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Peking University

Peking University is a leading university in China. Founded in 1898, it was the first comprehensive national university in the country. The University has five principal academic branches: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, information and engineering, and medical sciences.

Peking University is a comprehensive and national key university. The campus, known as "Yan Yuan"（the garden of Yan）, is situated at Haidian District in the western suburb of Beijing, with a total area of 2,743,532 square metres (or 274 hectares). It stands near to the Yuanmingyuan Garden and the Summer Palace.

Peking University is proud of its outstanding faculty, including 53 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 7 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and 14 members of the Third World Academy of Sciences. (TWAS).

The university has effectively combined research on important scientific subjects with the training of personnel with high level of specialized knowledge and professional skills as demanded by the country's socialist modernization. It strives not only for improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction and mutual promotion among various disciplines.

Thus, Peking University has become a center for teaching and research, and a university of a new type, embracing diverse branches of learning such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences, humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. Its aim is to rank among the world's best universities in the future. Academic Education Programs Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce PRC

School of Government

School of Government is committed to student learning and the promotion of excellence in the profession, with the aim of establishing a world-class government school and relevant disciplines. It also intends to become a key base of government and public management; of training and educating talents with high quality; a consultative base of decision-making for the party and government; a first-rate base producing academic achievements; and an exchange platform for internal and external academic communities. The school focuses on discipline building and talents training, combining political science and economics, integrating academic research and practical applications, combining normative and positive research, academic training and professional training.

School of Government is a fantastic place to study and work, boasting internationally acclaimed research and outstanding teaching quality. Here are several reasons why you should choose School of Government of Peking University.

School of Government of Peking University is located in China’s Capital City-Beijing with a city history of more than 3000 years and a capital history of about 857 years. As a national historical and cultural city, Beijing has hundreds and thousands of cultural relics. Besides its reputation as a political center, Beijing is also making an excellent performance on economic development, becoming an uppermost financial and business center in China. After entered WTO and held 29th Summer Olympic Games, Beijing has attracted more and more international attentions, and is playing an important and active role on the international arena.

School of Government has an international reputation for its teaching activities and offers a range of degree programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level. The school has more than 50 faculty members who have distinguished themselves in study and research in the different fields. Meanwhile, office hours are provided so that you can have communications with teachers after lectures. Besides, computer and internet Academic Education Programs Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce PRC services are also available to students for research and study purposes.

“Studying at SG will open doors you have never imagined. The sharing of knowledge and life experiences has been invaluable. Interaction with our professors has been further augmented our time here.” (An international student of MPP Program said).

Peking University Library is one of the leading research libraries in China, combining a long and distinguished history with a vibrant mission of service to the University and the nation. The collection capacity has reached 6,500,000 items, making it the biggest university library in Asia. Besides, there is also a middle-sized library in our School of Government, collecting the document resources with the specialized features. The school library provides service mainly to teachers, undergraduates and postgraduates in our school, but also to the domestic and foreign visiting scholars and researchers in related fields.

Besides, the school has a large, world-embracing view indeed, and it is making great effort to become an important platform of scientific research, teaching, training, consulting and international exchange for China’s Politics, Public Policy and Public Management. Till now, the school has established many collaborative programs all over the world, such as Global Public Policy Executive Training Program, Master in Public Policy Program, Double Master Degree in Public Policy Program with London School of Economics and Political Science, IMPA etc.

Academic Departments & Institutions

-Department of Political Science
-Department of Public Administration
-Department of Public Policy
-Department of Urban and Regional Management
-PKU Research Center for Chinese Politics

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-MPA Education Center

We welcome you to the School of Government. We look forward to helping you become the best professional in this field that you can be.

Students living environment and conditions introduced

Students of this project will study and live in the capital city Beijing, Beijing always have four seasons. The temperature of registration season in September may around 28 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature in summer may around 35 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature in winter may around 12 degrees Celsius. Students will live in Peking University Zhongguanyuan Global Village International Students Apartment. The apartment facilities are complete, providing home-style service, allowing visitors to feel home warm. The Program students will live in the two-bedroom suite, each with a separate bedroom, shared living room and washroom. The apartment has a communal laundry and kitchen.

Requirement

1) Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens from developing countries, with a valid passport, or any other identification certificate sufficient to verify his/her nationality; Applicant should not more than 45 years old (born after September 1, 1976);
2) All applicants shall be in good physical conditions (They do not have serious hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and so on), and carry no infectious diseases which may have a serious impact on public health or fall into any of the health situations prohibited by China’s Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Laws and Regulations. They are not in a major recovery period; there is no acute exacerbation, no serious physical disability, not in pregnancy; if someone get pregnant during the study，she needs to drop the program;
3) Applicants for the master program must have attained a Bachelor degree or above; generally have three or more than years of work experience;
4) The applicants who have a professional learning or work background related to the project being applied and have priority in the incumbent;
5）Serve as a middle-level public official in the government of their country, or as a senior manager of various institutions and enterprises, as well as academic staff of universities and research institutions;
6) Applicants must be proficient in English. Non-native English speakers or candidates whose undergraduate education was not conducted in English are required to submit a test score of IELTS （6.0 or above）or TOEFL（90 or above）as proof of English proficiency;
7）The applicants should have the potential for career development in this field, and intend to promote friendly exchanges and cooperation between the host country and China;
8 ） Registered students who stay in China or have been taken by other Chinese government scholarships may not apply; Academic Education Programs Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce PRC.
9) Only applicants recommended by the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office of Chinese Embassy in the country that accords with the candidate’s nationality will be considered.

Financial Aid

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will provide "Chinese Government Scholarships" to admitted students from developing countries.
1）These scholarships cover expenses on their studies and basic life, and round-trip international airfare. The students don’t have to pay for the tuition fee, books fee, field trip fee, English-taught assistant fee and tutor’s fee.
2）The University will arrange the dormitory.
3）The University will transfer the living allowance by month; it is 36000RMB/year for the master program.
4）There is also a settlement allowance of 3000RMB/person.
5）The University will buy insurance for all students.
6）They also include a round-trip international airfare for all the students, and one time for 1y Program, for those Program more than 2ys, will supply one round-trip international airfare, and n-1 （ n=the Program years period ） round-trip international airfares for home visits.
7）All over 1y students need to be done for yearly evaluation, those who fits all requirements can get the second year scholarship.
8）All other fees will be arranged by the Ministry or University or University, the students cannot get any more scholarship if cannot graduate and get degree on time. No more scholarship will be given if students defer the study for any reason.

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Important:

(1) All materials submitted shall be in English or Chinese. If the documents submitted are not in English or Chinese, certified English or Chinese translations shall be provided.

(2) Important documents such as "Graduation Certificate", "Degree Certificate", "Transcript" and "Language Level Certificate", in addition to submitting a copy, the original must be submitted at the same time for verification by AUCI. After the verification, the students must send a scanned copy of the application materials to the contact person of the university program by themselves.

(3) All paper documents (including originals and photocopies) should be retrieved together after verified byAUCI. Once you have been accepted, these paper documents should be taken to China and submitted to the designated department of the University for review and archiving.