The official Global Times publicised that China's Ministry of Education and the CCP CC's Propaganda and Organisation Departments jointly directed on August 5, 2015, that Chinese officials from the city level should give political science lectures to university students at least once every semester. They are required to submit their lecture and teaching materials to local publicity departments two weeks before the lecture, and the authorities will conduct a survey following the lecture. In their lectures the officials will touch on socialism with Chinese characteristics and the Chinese Dream as well as key speeches of President Xi Jinping. The officials are required to respond to the concerns of students and faculty "both on theory and in practice," and help students distinguish right from wrong in terms of ideology and political theory. All university students across China should attend these lectures at least once every semester.