1.      Sino-foreign educational project is prohibited from awarding foreign degrees before its obtainment of approval. (January of 20000)

2.      The college faculty tenure system is put into pilot. (January of 2000)

3.      The state approves 68 agencies offering services concerning self-supported overseas study. (January of 2000)

4.      The year of 2000 witnesses further increase in the enrollment size in colleges and universities. (January of 2000)

5.      Officials of the Ministry of Education answers correspondents’ questions concerning The Catalogue of Teaching Books for Primary and Middle Schools in Autumn of 2000. (February of 2000)

6.      The Ministry of Education circulates a notice calling for the Study of the Editorial of the People’s Daily – The Whole Society Should Show Its Concern and Support for the Education Undertaking in China. (February of 2000)

7.      The Project of Reform on Higher Education in the New Century sponsored by the Ministry of Education kicked off. (February of 2000)

8.      Great efforts should be channeled into pooling a high-caliber team of primary and middle schoolmasters to gear to the requirements of deepening the educational reform as well as promoting quality education in an all-round way. (March of 2000)

9.      The Ministry of Education promulgates the Regulations on Training of Primary and Middle Schoolmasters. (March of 2000)

10. The Ministry of Education adopts 10 measures to show supports for the Go West Campaign. (March of 2000)

11. The Ministry of Education draws up concrete plans for the formulation of the 10^th Five-Year Plan as well as the Planning for 2015. (March of 2000)

12. The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Security jointly issue the No. 9 Order: Administrative Regulations on Enrollment of Foreign Students by Colleges and Universities. (March of 2000)

13. Ministry of Education and another 5 departments jointly bring forward guiding suggestions for the inter-school cooperation between the eastern and western regions of China. (April of 2000)

14. The Ministry of Education launches a project aimed at offering 21 century-oriented training to primary and middle school teachers in poverty-stricken regions or regions where ethical groups concentrate, aiming to enhancing their overall quality. (April of 2000)

15. The Ministry of Education makes the Announcement on Strengthening Administration on Education Websites and On-line Schools. (April of 2000)

16. The Ministry of Education revises the Curriculum Plan for Full-time Common Senior Middle Schools (Revised Plan) as well as syllabuses for Chinese and other 6 subjects. (April of 2000)

17. The Ministry of Education promulgates the Suggestions on Reform of Graduation Examination System Adopted by Common Senior Middle Schools. (April of 2000)

18. The Ministry of Education brings forward the Suggestions on Strengthening Management of Teaching Instruments. (April of 2000)

19. The Ministry of Education makes an announcement calling on local education authorities to organize cadres and teachers of primary and middle schools to further study the Speech on Education by Jiang Zemin. (June of 2000)

20. A new syllabus and new textbooks are used in Adult Higher Education Self-taught Examination Program. (July of 2000)

21. The Ministry of Education prints and issues the Suggestions on Implementation of Specialized Administration on Tuition Charge in Primary and Middle Schools. (July of 2000)

22. The Ministry of Education circulates the Notice on Perfecting Administrative Procedures Followed in Enrollment by Secondary Vocational Schools in 2000. (July of 2000)

23. The Ministry of Education makes announcements calling on colleges and universities to do a job of offering financial aids to students in need. (August of 2000)

24. The Ministry of Education makes the Decision on Learning from Bao Quanjie – A Good Teacher of the People. (September of 2000)

25. The Ministry of Education promulgates the Implementation Measures for Regulations on Teachers’ Qualifications. (October of 2000)

26. The Ministry of Education circulates an urgent notice regarding recent efforts channeled into enhancing safety of primary and middle school students. (November of 2000)

27. Competent officials of the Ministry of Education answer correspondents’ questions concerning the promotion of education on information technologies in primary and middle schools. (November of 2000)

28. The Ministry of Education circulates a notice calling on local authorities to dedicate further efforts to putting to an end the arbitrary collection of fees by primary and middle schools in rural areas. (December of 2000)