YN Educational System

[Havarland]

Currently Havarland spends 33.1% on the education. So what does it include?

All of the children start school at the age of 7. The classes begin at 10 am and end at 2:45pm for the children aged 7-9. There's no homework for them. Parents don't have to worry about school buses or bringing them to school, since Havarland has personal school cars picking up children personally every morning. (Except in Maxingrad. Check the Factbook to see this miserable city…It's Detroit of Havarland's and is one of the most depressing cities in the world).
Each classes have two teachers and no child is left behind.

Children start going to the school by school buses on their own at the age of 10 and classes start at 10am and the school day ends at 5:45pm.
There's no homework since it's mandatory to stay after classes and do the 'homework' with a teacher. We call it the "repeating evening". There are no grades in Havarland, since it's easier either to fail or pass the students and also there's no harsh competition.

At the age of 14 (8th grade) the school starts at 10:45am and ends at 09:30pm. The students have "working classes", where they figure out what they want to do by working for companies for free of charge and the companies give them a training. The working classes last roughly 5 hours per day and the normal school lasts till 4pm.

At the age of 16 they go to vocational school (it's mandatory) and they must choose a profession they study and it includes grades 10-12th as well. It's pretty chill.
At the age of 18-20 everybody will go to paid internship, where companies train them according to what they need. At the age of 18 they also start mandatory gun & safety weapon classes. Unfortunately there are no mental health checks before that, since the government feels bad for charging citizens for such things and it would be considered as discrimination.

At the age of 20-24 everybody will go to the university, which is mandatory and IT students and other such students are working part time for the companies and building up their portfolio and learning how to start up their own business. It's also mandatory to create your own business either in Havarland or in a foreign country and pay taxes to Havarland while you do it (even in a foreign country).
And most of the education is personalised and online.
What's the educational system like in your nation?

[Siebe Station Jaiana]

Education on Jaiana Station is free, decentralised and non-compulsory. There is no education "system", but the value of a good education is well-recognised by every member of our society

[Gandoor]

In Gandoor, the educational system can be divided into two phases:
Compulsory education, which lasts from primary through secondary education
Non-compulsory education, which encompasses all post-secondary education

The central government sets national minimum educational standards and requirements which must be met by all schools operating in Gandoor, although each of our eight yons and the Gandoor City Capital District have had authority delegated to them which allows them to set higher educational standards than the national minimum.

All education in the Democratic Republic is public (although schools are permitted to require the passing of an entrance exam or some other form of evaluation in order to attend, so long as anyone of age is given the ability to take the exam or evaluation) with both private schools and home-schooling being banned under Gandoorese law.

Compulsory Education
School Year and Holidays
The school year in Gandoor begins on the first Monday in March and lasts until the final Thursday or Friday the following January.

The school year is divided into two semesters of two terms each.
Semester 1
- Term 1: Lasts from the first Monday in March until early May
- Term 2: Lasts from mid-May until late July

Semester 2
- Term 1: Lasts from mid-August until late-October
- Term 2: Lasts from mid-November until the final Thursday or Friday in January

Excluding weekends and the ten Public Holidays (which are always a day off from school if they occur on a weekday), students get three weeks off in June for the summer, two weeks at the end of December for winter, two weeks off between the two semesters, and one week off between the individual terms of each semester.

Primary School
Primary education in Gandoor begins at age five and lasts until age ten, comprising Year 1 through Year 6 of one's required educational experience. Primary school is the only level of compulsory education to last longer than five years.

Like all levels of compulsory education, uniforms are required in primary school with the average uniform typically consisting of a white collared shirt with the school's emblem imprinted on it and shorts, pants, or a skirt.

A school day in primary school generally lasts from 8.00 until 14.00.

Intermediate School
Intermediate education (also referred to as lower secondary education) in Gandoor begins at age eleven and lasts until age fifteen, comprising Year 7 through Year 11 of one's required educational experience.

A typical intermediate school uniform consists of a sailor-fuku or a white collared shirt, a blazer with the school emblem, and pants or shorts.

A school day in intermediate school generally lasts from 7.30 until 15.30.

Secondary School
Secondary education in Gandoor begins at age sixteen and lasts until age twenty, comprising Year 12 through Year 16 of one's required educational experience.

A typical secondary school uniform consists of a white collared shirt with a tie, a blazer with the school emblem, and shorts, pants, or a skirt.

A school day in secondary school generally lasts from 7.30 until 16.00.

Non-compulsory Education
Much like with the compulsory levels of education, post-secondary institutions are funded by the state with the majority requiring no additional tuition fees to attend following acceptance. However, even with post-secondary institutions which do require additional tuition fees, they are still considered extremely affordable for most people in Gandoor, with an average annual tuition cost of 550 GDY (US$995.74)

While post-secondary institutions do not require the wearing of uniforms by law, it is estimated that around 80% of colleges and universities do require students to wear a uniform while attending, with post-secondary uniforms most often looking identical to secondary school uniforms.

[Borovan entered the region as he]

We spend 10% budget on education and divest 50% of state budget. Primary and secondary schools are compulsory with dedication of 12 years bringing a general education and following at end a exam entrance to college or university to dedicate through a specialization. Students at k-12 go from schedule for 8am to 4pm where they dedicate subjects like math, language, science, history, electives, physical education and technical education like auto, weld, electric, culinary, plumb, and health. Most commute locally within two or three miles.

In college, students pursue a general education for two years and two or three years in specialization. Students are accepted on a merit basis with affirmative action included on race, sex, and ethnicity. Funding on college is funded sufficiently although there are tensions and disagreements between the different departments over politics, merit, and coverage of subject matter required and covered as by professors and the department. Students success after college varies depending on the local, personal, and subject factors but it is widely agreed that it boosts job market success. Classes are lecture majority of the time with some labs and few online. Most either commute or use public transportation with varying distance depending on rural or metropolitan areas. Students are not mandatory to go college and half don't become of varying constraints including time, income, and personal needs. On attendance, students need to do General guidelines to meet graduation by completing a writing proficiency test midterm and attend all their tests in class. Class is sometimes non mandatory for some professors but you will be docked points if you skip in some. Plagiarism is bad and serious causing a instant fail the first of fence and a suspension the second offense and a ban on the third. Financial aid is available to low income folks and scholarships to needy people. Universities vary from the affluent and large to cozy and quiet. Adjuncts are paid little largely while tenured enjoy large security and financial stability. There are few no gender restrooms and usually located at metropolitan areas. School amenities and necessities include parking, health center with counseling, mental health, exercise gym, dorm, wifi, students center with clubs, coverage, lockers, bookstore, library, students convenience store, restaurants, and a Moonbucks cafe. Universities have a no sexual harassment policy and is generally tough on crime by having a police headquarters nearby. There are incidents of crime but we have cameras and id of students and a emergency call centers around campus. Once in a while you see students couple kissing. Ethnicity varies but whites and Latinos are the majority with some blacks and Asians. The administration are sometimes complained about in more metropolitan areas because they are incompetent and inept. It takes 10 minutes to take to class. Students have a 60% average retention rate. The first years we lose because they can't handle it or bored. The four years are more experienced and loyal. We have events like spirit week in March as a national pastime unless it's private. Students inquire about classes and they compete to get classes early. Students do homework, tests, and presentations with varying teaching methods like Socratic experiment, old fashioned lecture, lab, and whiteboard and PowerPoint. Students are encouraged to check university emails and form study groups and talk in class and get internships in college to prepare for the real world. They can go get masters but very encouraging to get entry job first as they ask experience. Pets are prohibited from safety unless it's a guide for the blind or disabled or security. College is have students newspapers and the students stores are a general ripoff. Classes are more apathetic and have more reserved folks in the more normal classes and quiet. Things can get realize stressful for a student but it's handy to pack lunch and water and know where your going. We have labs for papers and presentations and other work. It's a meritocracy but it has flaws. Parking is sometimes difficult and you can spend twenty minutes trying to park or more in worse less funded or organized colleges. Classes are usually boring but it's strongly recommended to stick out the long term and connect with common interest acquaintance who might be friends later. Occasionally there are club and fraternity boys and sorority girls who recruit the interested. And vendors who are non profit who try to solicit money like religious causes and greenpeace but students ignore them usually.

[Ko-oren]

Education in Ko-oren

There are 13 years of elementary and secondary education, where students can increasingly choose their own subjects, but always with a few languages on the side. That is the same for everyone.

Beyond that, universities, as well as privatised courses for professionals, are massive, including our largest educator in Loro Language Schools.

[Leskya]

Education in Leskya.

Overview: Education in Leskya is organized in a highly centralized government-run system. It offers total access for all citizens and post-education employment. Leskya recognizes that the foundation of their system depends upon an educated population and development in the broad fields of engineering, the natural sciences, the life sciences, and social sciences, along with basic education.
Private schools and homeschooling are forbidden in Leskya.

All students in Leskya must take math, physical education (which also involves weapons handling and survival skills for older students), Esperanto language and literature, writing and literature of the regional language, Foreign Language Studies (a national language of Leskya, and 1 of 3 elective options: Russian, French, or Spanish), history, and natural sciences (physics, chemistry, and biology). Students also may choose from a variety of voluntary courses, including, but not limited to, computer science, botany, animal husbandry, mechanics and woodworking, and business. Pupils are also taught social manners and psychology, which includes psychoanalytic studies; a practice reported to be present due to the increasing Freudian Marxists present within the Leskyan political science circles.
Family education is mandatory and involves traditional sex education, psychosexual development, and family role relationships based on the teachings of Jacques Lacan.

Alongside typical academic studies, students in Leskya also undergo ideological studies, primarily focusing on Marxist theories; studies of 'foreign' ideologies, such as liberalism or fascism, are also present. The Leskyan state promotes an anti-imperialist line that is reflected in all its media and all the schools. This line follows Lenin's theory of imperialism as the highest and last stage of capitalism, and Dimitrov's theory of fascism as the dictatorship of the most reactionary elements of financial capitalism. Maoist theory, including the protracted people's war and mass line -- a concept which is utilized by the government of Leskya and stated in the country's constitution -- are also taught, although heavily amended to fit the modern world. Some foreign experts have described the Leskyan political classes as "neo-Marxist-Leninist-Maoist" and "postmodern in nature."

While not mandatory by law, many students are also a part of the Communist Youth League of Leskya (KJLL).
CYLL is divided into to three associations, based on the age of the member; Little Soviets (aged 6-9), Young Pioneers (aged 9-12), and the Young Communist League (aged 13-19). Similar to the Scouts in other countries, CYLL teaches social cooperation and provides publicly funded summer camps; the Young Communist League also provides further political studies, however, it is mainly focused on activist work.

[Qyrym]

In Crimea:
Schools do start in 6 years. Before that, from 2 years there are kindergartens, assigned to schools. All education is free, but it is sponsored by corporations and government to produce only professions that are needed in Crimea, to prevent unwanted emigration and skill drainage.
So, from 2 to 6 children learn languages and primary math (addition, substraction, numbers up to 100).
From 6 they enroll in school education for 9 years (to their 15's).
School is constructed from 3 periods of 3 year each.
In first 2 periods, general matters are teached, such as elementary physics, medium-level math and Crimean culture (compound discipline teaching history, literature, music and arts). In second period, chemistry and informatics is introduced for tech-inclined children, and foreign culture and biology for humanitary-inclined.
In third period, the school collaborates with an university to introduce complex disciplines which help children to pass a Elsınav (国考, state test) test, which assesses their readiness to enroll in free university education. Passing this test also enables upper half of the results list people to work in local government at the commune level (just like in Imperial China), but only from their 18.
After that, 3-year university enrollment begins, being filled with highly-specialised education for the profession selected by the student.
It enables some students to pass voluntary Hansınav (王考, Khan's test) test, which is intended to select future prefectures' governors and state ministers (which are, nevertheless, elected or appointed by Khan). I. e. passing Khan's test is not leading directly to this work, only is a prerequisite to lodge your application.
After Khan's test or standard process of exiting the university, former student is sent for 10 years to another prefecture to work in his profession in some company or governmental office. He is not able to change the region, only is able to change company or profession.
In his 28's, a former soldier is decommissionned and is able to start his own business anywhere, without taxes (only cross-country financial flows are taxed).

[Agrosia]

Overview

Children in Agrosia begin school at age 3, and are required to attend school until the age of 15. Education is free to all Agrosian citizens until the fourth year of college, at which point an income based tuition is charged students (with the exception of critical studies such as medicine). Graduation from level to level in the education system requires meeting various defined milestones and performance based testing.

Agrosian schools are in session Monday-Friday, year-round, with four weeks of vacation per year.

Pre-Kindergarten

Beginning at age 3, students begin the first phase of education which focuses mostly on social development, screening for learning/intellectual disabilities, and preparing students for the K-12 curriculum. Students at this level are required to demonstrate proficiency in basic personal hygiene, basic social skills, and the ability to recount important basic personal information (i.e. birthday, address, parents names, etc.). Pre-K students attend school from 08:00 to 18:00.

Grades K-5

K-5 education focuses on bilingual literacy, further development of social and life skills, basic mathematics, world history, ethics and fundamental sciences. Skills required to pass the K-5 milestones include: ability to speak, read and write in at least two of the national languages (English, Spanish and French), passing yearly science, math and history exams, completion of sexual education and ethics courses. K-5 students attend school from 08:00 to 18:00

6-8 (Junior High)

Junior High School students are expected to further hone skills in literacy and mathematics, begin exploring in-depth topics in science and humanities, and show age appropriate life skills. In order to pass the Junior High milestone, students must: pass yearly exams in maths, sciences, and humanities; display basic knowledge of safe food handling and preparation; complete compulsory courses on genocides and global conflict and basic health education. Junior High students attend school from 08:30 to 16:00.

9-12 (High School)

High School students are typically given much broader freedom in determining what they will study. Students are required to take basic classes, but typically have a large selection of electives and career preparation classes to choose from. In order for High Schoolers to receive their diplomas they must take all mandatory classes and pass yearly examinations. Mandated subject material for High School Students includes completion of: at least two years of arts education, four years of secondary language classes, ethics in the workplace course, prevention of sexual and violent crime course, personal finance course and at least two years of work-study. High Schools operate between the hours of 09:00 and 15:00, however all campuses are open campuses and students may come and go as they please.

[Akrafjall]

Schooling in Akrafjall is divided into several stages:

• Nursery School (4 - 6)
• Junior School (6 - 11)
• Senior/Preparatory/Academy School (11-16)
• College/University Centre/Technical School (16-18/19/20)
• University/University Centre/Institute (18+)

In law, nursery school is not a mandatory education but is heavily encouraged, with many employers providing nursery vouchers as it is a private industry. Mandatory education starts in Junior School, which is the equivalent to elementary school in the US, once the child reaches the age of 11 they move onto Senior School, other schools in this level of education are preparatory and academy schools. The difference between these two schools is senior schools strictly follow the state curriculum much like Junior School. Preparatory schools follow the same curriculum as senior schools, but do more to prepare students for higher education like college and university. Academy schools were built to bend the curriculum to offer education on specialised fields, like sciences or foreign studies, and do similar work to a preparatory school. Mandatory education stops at the end of Senior schooling, but the law mandates a child keeps in education or starts working until 18 when they are considered an adult.

The next stage is higher education, with the three different types of colleges offering very similar services to senior/preparatory/academy schools. Colleges being on the same mission as senior schools, offering 'the standard' education while on a variety of holidays. Technical schools are similar to academies when it comes to offering specialist education. University centres are not technically on the same level as college, they are officially universities, however students with exemplary grades can go into a university centre to take a higher level college course earlier, enabling them to be one step ahead when it comes to going into a university level course, in this sense, they are similar to preparatory school. Students can also join the higher education track by going into an Apprenticeship, so they can earn and learn.

Finally there is the university level of education, The difference between a university and a university centre is that a university centre is much more work-experience related, making internships a part of their curriculum. Institutions are universities which offer science, medical, engineering or agricultural courses exclusively, for example, the Holheimar Engineering Institution offers engineering courses at a university level exclusively.

17 year olds can joined the armed forces, but cannot go into an operation role until 18, so the forces spend this year giving them specialised training, which can be carried back into civilian life when they discharge, the same applies to those 18+ who join, regularly now going into training for specialised roles after passing their basic training.

[Mofurunland]

We don't have an educational system since our nation is entirely populated by Mofurun and her friends. Instead everyone either goes to school in the Magic World (for Mofurun's friends who are witches) or the Non-Magic World (for Mofurun's best friends Mirai, Riko, and Kotoha but they still go to school in the Magic World too on the weekends to learn spells and stuff)

[Marsoslavia]

Education in Marsoslavia is compulsory from 5-17 years old and free for everyone. Only state schools are legal

School type system:

- Primary School (4 years)

- Junior High School (3 years) or Primary Vocational School (After graduating from it and being at least 12 years old you can join the military)

- High School (5 years, if you graduated from Junior High School) or High Vocational School (5 years, if you graduated from Primary Vocational School, then complementary High School for 5 years)

- Matura

- M.A. studies (5 years), or Vocational Studies (5 years, then complementary M.A. studies for 5 years)

- Doctoral Studies (3 years)

- Professor Studies (2 years)

[Tinhampton]

Currently Havarland spends 33.1% on the education. So what does it include?

[SNIPPED BY TINHAMPTON. Spoiler alert - a metric Lewis Hamilton of stuff.]

What's the educational system like in your nation?

HOW MUCH?
About one-tenth of that amount is spent by the Tinhamptonian Government on education (there are about 10,000 people in Tinhamptonian schools up to age 18; tuition fees and other donation take care of most of the money raked in by the university, which is unsurprisingly pretty shit.)

WHAT?
Education starts aged 4 and continues progressively for at least 14 years (or, for most students, regressively) - the year of mandatory schooling in which we hope one turns 18, which you lot on RealWorldStates would call "12th Grade" (USA) or "Year 13" (England), is therefore "Grade 14" to us Tinhamptonians.
In line with the Continent, education invariably follows a baccalaureate form in line with, perhaps foreshadowing GA Resolution #80. Weekly timings are for mandatory subjects, by and large: 3hrs Relations (a somewhat uncomfortable mishmash of civics, history and geography), 3hrs per Science (Biology/Chemistry/Physics), 4hrs Mathematics, 4hrs English (language and literature), 2hrs Computing, 2hrs PE (core/fitness). For "optional" subjects, as they are unfortunately named: 2hrs Arts Choice, 2hrs Technology Choice, 2hrs Language Choice, 2hrs "Other Choice".
Students are only officially assessed on the Municipal Certificate, as it is called, at the end of Grade 14 aged 18; although assessments held internally are also required at Grade 7 aged 11 (end of primary school) and Grade 10 aged 14 (halfway through secondary school. Core PE is never assessed, although Certificate PE is; internal assessments in Grade 7 are only mandatory for the seven mandatory subjects. Grades - as in your passing marks, not your class, a controversy which has never properly been resolved - range from a top grade T, through Grades 1 to 4 (4 being the lowest passing grade), then the failing grades of Grade 5 and "Inadmissible". Universities etc. are, however, allowed to set requirements along the line of "You must have at least a Grade 1 in... plus at least a Grade 4 in English and Mathematics." Things are much less clear-cut after 18: one can go to university, apply for an apprenticeship, try and get a job as soon as possible, or - like a surprising number of Tinhamptonians - do nothing and just claim TI$1250 (GB£600) of Municipal Credit per month.

WHEN?
School times are not fixed by the government, except for "two hours of core Physical Education per week... one quarter-hour of form time, including one whole-year assembly per week [and] one hour of rest, which must be suitably allocated and may be split into half". If you want a rough idea, it's generally from 9am until 4:15pm, plus an hour added onto Tuesdays and Thursdays for mandatory PE; detentions, exclusions, etc. are also reserved to schools but with official guidance on their use. (Such is also the case with school uniforms - in both cases, guidance mostly boils down to "don't piss off some students more than others for the same sin.") School dates are in line with what you lot on RealWorldStates call "England and Wales."

WHERE?
Across the city, although students in the Barrier Islands are warned that they must catch the ferry to Tinhampton, roughly an hour on a good day, to attend beyond primary school. Transportation is provided by parents or buses; MinerLink, the city's (even shittier) tram service, typically does not accept those aged under 16 without parental supervision. There are no grammar schools, the last having closed in 1991, despite at least twelve unsuccessful votes in the Assembly (and two ill-fated citizen-initiated ballot measures) countering this decision.

HOW?
That Tinhamptonian education managed to function at all beyond the year 1950 is a miracle.

[Zhouran]

No stress, no rote-learning, no homework, Zhouran's high-quality rigorous education system is consistently ranked highest in the world overall every year and is widely-known for its high-excellence. The Zhouranese strategy for achieving equality and excellence in education has been based on the foundation of a a publicly-funded comprehensive model without selecting, tracking, or streaming students during their basic school education. Part of this strategy is to provide rational, meaningful, active & associative education to school students through a child-centered approach. While holding a high expectation of maturity, a school teacher would forgive any possible shortcomings of a student and provide all the necessary help & support a student needs. Teachers would often assist their students to utilize reasoning and work independently, and encourage children to be independent & responsible school students.

Inclusive special education within the classroom, meritocratic pragmatic instructive-&-constructive learning, highly-competent highly-respected teachers & educators, high-flexible student autonomy, emphasis on critical-thinking & self-reliance, and instructional efforts to minimize low achievement are also typical characteristics of Zhouranese education. School teachers must have either a master's degree or specialist degree to qualify as being a school teacher is a highly-respected profession and is highly competitive. A prospective teacher must have very good grades and must combat fierce opposition in order to become a teacher. Only about 10% of applicants to certain programs are successful.

Created during the establishment of the modern Zhouranese education system in early 1861, the Zhouranese educational stage system covers early childhood education, elementary education, lower-secondary and higher-secondary education, and tertiary/higher education. As part of the education system, early childhood education, higher-secondary education and tertiary/higher education are voluntary while elementary education and lower-secondary education are compulsory.

Early childhood (Preschool, 3-6, voluntary)

Junior Preschool (3-4)

Lower Preschool (4-5)

Upper Preschool (5-6)

Elementary (Primary School, 6-12, compulsory)

Year 1 (6-7)

Year 2 (7-8)

Year 3 (8-9)

Year 4 (9-10)

Year 5 (10-11)

Year 6 (11-12)

Lower secondary (Middle School, 12-15, compulsory)

Year 1 (12-13)

Year 2 (13-14)

Year 3 (14-15)

Higher secondary (High School, 15-18, voluntary)

Year 1 (15-16)

Year 2 (16-17)

Year 3 (17-18)

As part of the educational stage system, school years are organized in three stages and renumbered within each stage: six years in primary school with years 1 to 6, then three years in middle school with years 1 to 3, then three years in high school with years 1 to 3. Students are required to complete higher-secondary education or attain an equivalent level before receiving higher education at universities. Vocational tertiary education, which is voluntary, is provided to students in years 1, 2 and 3 of higher-secondary (high school), as well as those who have graduated from high school.

Zhouran's academic degree system dates back to the establishment of the Zhouranese higher-education system in early 1861. Educational degrees are awarded after finishing university education. One must choose an education level during the 2nd year of study.

- Bachelor's degree: Takes three years of university

- Master's degree: Awarded after four years (3 + 1)

- Specialist degree: Awarded after five years (3 + 2)

- Doctorate: Awarded after six years (3 + 3)

- Grand Doctorate: Awarded after seven years and having received a Doctorate (3 + 3 + 1)

During their 2nd year of study, a person can choose either continuing their studies for a selected education level, or they can graduate university with a Bachelor's degree.

Master's and Specialist degrees require sitting for final exams and written work on practical application of studied skills (10 - 30 pages), as well as a research thesis (140 - 160 pages) for submission in support of candidature.

Doctorate requires extensive research efforts, taking classes and lectures, and publications in peer-reviewed academic journals, with four publications suffice. Also, an individual must sit for three exams, with one in their field of speciality, one in a foreign language of choice and one in the philosophy of science. Individuals must also write and defend an in-depth dissertation of up to 200-290 pages. Once an individual receives a Doctorate, they can either graduate or continue one last year of study in order to receive a Grand Doctorate.

Grand Doctorate is only received for individuals who have contributed in their chosen field. This highest degree requires either the discovery of new phenomenon, development and creation of new theory, or crucial development and creation of new direction. Individuals must conduct independent research. As a result, there is no academic supervisor. Although, it is an ordinary practice when an experienced consultant is appointed to provide help to the individual with identifying research problems and finding an approach to the solution, however this is not technically regarded as supervision. Individuals must create and submit their conclusions based on a 300-350 page dissertation on natural science and a 300-350 page dissertation on social science.

Zhouran's high-quality rigorous education system is consistently ranked highest in the world overall every year and is widely-known for its high-excellence. Strong technically-oriented academic emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Zhouranese academic discourse along with emphasis on a highly-rigorous, highly-methodical, highly-competitive & meticulously-complex academic environment are known to be popular characteristics of Zhouranese universities & military academies. The average Zhouranese university is known to be of very high quality, rivaling other foreign universities especially in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Every year, Zhouran publishes over a whopping 300,000+ and more scientific papers annually, the highest in the world.

Within the Zhouranese' People's Army, in order for Zhouranese officer cadets to become commissioned officers, they must undergo five years of intense study through highly-rigorous highly-competitive technical-oriented military education in Zhouran's various military academies. During their time at a military academy, officer cadets go through rigorously-methodical learning on the areas of military organization, military theories, military history, tactics, strategy and grand strategy, operational level of war, logistics, armaments and other areas relating to war. Through the meticulously-complex Zhouranese military education system, officer cadets who graduate and become commissioned officers receive education comparable to that of a Specialist degree (above Masters' but below Doctorate in the Zhouranese academic degree system), in comparison, foreign military academies of other nations commonly award their cadets with a Bachelors' degree. Once a Zhouranese officer cadet becomes a commissioned officer, they are quickly assigned to their first tour of duty in order to build up on their experience in the field.

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Zhouran strongly play an important role in Zhouranese culture, society and identity, having a long history in Zhouran since ancient times and producing numerous significant developments and discoveries in various scientific disciplines. The Zhouranese strongly focus on various fields of science and technology such as physics, mathematics, engineering, chemistry, biology, medical science, astronomy, aeronautics, astronautics, geology, military science, and geography, as well as other disciplines such as mechanical engineering, aerospace, shipbuilding, civil engineering, agronomy, physiology, theoretical nuclear physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, nuclear technology, military technology, software engineering, mechanics, weapons engineering, mechatronic engineering, communications engineering, photonics, electronic engineering, computer science, materials science and engineering, information systems, information technology, chemical engineering, space engineering, telecommunications, and electro-optics.

With science, engineering and mathematics strongly emphasized academically, the Zhouranese produce important researches, developments and contributions to numerous disciplines. Backed by numerous universities across the nation along with various research institutes in scientific research zones and scientific research clusters (commonly nicknamed "Silicon Forests") as well as having a technical-oriented highly-rigorous and highly-competitive environment, Zhouran leads in the forefront of science and engineering. The uses for scientific knowledge and cutting-edge technology in Zhouran vary, ranging from further innovating fields such as nuclear research and space exploration, to helpful everyday implements such as nanobiotechnology and automated work robots, all the way to military uses such as creating a vast array of highly-sophisticated military equipment.

In Zhouran, the percentage of women studying at university in STEM fields is one of the highest in the world. Not only that, Zhouran also has one of the highest percentage of women studying vocational trade in the world. This isn't surprising since being a meritocratic society that values social mobility and labor participation & social contribution, both men and women are traditionally expected to work and earn money rather than relying on a sole breadwinner.

The number of hours per academic day varies depending on education level. Preschools are open for up to six hours per academic day, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the morning and finishing at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, while students in elementary education must attend primary school for five hours per academic day, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the morning and finishing at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon. Meanwhile, students in lower-secondary and higher-secondary education must attend middle school and high school for seven hours per academic day, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the morning and finishing at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon, while students in tertiary/higher education must attend ten hours of classes and lectures per academic week, with educational institutions of tertiary/higher education opening at 8:00 a.m. in the morning and closing at 8:00 p.m. in the afternoon per academic day.

Secondary-diploma attainment rate is currently around 96.8% while postsecondary-diploma attainment rate is around 63.2% for all academic degrees in tertiary/higher education.