Core Points - The State Council Academic Degree Committee issued the "Measures for the Review of Doctoral and Master's Degree Granting Qualifications," establishing a new mechanism for extraordinary layout review to address the time limitations of previous review processes [1][12] Group 1: Strategic Demand Orientation - The revised measures emphasize three guiding aspects: strategic demand, reform and decentralization, and quality standards [5] - The focus on strategic demand aims to enhance the degree granting qualification review system to better align with national strategic needs and technological development [5][7] - The measures allow for dynamic adjustments in degree programs by local governments and universities, promoting a more responsive educational structure [5][9] Group 2: Extraordinary Layout Review Mechanism - The new review measures include four types of qualification reviews: periodic review, dynamic adjustment, self-review, and extraordinary layout review [6] - The extraordinary layout review will be initiated based on immediate needs, allowing for rapid establishment of degree granting points in response to urgent talent demands [7][10] Group 3: Self-Review Units - Self-review units are categorized into master's and doctoral self-review units, allowing universities to autonomously establish new degree granting points based on demand [8][9] - Since 2017, 38 universities have been approved as self-review units, resulting in the establishment of 441 doctoral and 454 master's degree points [8][9] Group 4: Quality Assurance Mechanisms - The measures include a mechanism for re-evaluating newly established degree granting units to ensure compliance with quality standards [10][11] - The State Council Academic Degree Committee will conduct evaluations every three years to monitor the quality of self-review units and their degree granting points [11][12]