by Xi Jinping on March 18, 2019, in Beijing. Furthermore, to enhance teachers’ confidence, we must also seek evidence that is rational, reasonable, and logically sound from the basic stance, the educational process, and the teaching methods of ideological and political courses. Regarding stimulating teachers’ innovative consciousness, we must make teachers understand that “revealing a law is innovation, proposing a theory is innovation, clarifying a truth is innovation, and creating a method to solve a problem is also innovation,” [8] (P342) [7]7 The citation [8](P342) refers to a specific page in a collected works of Xi Jinping, likely *Xi Jinping: The Governance of China with a focus on cultivating their ability to use new concepts, ideas, and methods to resolve the contradictions and problems encountered in the process of reform and innovation of ideological and political courses.

让有信仰的人讲信仰，让有自信的人讲自信，才能提高思政课的感染力。就增强教师信仰而言，应在认真学习经典、关注社会实践、加强自我修养中坚定对马克思主义的信仰、对中国特色社会主义的信念、对实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦的信心，在此基础上向学生讲清理想信念的内容、性质以及优越性，这是教师强化守正意识的根本。就增强教师自信而言，应培养教师理直气壮讲好思政课的信心和勇气。习近平在学校思想政治理论课教师座谈会上从“根本保证”“有力支撑”“深厚力量”“重要基础”和“优良队伍”等方面阐明了办好思政课的自信来源于何处的问题。此外，增强教师的自信还要从思政课的基本立场、育人过程以及讲授方法中寻求有理、合理、入理的依据；就激发教师创新意识而言，要让教师明确“揭示一条规律是创新，提出一种学说是创新，阐明一个道理是创新，创造一种解决问题的办法也是创新”，[8](P342)重点培养其用新的理念、思路和办法解决思政课改革创新过程中面临的矛盾和问题。

3. Strengthening the Supporting Role of Schools of Marxism and the Discipline

3. 强化马克思主义学院以及学科的支撑作用

Promoting the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses must be combined with the construction of Schools of Marxism and the discipline, providing important support for the high-quality development of ideological and political courses. As the key supporting unit for the construction of ideological and political courses, the level of construction of Schools of Marxism directly affects the effectiveness of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground in ideological and political courses. Implementing the spirit of the “Important Expositions,” [8] and in accordance with national policy requirements, Schools of Marxism must continuously enhance their own strategic development positioning and broaden their development space, always adhering to the “main business” of running ideological and political courses well, taking the teaching, research, and propaganda services that deepen the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses as the core task, and solidly advancing standardized and professional construction.

推进思政课改革创新必须与马克思主义学院、学科建设结合起来，为思政课高质量发展提供重要支撑。马克思主义学院作为思政课建设的重要依托单位，其建设水平高低直接影响思政课守正创新成效。贯彻落实“重要论述”精神，根据国家政策性要求，马克思主义学院要不断提升自身发展战略定位和拓宽发展空间，始终坚守办好思政课这一“主业”，把深化思政课改革创新的教学科研和宣传服务作为核心任务，扎扎实实推进标准化和专业化建设。

Providing solid theoretical support for the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses is an important motivation for the establishment of the discipline of Marxist theory and also the main task of discipline construction. Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the need to strengthen the construction of the discipline of Marxist theory. This is not only to uphold the guiding position of Marxism in school teaching and research but also to meet the practical requirements of the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses in the New Era. For ideological and political courses to maintain vitality, it involves many elements such as curriculum, textbooks, teachers, teaching methods, and discourse, reflecting strong systematicity and holism, requiring strong disciplinary support. To build a strong discipline of Marxist theory, we must consciously focus the direction of disciplinary research on serving the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses, and incorporate the resolution of prominent contradictions and key difficult problems encountered into the discipline construction plan, providing a theoretical foundation for enhancing the ideological nature, theoretical nature, targeted nature, and affinity of ideological and political courses.

为思政课改革创新提供坚实的学理支撑，是马克思主义理论学科设立的重要动因，也是学科建设的主要任务。习近平多次强调要加强马克思主义理论学科建设，这不仅是为了坚持马克思主义在学校教学和研究中的指导地位，更是为了适应新时代思政课改革创新的现实要求。思政课要保持活力涉及课程、教材、师资、教法、话语等诸多内容，体现着很强的系统性和整体性，需要强大的学科作支撑。建强马克思主义理论学科要自觉把学科研究的方向凝聚到为思政课改革创新服务上来，并将破解面临的突出矛盾和重点难点问题纳入学科建设规划，为增强思政课的思想性、理论性、针对性和亲和力提供学理基础。

4. Clarifying the Responsibilities of Party and Youth League Organizations in Promoting Upholding Fundamental Principles and Breaking New Ground in Ideological and Political Courses

4. 明确党团组织在推动思政课守正创新中的职责

Adhering to the Party’s comprehensive leadership over the construction of ideological and political courses is the fundamental guarantee for promoting their reform and innovation. At the top-level design level, overall decision-making on related major theoretical and practical issues should be further strengthened. At the implementation and execution level, Party committees of local governments and universities must strictly implement the spirit of policy documents such as the “Work Plan for Excellence in Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Universities in the New Era,” the “Pilot Work Plan for Deepening the Reform and Innovation of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Schools in the New Era,” and the “Work Plan for Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of ‘Grand Ideological and Political Courses’,” [9] and resolve challenges and important issues faced by the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses through regular special meetings. Furthermore, strengthen the implementation of the institutional regulations requiring university Party secretaries and presidents to take the lead in entering classrooms, taking the lead in promoting the construction of ideological and political courses, and taking the lead in contacting ideological and political course teachers. Incorporate the effectiveness of reform and innovation work of ideological and political courses into annual assessment standards, fully leveraging the “baton” role of evaluation.

坚持党对思政课建设的全面领导，是推进思政课改革创新的根本保证。从顶层设计层面，要进一步加强对相关重大理论和实践问题的统筹决策；从执行和实施层面，各地各高校党委要严格落实《“新时代高校思想政治理论课创优行动”工作方案》《深化新时代学校思想政治理论课改革创新先行试点工作方案》《全面推进“大思政课”建设的工作方案》等政策性文件精神，对思政课改革创新面临的挑战以及重要议题要通过定期召开专题会议集中进行解决。此外，强化落实学校党委书记、校长带头走进课堂，带头推动思政课建设，带头联系思政课教师的制度规定，并将思政课改革创新工作的成效纳入年度考核标准，充分发挥评价的“指挥棒”作用。

The Communist Youth League, as a mass organization under the leadership of the Party, is an important organizational form connecting the main battlefield and the main channel, playing a significant role in promoting the successful running of ideological and political courses. Youth League organizations in universities must closely focus on promoting the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses, making the use of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to forge souls and educate people a key entry point and focus of their work. They should fully leverage their advantages in educating, uniting, and connecting with students, understand what students think and want, use the Marxist stance, viewpoint, and method to positively respond to students’ confusions, and guide and help them establish correct ideals, beliefs, and scientific ways of thinking. They should, based on the characteristics of students at different educational stages, carry out vivid and effective thematic educational activities to bring Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into campuses and into students’ minds, deepening the innovative development of Marxist theoretical education through engaging and interesting activities.

共青团作为党领导下的群团组织，是连接主阵地和主渠道的重要组织形式，对办好思政课具有重要推动作用。各高校团组织要紧紧围绕推进思政课改革创新，把用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想铸魂育人作为工作的重要切入点和着力点，充分发挥在教育、团结和联系学生方面的优势，了解学生所思所想，运用马克思主义立场观点方法正面回应学生困惑，引导和帮助其确立正确的理想信念和科学思维方式；要针对不同学段学生的特点，开展生动有效的习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想进校园、进头脑的主题教育活动，在有情有趣的活动中深化马克思主义理论教育创新发展。

5. Improving and Perfecting the Synergistic Mechanism for the Reform and Innovation of Ideological and Political Courses

5. 健全完善思政课改革创新的合力机制

Practice shows that promoting the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses requires the synergistic effect of forces and resources from all aspects. Although the overall pattern of the whole society jointly caring for and supporting the reform and innovation of ideological and political courses is gradually taking shape and becoming increasingly consolidated, the institutional mechanisms involving deep-level coordination and cooperation are not yet sound, and problems requiring multi-party coordination are often encountered during the reform and innovation process. For example, among academic affairs, scientific research, and administrative departments; among teachers, counselors, and Party and government cadres; and among pre-class, in-class, and post-class stages, due to a lack of overall planning and coordination, mutual cancellation and internal friction occasionally occur, which is detrimental to the exertion of synergistic force. Based on this, it is necessary to effectively leverage the role of university Party committees in overall planning and coordinating all parties, coordinating the resources and forces of all links, aspects, and subjects, to form a networked, three-dimensional mechanism for synergy and interaction. At the same time, local Party committees at all levels should scientifically grasp the profound connotation of the “grand ideological and political course” concept and the “grand ideological and political” work pattern, closely integrate the implementation of relevant national policies and document spirits, gather the joint forces of families, schools, and society, and strive to create an atmosphere where the entire Party, the whole society, and all aspects jointly build ideological and political courses throughout the entire process.

实践表明，推动思政课改革创新需要各方面力量和资源形成协同效应。虽然全社会共同关心支持思政课改革创新工作的大格局逐步形成并日益巩固，但涉及深层次协同配合的体制机制尚不健全，改革创新过程中时常会遇到多方协调方面的问题。例如，教务、科研、行政各部门之间，教师、辅导员、党政干部各主体之间，课前、课中、课后各环节之间，由于缺乏统筹协调，不时出现相互消解和内耗，不利于合力作用的发挥。基于此，要切实发挥各高校党委总揽全局、协调各方的作用，统筹各环节、各方面和各主体的资源和力量，形成网络型立体化的协同互动机制。同时，地方各级党委要科学把握“大思政课”理念和“大思政”工作格局的深刻内涵，把贯彻落实党和国家有关政策文件精神紧密结合起来，汇聚家庭、学校和社会合力，努力营造全党全社会全程全方位共同建设思政课的氛围。

(Author’s bio: Yang Xiaohui, Director-General of the General Teaching Steering Committee of the Teaching Steering Committee for Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Institutions of Higher Learning, Director of the Center for Ideological and Political Education Research at Northeast Normal University, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor)

（作者简介：杨晓慧，高等学校思想政治理论课教学指导委员会总教指委主任委员，东北师范大学思想政治教育研究中心主任，教授、博士生导师）

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