The reporter learned from the Ministry of Education that recently, in order to implement the report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China on "strengthening the promotion of national common language", the Ministry of Education and the National Language Commission issued Several Opinions on Strengthening Colleges and Universities to Serve the High Quality Promotion and Popularization of National Common Language (hereinafter referred to as the Opinions). It is reported that by 2020, the popularization rate of Putonghua in China will reach 80.72%, realizing the goal of basic popularization of Putonghua, in which universities have played an important role. On the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, it is necessary to give further play to the exemplary and leading role of colleges and universities to strengthen the promotion of national common language and characters, and achieve the promotion of popularity and quality. The Opinions, starting with the five major functions of colleges and universities, including talent training, scientific research, social services, cultural inheritance and innovation, and international exchanges and cooperation, made arrangements for colleges and universities to do a good job in the high-quality promotion and popularization of the national common language and characters, and proposed to comprehensively strengthen the education and teaching of the national common language and characters, actively integrate into popularization to help rural revitalization and cultural power construction Actively explore 10 measures for three major tasks, including promoting social applications of popular services and new ways for people's needs. The Opinions require that students' ability to use language and characters be improved. Students should have "one kind of ability and two kinds of consciousness" (that is, the ability to use language and characters, the consciousness of consciously standardizing the use of national common language and characters, and the consciousness of consciously inheriting and promoting the excellent Chinese language and culture). Colleges and universities should include them in the school's talent training program, define the language and character application ability and standards, and include them in the graduation requirements. Strengthen language civilization education, guide students to develop good language habits, and consciously resist vulgar and violent language. The Opinions encourage colleges and universities to actively participate in the implementation of the project to promote the popularization of national common language and promote the popularization of rural areas. According to the school conditions, integrate resources, and carry out training for teachers in rural and ethnic areas, young and middle-aged workers, grassroots cadres and the public in key areas, such as improving the ability of national common language and writing, "Mandarin+vocational skills" and so on. (Reporter Kim Zhengbo) (News Agency)