党的十五大提出了社会主义初级阶段的基本纲领，其中建设有中国特色的社会主义文化，把发展教育和科技，提高国民思想道德素质和科学文化素质摆在了优先发展的战略地位。这一新的任务向广大教育科技工作者提出了严峻的挑战，同时也对高等院校从事党的宣传思想工作的同志提... The 15th National Party Congress put forward the basic program for the initial stage of socialism. In building a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, we must give priority to the strategic development of education and science and technology, improvement of the ideological and ethical standards of the people and scientific and cultural qualities. This new task has posed a severe challenge to the vast number of educators and technologists, and at the same time has commended the comrades engaged in the propaganda and ideological work of the Party in higher education institutions.