On September 29, 2020, the School of Government was officially established as one of the 13 research-education integrated schools of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS). On June 15, 2022, UCASS further deepened its reform in research-education integration. The School absorbed disciplines related to public administration from the Institute of Social Development Strategy (now renamed as the Institute of Chinese Modernization) of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), refining its model in which one school aligns with multiple institutes/departments. The School currently comprises several teaching units, including the Department of Political Science, the Department of Public Policy, the Department of Public Administration, the Department of Social Security, the Department of Government Operation Support Management, and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) Education Center, as well as several university-level research institutions.
With the goal of building a first-class school and first-class disciplines, the School strives to develop itself into a public governance school embodying Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese spirit. The School places a high priority on achieving high-level research outcomes, offering high-quality courses, and establishing a robust talent cultivation system. Its core mission is to cultivate high-caliber talents capable of becoming leading researchers and administrators in philosophy and social sciences.
The faculty of the School consists primarily of full-time teachers, experts and scholars from various research institutes of CASS. The School currently has 20 full-time teachers, 10 adjunct instructors, and 42 graduate supervisors (totaling 72 faculty members). Among them, 11 faculty members have been awarded national-level talent titles and 8 with provincial/ministerial-level talent titles. There are also 2 State Council Special Allowance Experts and 1 National Expert with Outstanding Contributions; 2 have been honored as Cultural Masters and "Four Batches of Top Experts"; 2 have been honored as Leading Talents in Philosophy and Social Sciences under the National Ten-Thousand Talents Program; 1 has been honored as a Young Top-notch Talent under the National Ten-Thousand Talents Program; 1 has been selected for the National Hundred, Thousand and Ten-Thousand Talent Project; 2 have been honored as Young Outstanding Talents in National Communication, Ideological and Cultural Development; 1 has been selected for the Beijing Higher Education Institution Young Teacher "Yuyan" Program; 1 has been selected for the Beijing Municipal Youth Talent Development Program for National Governance; 1 has been selected for the Young Talent Program of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Think Tank; 1 has been selected for the CASS "Peiyuan Program"; 1 has been honored as a CASS Leading Talent; and 3 have been honored as CASS Young Talents. Faculty members have undertaken a number of national and provincial/ministerial-level research projects and have received numerous research awards at or above the provincial/ministerial level. Many research achievements and key policy recommendations have been adopted by central government and State Council ministries, generating significant academic and social impact.
In talent cultivation, the School has a national first-class undergraduate program, as well as a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program that ranked first among participating institutions nationwide in 2012 and has since maintained a strong reputation. The School draws fully on its research resources and faculty mentorship through diverse models, including integrated "Bachelor-Master-PhD" pathways, international joint training, and the close coupling of teaching and research. The School has developed a new model that integrates knowledge, theory, competence, and values throughout the entire educational process. Building on the university's more than four decades of rich experience in training academic master's and doctoral students, the School is dedicated to cultivating outstanding researchers and visionary leaders for the new era who have a strong sense of responsibility, sound judgment, and a clear value orientation.
Faculty and students of the School are deeply engaged with Chinese realities and grounded in local conditions. They conduct research with firm political and academic confidence, focusing on intensively observing and studying China, drawing lessons from its development path and successful practices while developing theoretical insights. Faculty members are encouraged to align their research with national strategies and pressing social needs. To this end, the School advances four major aspects of integration in scientific research: high-quality classroom teaching integrated with high-level academic research; basic theoretical research integrated with applied policy research; exploration of academic frontiers integrated with consolidation of disciplinary foundations; and development of advantageous research directions integrated with construction of interdisciplinary knowledge structures.
In international cooperation and exchange, the School utilizes the rich academic resources of multiple institutions, including the Institute of Political Science of CASS and the International Center for China Studies, to promote extensive academic exchange and collaborative talent cultivation, and cultivate students’ global vision. In domestic cooperation and exchange, the School has built close cooperative ties with a number of government bodies and public institutions, such as the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the National Government Offices Administration, and the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. The School has also appointed a number of high-level industry mentors with solid practical experience and theoretical expertise. In addition, the School has set up teaching practice and research bases across different regions and fields, giving students direct exposure to China's local realities and hands-on experience.
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