In 2026, during the two national conferencesChina media universityOne-time closure and transfer of 16 undergraduate courses and orientations, with the total cessation of enrolment since 2026。
This was not a temporary decision, but rather a landmark move to adjust the professional dynamics of higher education institutions, and more so a warning bell was sounded for 2026 seniors and parents to fill out volunteer calls。
Official verification: 16 professions are not “one size fits all”, but precision optimization
The change was a continuation of the “four groups” of reforms initiated by the school in 2018, namely, closing and transferring, upgrading, planning and designing, and focusing on building。
Adjustments are not simply set aside but are treated in three categories:
- direct stoppage: five art professions, such as photography, comics, visual communication design, were cancelled in 2026。
- dismissed: 7 professional managerial professions in international economics and trade, sociology, accounting, etc., were completed by the ministry of education in 2025。
- consolidation and upgrading of four linguistic specializations: translation, persian, vietnamese, etc., into the core directions of international communication, bilingual broadcasting, etc。
16 complete lists of conversions (official verification)
- art: photography, cartoons, visual communication design, new media art, animation (the art of games)
- administered categories: international economics and trade, sociology, applied statistics, accounting, public utility management, taxation learn
- polytechnics: mathematics and applied mathematics, electronics science and technology
- language classes: translation, persian, vietnamese
It is clear to the school that 20 new professions were introduced in the year 2018-2025, including smart science and technology, smart video technology, smart audio-visual engineering, and so on, focusing on the media industry and the mediaThe ai ageTalent needs。
Ii. National trends: major reduction of high schools, 2026
The move is not an example, but a microcosm of the reform of the national university。
Ministry of education document no. 1 of 2026 explicitly requests:
Colleges of higher education need to focus on national strategies in favour of basic disciplines, emerging disciplines, cross-cutting disciplines, urgently needed disciplines, continuous early warning of employment, separation from industry, and reduction or suspension of recruitment。
Core data on professional adjustment in universities nationwide, 2026
- new professional points: 1,839
- stop pros: 2,220
- withdrawal of professional points: 1,428
Over the past four years, there have been a cumulative adjustment of over 10,000 professional sites nationwide, about one sixth of the total。
Two-first-class high school synchronization:
In 2025, 24 specialties were discontinued at the university of huadong, 19 at jilin university and 31 at sichuan university。
The core logic of professional adjustment: the elimination of professions that are easily replaced by ai, highly homogenous, detached from academic orientation, and the development of complex, innovative talent。
Iii. Real cases: the voluntary disappearance of hennan course, introducation with the check
Henan historic candidate week (alias) in 2025, with 562 points in advanced examinations, followed by 85,000 places, aimed at media, language professions, which had been targeted at translation, visual communication design, etc。
Difficulty
Cho originally filled out the plan:
Priority is given to medium translation, alternative visual communication design, international economics and trade。
I was told that 16 professionals stopped in 2026 and that cho was lost:
You've lost your favorite profession
That's a good score. What kind of profession is it
Analysis
1. Discontinuation of professional commonality: basic skills, easily replaced by ai。
Translation can be done through an ai tool, with lower operational thresholds for the design of photography, visual communication and loss of competitiveness in purely technological development。
2. Policy directions for the 2026 baccalaureate
Large-scale enrolment is strictly controlled and, in principle, is based on professional admissions, which are limited to highly relevant professions and avoid blind transfers。
3. Employment data support:
(b) management-related professions where employment rates have been below 65 per cent for the last three years
The new smart media and international communication professions have an employment rate of over 92 per cent and an 18 per cent increase in coverage。
The core issue of cho:
With traditional popular professions, they have not kept pace with higher education specializations and are not in line with the needs of talent in the ai era。
Solve
Re-programming volunteering in the context of the mid-transmission reorientation and 2026 policy:
1. Replacement of a professional career:
Translation of international news and dissemination
Visual communication design digital media art (intellectual design orientation)
International economic and trade media economy。
2. Academic hierarchy:
Sprinting: digital media art, smart video technology
(a) validity: in-provincial high school journalism, networking and new media
Pocket: cross-cutting in the public media。
3. Reporting principles:
(a) not choosing a purely skilled profession, giving priority to media + technology, language + communication cross-direction
(a) complying with professional transfers and avoiding the risk of retrenchment
Verification of the specialized record of the target institution for nearly three years, avoiding the early warning profession。
Final acceptance result:
Cho was admitted to the provincial network of key institutions of higher learning and the new media profession, which was expanded by 15 per cent in 2026, and was geared towards new media operations, content planning, smart audio-visual production, in line with industry needs。
Four, 2026 seniors must see: avoid pits and volunteer to fill them
In the light of the reported cases and the national policy, four recommendations were given to candidates and parents:
Professional “life and death”, no luck
Check three messages before filing:
- have there been records of suspension, consolidation and change of name in the targeted professions for almost three years
- whether the ministry of education is included in the employment alert list
- whether or not the network of higher education officers has announced the restructuring of the 2026 enrolment scheme。
Sixteen specializations are advertised in advance, and advance queries are completely avoided。
Identification of four categories of “security professions” suitable for the future
The enrolment plan for 2026 is more focused and employment is stable:
- basic subjects: mathematics, physics, chinese language and literature (enhancement of the strong foundation programme)
- emerging disciplines: artificial intelligence, intelligent media, low-altitude technology and engineering
- cross-cutting disciplines: media + technology, language + dissemination, administration + data
- urgently needed disciplines: high-end manufacturing, cybersecurity, international dissemination。
Abandoning “hot-mindedness” and adapting to fame
Translators, photographers, former artists, and writers have now been adapted for technical reasons。
Don't follow me blindly
Whether or not a professional interface with industry or whether it fosters innovative, planned and integrated capacities that cannot be replaced by ai。
Following the new “stabilization” logic and aligning policy 2026
- sprinting: new cross-cutting specializations in two-class higher education institutions, leaving out additional places
- conservativeness: specialty of the province's main institutions of higher education and guaranteed employment
- baedey: public undergraduates are superior, not private high-risk professions。
In the departments of the new high examination, priority is given to highly relevant voluntary contributions within the professional groups to increase the intake satisfaction rate。
V. The essence of the medium-transformation: the return of education to the reproductive nature of the ai era
According to liao xianzhong, the center of the medium-transformation is the age of the division of labour:
Repeated skills are handed over to ai, and institutions of higher education develop the capacity of students to manage ai, innovation creation and value dissemination。
This is not a loss of media specialization, but a rise in higher education。
Over the past four years, thousands of professional sites have been abolished in universities throughout the country, while thousands of new and emerging professions have been added, each decreasing, pointing to the same goal:
It is important to adapt higher education to national development, industrial needs and the future of students。
For candidates, the choice is not permanent, but rather dynamic。
In 2026, scores were the basis for the examination, and professional choice was the key to determining development over the next decade。
Avoiding the pits and choosing the right direction would make every effort in vain。
Topical discussion
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Disclaimer
The information in this document is derived from the official bulletin of the chinese university of media, the ministry of education's 2026 higher education policy paper and public authoritative data, which serve only as voluntary references, and does not constitute recommendations for the guidance and promotion of applications, as specified in the regulations for admission to higher education institutions and the official publication of educational examinations in the provinces。
