Weifang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has pledged to work harder to develop local education through reform of the teacher management system and recruitment of the best staff.

Liu Xiaotong, one of 12 young teachers hired by Daguan School in the zone last year, began working right after her graduation. She is now recognized as a representative of young teachers in the school.

"I was determined to become a teacher when I was a child. When I graduated from college, I heard that schools in the Weifang hightech zone were recruiting new teachers. And I wanted to test myself at the admission exam," Liu said.

She passed the exam and was assigned to Daguan School. According to Liu, the school's facilities and the environment have exceeded her expectations, especially for some research activities, which have helped her to advance quickly.

With local urbanization, the number and structure of students has changed so the expectation of a higher quality education has become an issue that needs a quick answer.

In 2018, 197 teachers from top-tier Chinese universities involved in the Project 985 (a Chinese project for founding world-class universities in the 21st century) were introduced to the zone's schools.

The zone also established a special education fund to give incentives and subsidies to teachers and educational managers who have made outstanding contributions.

"Young teachers come to the zone, bringing not only vitality, but also pioneering teaching methods," said Wang Mei, dean of Daguan School.

During the school reform, young teachers have brought a lot of new ideas, which has improved the quality of teaching greatly.

The zone will continue to promote the introduction of high-quality teachers in accordance with the highest standard in the country, said Li Yuguo, head of the personnel department at the zone's education bureau, so as to secure the human resources needed in the Weifang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone.