China University of Political Science and Law
中国政法大学 | ||
President Ma Huaide (马怀德) | | |
Academic staff | 951 (2015) | |
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Undergraduates | 8,727 (2015) | |
Postgraduates | 6,110 (2015) | |
Location | , China 39°57′50″N 116°20′41″E / 39.9638°N 116.3447°E | |
Website | cupl.edu.cn |
The China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL;
The university has a strong emphasis on the research and teaching of
History
CUPL was initially established in 1952, with its name as the Beijing College of Political Science and Law, incorporating departments of law, political science, and sociology of Peking University, Yenching University, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Tsinghua University. The prestigious scholar Ch'ien Tuan-Sheng (钱端升), who was educated at Harvard University and regarded as the founder of modern political science in China, was appointed as the first president. But after the outbreak of Cultural Revolution, CUPL was greatly affected. CUPL had been stopped during Cultural Revolution. Ch'ien died of illness in 1990.
In 1983, under the policy of
Under the
To face the challenge of globalization, CUPL developed joint programs with international partners. CUPL provided the first opportunity to study Chinese law in Beijing with an
CUPL also maintains relationship with the
Postgraduate programs
CUPL also offers two LLM programs and a PhD program for international students in English. One of them is based in Changping and is with the China-EU University. This is an EU funded course, and its main focus is on educating Chinese students on EU law.
There is another LLM program at Haidian campus, in downtown Beijing, which is aimed at International students to learn about Chinese law. There is also a PhD programs in English at Haidian campus. These are flexible and taught entirely in English. They include the option to study Mandarin, and gain law work experience in Beijing and other cities in China.
These postgraduate programs are also open as a semester program to international students from any institution around the world who would like to study at CUPL for one semester.
Rankings and reputation
Evaluated by the
CUPL is consistenly ranked the best in China among universities specialized in "Political Science and Law" in the recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[3]
The university consistently features in the top 10 Asia universities in "Law and Legal Studies" as ranked by the QS World University Rankings by Subjects.[4] As of 2023, it ranked 38th globally in "Law and Legal Studies" by the QS World University Rankings by Subjects.[4]
Chinese language programs
There are Chinese language programs for international students.
Campuses
It has one campus in
Schools
- Law School
- Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School
- School of International Law
- School of Criminal Justice
- School of Political Science and Public Administration
- School of Business
- School of Humanities
- School of Juris Master
- School of Foreign Languages
- School of Continuing Education
- School of International Studies
- Department of Science and Technology Teaching
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Sociology
- China-EU School of Law (CESL)
- School of Marxism
- International Confucian Academy
- Guangming School of Journalism and Communication
- MBA Education Center
- MPA Education Center
China-EU Law School
List of rectors
- Qian Duansheng (钱端升): August 1952—1958
- Cao Haibo (曹海波): March 1979—December 1982
- Liu Fuzhi (刘复之): February 1983—December 1984
- Zou Yu (邹瑜): December 1984—June 1988
- Jiang Ping (江平): June 1988—February 1990
- Chen Guangzhong (陈光中): May 1992—March 1994
- Yang Yonglin (杨永林): March 1994—September 2001
- Xu Xianming (徐显明): September 2001—February 2009
- Huang Jin (黄进): February 2009—May 2019
- Ma Huaide (马怀德): May 2019—present
References
- ^ "师资队伍-中国政法大学". www.cupl.edu.cn. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "2013年中国大学高考招生50强". www.gaokao.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Ranking of Chinese Political Science and Law Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b "QS World University Rankings for Law & Legal Studies 2022". Top Universities. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ "Home". China University of Political Science and Law. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
Xueyuan Lu Campus: 25 Xitucheng Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, China 100088 Changping Campus: 27 Fuxue Lu, Changping District, Beijing, China 102249
- Chinese address: " 海淀校区 100088 北京市海淀区西土城路25号 昌平校区 102249 北京市昌平区府学路27号 "