11.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Wuxi
On November 5, The Paper reported that universities including Jiangnan University, Heilongjiang University, Wenzhou University, and Northeast Forestry University have introduced AI classroom patrol systems to monitor attendance rates and student engagement (head-up rates). Jiangnan University's system covers 462 classrooms, has analyzed over 120,000 class hours, and automatically sends alerts for abnormal classroom situations, while Southern Medical University uses AI to grade classes.
10.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Fuzhou
On October 21, staff from Fujian Medical University responded, saying that Li Ziqi's not doing clinical work during his PhD was a misunderstanding caused by improper wording, and that he had completed 18 months of clinical rotations.
10.14
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 14, a university teacher posted on a social platform, saying that what he teaches students is knowledge that is years behind, mocking himself as "a product of the previous industrial revolution teaching knowledge from the era of industrial Cthulhu," and feeling powerless for his students. The post received 857,000 likes and 157,000 reposts.
10.11
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Zhuhai, Guangdong
On October 11, according to domestic media reports, a member of the parent committee at Siji School in Jinwan District, Zhuhai, proposed in a group chat that parents take turns going to the school to supervise students' midday rest, claiming the move was intended to allow teachers to rest better.
09.29
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 29, the Beijing Institute of Technology announced that faculty member Pei Yi had seriously violated professional conduct standards for teachers, revoking his qualification as a graduate supervisor and terminating his employment. Pei Yi had previously sparked controversy over remarks made in class discussing feminism and noting that all members of the Politburo Standing Committee are male.
09.24
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A netizen shared a video of two elderly people fighting over cardboard boxes, sparking sighs in the comments section about social involution. Some netizens pointed out that given the involution and food safety issues in China, many people might not even live long enough to reach the age of fighting over cardboard boxes.
09.23
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Ministry of Education spokesperson and Vice Minister Wang Guangyan announced that China has built the world's largest and highest-quality education system, with 270 million people having received higher education.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·湖南省武冈市
Zhu Yuejun, a PhD student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine who once studied under Wang Zhenyi, failed to receive his degree due to academic disagreements. Since 1993, he has been practicing medicine in his hometown of Wugang, Hunan, and currently lives in financial distress relying on minimum living allowances. His experience has sparked discussions on academic authorities suppressing dissent.
09.14
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 14, Student Geng stated in a questioning video that among Zhang Yaohua's two first-author papers, another two sets of data differ by 10000 item by item.
09.10
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 9, AI designer Mihrolla released a surrealist video, using metaphor to showcase the academic burden and ideological constraints in Chinese education.
09.10
·Hearsay
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
In a September 2026 program, Fox Man recalled that after he developed new energy and air conditioning patents in the 1990s, teachers from several top Chinese universities approached him, asking him to apply for funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission in the name of the patents, with the individual to receive half of the money once approved; he refused.
09.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
China University of Petroleum: You're Mom If You Play Games
09.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On September 5, 2026, primary and secondary school teachers in various regions posted on social media to complain about schools disguisedly forcing donations. Quotas were assigned based on senior teacher rank or permanent staff status, with requirements to post screenshots of the donations in work groups, triggering strong resentment.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Nanjing, Jiangsu
On September 5, 2026, Tang Jiafeng, a famous postgraduate entrance exam math tutor, publicly declared that English is merely a tool, calling for an end to English's status as a core course in basic education and an end to the worship of foreign things, sparking fierce public controversy over education reform.
09.03
·Official claim
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·重庆永川
A plan by Zizhuang Primary School in Yongchuan, Chongqing, to charge students a tray-cleaning fee of 45 yuan per semester has sparked controversy. On September 3, 2026, the Yongchuan District Education Commission announced that the charge was non-compliant and ordered the school to stop it immediately.