改革开放后首批留美生的选派及其影响

改革开放后首批留美生的选派是留学教育全面恢复的组成部分和重要标志,内驱力源于现代化建设对人才的巨大需求,同时中美关系的改善也为留学教育的恢复提供了宽松的外部环境.此次选派不仅促进了高教改革、科研创新,而且摸索出一整套向资本主义国家派遣留学生的选拔办法和管理体制,开启和引领了一个史无前例的留学时代.

Selection and Sending of the First Batch of Students to Study in the US after the Initiation of Reform and Opening-up and the Influence of the Move

The selection and sending of the first batch of students to study in the US were a component part and an important mark of full restoration of studying abroad for Chinese students.The driving force for the move was the great demand for talents in the modernization drive and the improvement of Sino-American relations also provided a favorable external environment. This move not only promoted the reform of higher education and the innovation of scientific research, but also helped find out a whole set of methods for selecting students to study in capitalist countries and the system for their management, ushering in an unprecedented era of studying abroad for Chinese students.