Shanghai University of political science and law

Shanghai University of political science and law is a young, beautiful, energetic, political and legal characteristics, high level of comprehensive education institutions, known as the "garden university at the foot of Sheshan" and "legal talent training base".  

Historical evolution

It was founded in 1984. Its predecessor is Shanghai Municipal College of political science and law administration, Shanghai Law College and Law School of Shanghai University. In 1993, we began to recruit undergraduate students of general education, and in 1998, we began to recruit postgraduate students. In September 2004, with the approval of the municipal government, Shanghai University of political science and law was established on the basis of the school of law of Shanghai University and the school of Shanghai Municipal Administration of political science and law. In November 2014, the school was transferred from the Shanghai Political and legal system to the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission for management, and jointly built by the Municipal Education Commission and the Municipal Bureau of justice. The university is a pilot training institution of the central political and legal police recruitment and training system reform, and a member unit of the national political and legal colleges "standing" alliance.

School orientation

The University adheres to the principle of "based on politics and law, serving Shanghai, facing the whole country and looking to the world", relies on the industry advantages of politics and law system, implements dislocation competition, takes the innovative development road of "cultivating special talents according to needs and promoting strong talents according to special needs", and strives to cultivate high-quality compound application-oriented talents with solid theoretical foundation, spirit of rule of law, innovative thinking, global vision and practical ability. Actively meet the needs of the society, actively serve the national strategy, and rely on the "China Shanghai Cooperation Organization training base for international judicial exchanges and cooperation" to build a well-known think tank with important international influence. Adhere to collaborative innovation, build a multi-disciplinary coordinated development discipline system with law and political science as the dominant disciplines and Marxist theory, sociology, economics, management, literature, education and art as the characteristic disciplines, and create a well-known University of political science and law with distinctive characteristics in China.

Subject and specialty

At present, there are several secondary colleges, such as school of law, School of economic law (Silk Road law college), School of international law, School of criminal justice, School of economic management, School of social management, School of international affairs and public administration, School of literature and media (Documentary Academy), School of foreign languages, School of Marxism, and higher vocational college.

At present, there are 10 first-class master's degree programs of law (including 10 second-class master's programs of law theory, constitutional and administrative law, criminal law, international law, procedural law, civil and commercial law, economic law, environmental and resource protection law, Sinicization of Marxism, international politics, etc.) and master's degree awarding programs. With the approval of Shanghai Academic Degree Committee, our university has been listed as a new doctoral degree awarding unit since 2017.

There are law, prison science, intellectual property, economics, business administration, financial management, international economy and trade, auditing, economy and finance, taxation, sociology, social work, labor and social security, applied psychology, politics and administration, international politics, administration, Chinese language and literature, journalism, radio and television, radio and television director, English , Russian and ideological and political education, etc. Since 2014, students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas Chinese have been recruited.

Law discipline is the first-class discipline and plateau discipline in Shanghai (among them, only the law discipline of Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai University of Finance and economics, East China University of political science and law and our university are approved as the first-class discipline in Shanghai Universities). Administrative law and criminal sociology are the disciplines supported by the central finance. Administrative law is the key discipline in Shanghai, including administrative law and criminal law Economics and economic law are the key subjects of the Municipal Education Commission. It has formed a number of characteristic disciplines, including administrative law, prison science, environmental and resource law, international law, criminal sociology, intellectual property, international politics, Sinicization of Marxism and so on, some of which are in the leading position in Shanghai and even the whole country. The school is the research base of Shanghai Education Legislation consultation and service.

Prison science and social work are national specialty; law, law (Criminal Justice direction), prison science, social work, international politics and the mode and practice of applied talents training are the highland of undergraduate education in Shanghai; law and business administration are the pilot specialty of comprehensive reform of Undergraduate Specialty in Shanghai, and financial management is the main specialty in Shanghai The University also has "excellent legal personnel training base" and "excellent foreign legal personnel training base" (only Fudan University, Tongji University, East China University of political science and law, Shanghai University of Finance and economics and our university have been approved to build two excellent legal personnel training bases) and "excellent journalism and communication personnel training base", which are the only universities in Shanghai It is one of the two law "Comprehensive Reform Pilot Universities" in China, and the three undergraduate professional directions of people's mediation, community correction and TV documentary are the first in China, which have been highly recognized by the industry departments. The legal education practice base of the university has been approved as the national practical education base for college students.

teaching staff

The school has a strong faculty, optimized structure and reasonable echelon. It has a faculty with solid professional theoretical foundation, close contact with domestic and foreign practice circles, rich teaching experience and international vision. At present, there are more than 600 teaching staff and nearly 500 full-time teachers. Among them, teachers with senior titles account for nearly 50% of the total number of teachers; those with doctor's or master's degrees account for 90% of the total number of teachers; 90 teachers have doctoral or master's tutor qualifications, and a number of teachers hold important positions in national academic groups. At present, the university has a group of excellent teachers, such as special allowance experts of the State Council, members of the Law Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of education, Oriental Scholars, young and middle-aged jurists in Shanghai, top ten outstanding young people in Shanghai, famous teachers in Shanghai, Pujiang talents, Dawning scholars, Chenguang scholars, and excellent teachers of national treasure steel. In addition, more than 100 experts and scholars from academic circles and practical departments at home and abroad are invited as guest and part-time professors.

National strategic projects

The school actively meets the major needs of national and social development, and actively serves the national strategy. On September 13, 2013, President Xi Jinping announced at the Bishkek summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization that China will set up a training base for international judicial exchanges and cooperation in China, Shanghai, Shanghai Institute of Political Science and Law, and is willing to use this platform to train judicial personnel for other member states. This is the first time that China's head of state has announced to the world a national project undertaken by a university.

The establishment of "China Shanghai Cooperation Organization training base for international judicial exchanges and cooperation" is an important decision made by the central government from the strategic needs of both international and domestic situations. In 2014 and 2015, President Xi stressed that China should rely on the training base to assist Member States in training judicial talents at the SCO Dushanbe summit and UFA summit. In May 2014, Meng Jianzhu, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the political and Legal Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and President atanbayev of Kyrgyzstan jointly attended the foundation laying ceremony of the "China Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Judicial exchange and cooperation training base". The training base will be fully completed in 2017.

The University actively serves the national strategy, gives full play to the three functions of training base training, personnel training and think tank research, and has made a series of achievements. China's one belt, one road research base, one belt, one road, was awarded to the four units of Tsinghua University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China University of Political Science and Law. The school, the Tongji University, was the first national "one belt and one road" Collaborative Innovation Center in China. The one belt, one road safety institute and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Research Institute of Macao University were selected as "the key research base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Shanghai". Schools are the governing one of the "one belt, one road" think tank cooperation alliance. The "China Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Judicial exchange and cooperation training base comprehensive reform pilot zone" of Shanghai University of political science and law has been approved as a key project of Shanghai's comprehensive education reform in 2017.

international exchange

The university has accelerated the process of internationalization. The university is a member of the overseas Preparatory Education Alliance of "Chinese government scholarship international students training institutions", "Sino US humanities project training institutions" and "studying in China", and has been approved to set up the only preparatory education center in the Yangtze River Delta. Since 2013, foreign students have been recruited. At present, it has established friendly cooperative relations with 64 universities and institutions in the world, including well-known international organizations such as the Hague Conference on private international law and the International Chamber of Commerce, world-famous universities such as the University of Montreal in Canada, the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and the University of Washington in St. Louis in the United States. It has established overseas English language training centers and more than 10 "3 + 1", "2 + 2", "2 + 1" and so on Joint training of undergraduate, master and doctoral programs.

personnel training

In recent years, through the implementation of the "high-quality student growth plan", "top innovative talent training plan" and other reforms, the quality of our school students has been continuously improved. In 2017, we enrolled in 28 provinces, including more than 20 provinces in one batch.

Facing the severe employment situation of college graduates, SHANGZHENG students have won the full affirmation of employers and society. The employment rate of graduates has been more than 97% for many years in a row, ranking among the top universities in Shanghai. In 2013, it won the title of "Shanghai advanced collective for promoting employment" awarded by Shanghai Municipal People's government.

School running conditions

The school has more than 10000 full-time graduate students, undergraduates, international students and vocational students. The school is located in the scenic Sheshan National Tourist Resort, covering an area of more than 1000 mu, with a construction area of more than 250000 square meters. The school started in February

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