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The two-day 2010 Annual Academic Conference of Hunan Higher Education Association & 2010 Hunan Higher Education Forum was convened on Dec. 11 at Hunan Hotel in Changsha.

The conference was themed with thoroughly implementing the National Outline for Medium and Long-term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020) and the Reform of Higher Education, on which representatives conducted academic discussions. The discussions mainly covered such issues as comprehensive assessment of the institutions of higher education, and the reform of talents cultivation in institutions of higher education. The forum included such activities as Invited Experts' Report, University Presidents' Forum, Experts' Forum, Young and Middle-aged Scholars' Forum, and Conference Reports.

Those present included Vice Governor of Hunan Province Guo Kailang, President of Chinese Association of Higher Education Zhou Yuanqing, Director of Education Department of Hunan Province Zhang Fangping, Deputy Director of Education Department of Hunan Province Shen Jiyun, President of Hunan Academy of Educational Science Jiang Zhengguo, and President of Hunan University Zhong Zhihua. The meeting brought together over 200 representatives from more than 60 higher educational institutes across the province.