Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences


The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is a public graduate school in Beijing as one of the first two graduate schools of the People’s Republic of China.

History

Founded in 1978, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was approved by Central Government top leaders in the form of Executive Order. Different from other graduate schools run by university or college, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences functions directly under the highest academic authority of Chinese social sciences research — the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences — one of the largest state-run research organizations serving as the most important think tank set up to provide policy-making suggestions in social, national and international domains.
Originally, the purpose of GSCASS was to construct a Prospect Research Faculty Incubator — as its founding spirit may suggest — instrumental in providing qualified first-class research backups to aid the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. After 30 years’ development, however, the Graduate School has now established its prestigious achievement in elite education for official and unofficial needs. A high percentage of GSCASS graduates entered the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of Chinese government and research organizations, playing leading roles in academic research, policy-making, and social movement. The establishment of GSCASS made a huge impact on Chinese humanity and social science education at the dawn of the reform and opening Up.

List of presidents

  1. Zhou Yang 1978-1982
  2. Wen Jize 1982-1985
  3. Hu Sheng 1985-1990
  4. Jiang Liu 1990-1991
  5. Pu Shan 1991-1994
  6. Fang Keli 1994-2000
  7. Li Tieying 2000-2002
  8. Wu Yin 2002-2007
  9. Liu Yingqiu 2007–present

    Academic organizations

GSCASS was born to be prestigious because of the outstanding academic resources the CASS has selected and collected from nationwide. It has so far grown up with the widest coverage in research and education spanning humanity and social science areas and has defined its leading momentum among all graduate schools in China. By now, the GSCASS was authorized to confer Doctoral and Master research degree in 11 disciplines, 167 sub-disciplines of humanity and social science. Original and independent research is a hallmark of GSCASS.
GSCASS is composed of Faculty Committee, Academic Council, Academic Degree Evaluation Committee, six Departments, 38 Schools and over 900 faculty members. Typically, a faculty member has at most one student to advise in three years. This one-to-one system between teacher and student encourages graduate students to be involved in important research programs — usually waged by public. Students are free to embrace more significant experiences combining the theoretical and practical, as well as deeper emotional communication under such an arrangement.
In international communication, the GSCASS has established strong academic exchange programs with prestigious graduate schools around the world. Overseas programs for non-Chinese speaking students began running in 1985. The number of degree students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan kept surging from its first opening in 2000.
Compared with other famous graduate schools run by universities, the scale of GSCASS graduates has been very small. Up to June 2008, the Academic Degree Evaluation Committee of GSCASS had conferred 2,574 doctoral degrees, 4,198 master's degrees and 339 professional master's degrees. In recent years, The GSCASS enrolls about 260 Doctoral candidates and 182 Master candidates annually. Students from the mainland of China qualified for application are required to obtain outstanding scores in National Master Entrance Examination or Doctoral Entrance Examination the school holds annually. So far, all GSCASS Master's degree candidates are fully financial aided. Ph.D. candidates, due to the latest policy, however, were covered by fund support in a fixed percentage to encourage top students to compete extra financial aid by outstanding performance in academic research.

Campus life

The campus was in Wangjing area, northeast of the Beijing city, adjacent to Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing Youth Politics College and China Medical University. Small in scale, it was well integrated and fully equipped, exuding a kind of 1980s’ spirit and confidence which is rare today.
By the end of 2009, the new advanced campus site in the Beijing Liangxiang University Park of Higher Education was to come into service. The former campus site functions as an auxiliary facility till then.

Notable faculty

Committee members and senior professors of DPSS, CAS (1955)

  1. Ji Xianlin, Studies of India, Sanskrit
  2. Chen Hansheng, History of Asia
  3. Liu Danian, Modern History of China
  4. Lü Shuxiang, Chinese Grammar Studies
  5. Luo Gengmo, Economics
  6. Qian Junrui, Rural Economics
  7. Xia Nai, Archeology and Field Excavation
  8. Xu Dixin, Plutonomy
  9. Yu Guangyuan, Plutonomy and Philosophy
  10. Feng Zhi, Chinese Classical Literature and German Philosophy
  11. He Lin, Philosophy
  12. Yin Da, Neolithic Archeology
  13. Zhang Youyu, Law

    Committee members emeritus, CASS (2006)

Qiu Shihua
Kong Fan
Wang Zhongshu
Wang Qingcheng
Wang Guichen
Wang Gengjin
Deng Shaoji
Liu Shide
Liu Keming
Liu Nanlai
Liu Kuili
Lu Daji
Zhu Zhai
Zhu Shaowen
He Zhenyi
Yu Shengwu
Yu Dunkang
Tong Zhuchen
Wu Yuanmai
Wu Chengming
Wu Jiajun
Zhang Jiong
Zhang Changshou
Zhang Shouyi
Zhang Zexian
Zhang Chunnian
Li Cong
Li Daokui
Li Buyun
Du Jiwen
Yang Tianshi
Yang Zengwen
Wang Haibo
Wang Jingyu
Gu Yuanyang
Chen Shen
Chen Dongsheng
Chen Zhihua
Chen Leming
Chen Qineng
Chen Yunquan
Chen Yupi
Jin Yijiu
Zhao Renwei
Zhao Fengqi
Luo Gengmo
Xu Pingfang
Xu Chongwen
Tu Jiliang
Zi Zhongyun
Guo Songyi
Qian Zhongwen
Gao Dichen
Liang Cunxiu
Huang Xinchuan
Huang Shaoxiang
Dong Hengxun
Dao Bu
Han Yanlong
Cai Meibiao
Dai Yuanchen
Qu Tongzu

Committee members, CASS (2006)

Wang Shuwen
Wang Jiafu
Shi Jinbo
Ye Xiushan
Tian Xueyuan
Liu Qingzhu
Liu Guoguang
Liu Shucheng
Lu Zheng
Ru Xin
Jiang Lansheng
Yu Yongding
Leng Rong
Zhang Zhuoyuan
Zhang Xiaoshan
Zhang Haipeng
Zhang Yunling
Li Yang
Li Jingwen
Li Chongfu
Li Jingyuan
Li Jingjie
Yang Yi
Yang Shengming
Wang Tongsan
Shen Jiaxuan
Su Zhenxing
Chen Jiagui
Chen Zuwu
Chen Gaohua
Zhuo Xinping
Zhou Hong
Zhou Shulian
Lin Ganquan
Zheng Chengsi
Hao Shiyuan
Geng Yunzhi
Liang Huixing
Huang Baosheng
Jing Tiankui
Qiu Yuanlun
Jin Huiming
Liao Xuesheng

Notable alumni

Party and state leaders

  1. August 21, 1978: Top leaders of the Central Government of China, Ye Jianying, Deng Xiaoping, Wu Lanfu and Wang Dongxing, etc. signed the bill of The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences into executive order. The first humanity and social science graduate school of China was thence established.
  2. Sept. 21st, 1981- the 1st Commencement of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was held at the National Museum of Chinese History.
  3. July 17, 1982: The 1st Degree Conferring Ceremony of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was held at the Great Hall of the People.
  4. August 15, 1984: Construction of Chaoyang campus broke earth.
  5. October 8, 1988: The Ten Year Anniversary of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was held at the Hall of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
  6. 1989: The Political Unrest of 1989 in Beijing made great impact to the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The GSCASS was suspended from enrolling for three years which resulted in a roughly nine-year depression to the school.
  7. Sept. 1st, 1998: General Sectary, President Jiang Zemin addressed to the Twenty Year Anniversary of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, “To Build the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences a Prominent Incubator for Talents of Humanity and Social Sciences.”
  8. Sept. 25, 1998: The Twenty Year Anniversary of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was held at the Great Hall of the People.
  9. July 6, 2000: The 1st Commencement for International Students of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
  10. April 26, 2005: The 1st Opening Ceremony for MPA Graduate Students.
  11. April 26, 2008: New campus site in Beijing Liangxiang University Park of Higher Education broke earth.
  12. Sept. 27, 2008: The Thirty Year Anniversary of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.