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About Gansu University of Political Science and Law

Gansu University of Political Science and Law is the only provincial undergraduate college of political science and Law in Gansu Province. It is the earliest provincial undergraduate college of political science and Law in China. Its predecessor was Gansu Provincial Political Science and Law Cadre School founded in 1956, and gansu University of Political Science and Law was formally established in 1984 to provide higher education. In 2006, the university obtained the qualification of master’s degree awarding unit. In 2007, it offered master’s degree education, and in 2017, it offered international student education. In the same year, it was identified as the project construction unit of Doctor degree awarding in Gansu Province. It is one of the first batch of national outstanding legal talents education base, the second batch of National Practice education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Base for colleges and universities, and a member of the “Rigg Alliance” of national political and legal colleges and universities. In June 2019, it was renamed Gansu University of Political Science and Law with the approval of the Ministry of Education.The university has 12 second-level colleges, 9 provincial key research bases for humanities and social sciences, 2 provincial key laboratories, 3 provincial research and innovation teams, 1 provincial think tank, 4 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers and 6 provincial teaching teams.

The university has three campuses: Anning West Road campus, Anning Wanxin Road Campus and Lanzhou New District Campus. The campus covers an area of 1,066.59 mu, with a building area of 397,700 square meters and administrative space for teaching and scientific research of 168,500 square meters. The total value of teaching and scientific research equipment is 69.101,200 yuan. There are 1,263,100 paper books and 808,000 electronic books, and a modern computer network service system. It has 46 professional laboratories and 164 practice and training bases in and out of school. It can meet the needs of the school.

The university has a total enrollment of 11021 full-time students, including 10145 undergraduates and 876 postgraduates. In 2006, the Ministry of Education’s undergraduate teaching level assessment was “good”. In the recent two sessions of teaching achievement award selection, the school has won 5 provincial teaching achievement awards, including 2 first prizes. Since its establishment, the university has cultivated more than 70,000 talents at all levels for the society, and a large number of advanced models have emerged.

The university has a staff of 1020, including 691 full-time teachers, 461 teachers with senior professional titles, 628 teachers with master’s degrees or above, 250 doctors, 69 doctoral candidates and 40 part-time or visiting professors. Enjoy the special allowance of the State Council of experts 3 full-time faculty members, the national outstanding teacher 2 people, for the Ministry of Education “new century excellent talents to support plan” 3 people, the Ministry of Education of higher school teaching guidance committee of four people, leading talent 5 people, gansu province, gansu province outstanding experts 2 people, “flying” 15 people in gansu province, gansu province, “555” innovation personnel 13 people, “Gansu Province gardener award” 9 people, Longyuan teacher morality advanced individual 1.

At present, the university offers 34 undergraduate majors, covering six disciplines including law, management, engineering, literature, economics, and art. Social sciences, management, engineering, and humanities are the main disciplines of the university. It has 3 state-level characteristic specialties, including law, investigation and border defense management, and 13 provincial-level characteristic specialties. Law discipline is the dominant discipline in Gansu Province, while evidence science and business administration are the characteristic discipline in Gansu Province. It has 3 first-level master’s degree programs in law, business Administration and cyberspace security, 17 second-level master’s degree programs and 4 professional master’s degree programs.

The university has strong scientific research capability. In the past five years, 29 provincial and ministerial awards have been awarded for its scientific research achievements, including 1 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education, 1 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of The State Ethnic Affairs Commission, 3 first prizes and 6 second prizes for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Gansu Province. The university has undertaken 118 scientific research projects above provincial and ministerial level, including 38 projects of national Social Science Foundation and Natural Science Foundation of China. Journal of Gansu University of Political Science and Law was selected as CSSCI Extended edition source journal and Peking University Chinese core journal.

Schools pay attention to international cooperation and exchanges, and Oklahoma state university, UK, hu han university, national university of osh kyrgyzstan, Russia, st. Petersburg university, university of kazakhstan law and other foreign universities established exchange students and visiting scholars, such as joint training inter-school academic exchange and cooperation relationship.

The university gives full play to its disciplinary and professional advantages and actively serves the rule of law construction and local economic and social development. First, we will actively provide practical personnel support for the implementation of the law-based governance of China and the state’s strategy of governing Xinjiang, Tibet and border areas. Second, give play to the role of think tank of humanities and social science research base to provide intellectual support for party committees and governments in making decisions; Third, conduct comparative studies on the rule of law in different countries and actively serve the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. Fourth, we will give full play to the functions of scientific research service platforms such as the Key Laboratory of evidence Science research and Application, forensic appraisal center and criminal psychology Testing Center, promote the transformation and application of scientific research achievements, and provide scientific and technological services for the impartial administration of justice.

Type and orientation: Application-oriented ordinary undergraduate university. Orientation of school level: focusing on undergraduate education, strengthening postgraduate education, offering doctoral education, and expanding education for international students. Discipline construction target positioning: law to create first-class, management to build a brand, evidence science to show characteristics, interdisciplinary integration, coordinated development. Talent training target: application-oriented professionals with solid political quality, solid professional knowledge, legal belief, humanistic feelings, innovative spirit, practical ability and social responsibility. Service orientation: Based on Gansu province, facing the whole country, radiating to countries along the “Silk Road Economic Belt”, actively serving national major strategic needs, local economic and social development and legal construction in western China. Development goal and orientation: After 5-10 years of construction and development, the university will become a first-class university of Political science and Law in western China, a high-level university of political science and Law with high popularity in countries along the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and important influence in China.