中国人民大学 | |||||||
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Former names | People's University of China | ||||||
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| Motto | 实事求是[1] | ||||||
Motto in English | Seeking truth from facts[2] | ||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||
| Established | 1937; 88 years ago (1937) | ||||||
| President | Lin Shangli (林尚立) | ||||||
| Party Secretary | Zhang Donggang (张东刚) | ||||||
Academic staff | 1,887 (September 2019)[3] | ||||||
| Students | 27,810 (September 2019) | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 11,336 | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 10,505 | ||||||
| Location | , China | ||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||
| Affiliations | BHUA | ||||||
| Website | ruc.edu.cn | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國人民大學 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | People's University of China | ||||||
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TheRenmin University of China (RUC) is a public university inHaidian,Beijing,China. The university is affiliated with theMinistry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and theBeijing Municipal People's Government.[4] The university is part ofProject 211,Project 985, and theDouble First-Class Construction.
The origins of Renmin University of China date back toShanbei Public School (陕北公学), established in 1937 by theChinese Communist Party in order to "bring up hundreds of thousands of revolutionary comrades to meet the needs of theWar of Resistance against Japanese Aggression."[5] Later it was renamed as theNorth China United University andNorth China University.
In 1950, several institutions were merged to form a single Renmin University of China. In 1954, Renmin University of China was established as one of sixnational key universities of China, becoming the youngest national key university at that time.[6]
Wu Yuzhang,Cheng Fangwu,Guo Yingqiu,Yuan Baohua,Huang Da,Li Wenhai,Ji Baocheng, andChen Yulu had successively held the position of the president of the university.[7] As of 2022[update] the president is Lin Shangli.[8]
Currently Renmin University consists of 25 schools, 13 research institutes and the graduate school, with 63 specialties for undergraduate, 8 specialties for the second-bachelor's degree students, 149 specialties for the master's degree candidates, 100 specialties for the Doctor's degree candidates and 33 national key disciplines.[9]
The university library has 2.5 million holdings, and is recognized as the Information Center of Arts Literatures by the Ministry of Education. The new library building opened in the second half of 2011. The Renmin University of China Press is one of the most famous publishers and the first university press in China which has published a large number of academic works in humanities and social sciences. The library of the university covers a total area of 26,000 square meters. It has 15 reading rooms and an economics hall, with more than 2000 seats.[10]
Renmin University has established its communications and cooperative relationships with 125 universities and research institutions of 32 countries and regions, which enables the university to be the center of academic and cultural communications between China and foreign countries.[11]
In 2015, the China Academy of Financial Inclusion was established at Renmin University.[20] The Academy is a government think-tank tasked with developing financial inclusion mechanisms for China.[20]
On 25 October 2017, Renmin University established aXi Jinping Thought research center, the first of its kind.[21]: 29
Rural Reconstruction Center of Renmin University was established in 2005 and is based in Beijing. Its main mission is to explore the theory and practice of rural reconstruction. It partakes infair trade advocacy and coordinating urban and rural green energy initiatives as well as the promotion of fair education.[22]
Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY)
1.General Introduction
The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) was officially established on January 19, 2013. It was built on the education fund set up by Shanghai Chongyang Investment Management Co., Ltd. through a donation to Renmin University of China, and it is the core achievement of this donation project.
As a new-type think tank with distinct Chinese characteristics, RDCY has invited a wide range of talents, inviting dozens of former politicians, senior bankers, and renowned scholars from around the world to serve as senior fellows. It always adheres to the purpose of focusing on reality, advising the country and serving the people. Currently, RDCY has 7 departments and operates 4 professional research centers, namely the Center for Eco-Financial Studies, the Global Governance Research Center, the China-US People-to-People Exchange Research Center, and the China-Russia People-to-People Exchange Research Center. In recent years, RDCY has achieved fruitful results in research fields such as financial development, global governance, major power relations, and macro policies, winning extensive praise and high recognition at home and abroad.
In terms of operation and research, RDCY has built a capable and efficient full-time team. In research work, RDCY's research in areas such as global governance, macro finance, major power relations, and public diplomacy is at the forefront level in China. As of 2025, it has published over a hundred related works and released hundreds of research reports. Its research results have been repeatedly approved and affirmed by General Secretary Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders. On May 17, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on philosophy and social sciences. Prof. Wang Wen, the dean of RDCY, was invited to participate and speak, and was immediately recognized by the General Secretary.
At the international cooperation level, RDCY actively expands international exchanges and has established a stable cooperation mechanism with major think tanks in more than 40 countries around the world. It has successfully carried out a series of related activities in more than 20 countries such as the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Russia, Malaysia, and Iran, playing a positive role in promoting China's public diplomacy.
RDCY is very active on overseas media platforms and in the public opinion arena, actively spreading Chinese perspectives and wisdom. It has been interviewed and reported by hundreds of overseas media such as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Russian Telegraph Agency - TASS, The New York Times, the Financial Times, and Russia Today. In 2024, RDCY voiced its opinions through more than 300 overseas media, covering more than 20 languages. In 2020, RDCY took the lead in publishing the "An Open Letter to the People of the United States from 100 Chinese Scholars" jointly written by 100 Chinese scholars and launched the global initiative of "No the New Cold War" in the internationally renowned magazineThe Diplomat, which has hundreds of millions of international audiences and has attracted extensive attention.
In terms of operation management, RDCY has made efforts to build a new-type think tank that has a well-rounded new media operation system. It has established a Chinese-English all-media matrix covering more than 20 platforms, ranging from official Chinese and English websites, WeChat, Weibo, Bilibili, Toutiao, to X, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn, attracting more than5 million followers worldwide, demonstrating RDCY's influence on international communication.
In the rankings of major global and domestic think tanks, RDCY, with its outstanding research results and extensive international influence, firmly ranks among the first-line think tanks in China. It is listed among the “Top 150 Global Think Tanks”, “the most influential ‘Belt and Road’ university think tanks”, “the top 100 university think tanks A++”, “the top 90 global university think tanks” . Its dean, Prof. Wang Wen, was selected as one of the “Top 40 think tankers in 40 years of reform and opening up”.
The university currently possesses two active campus, one campus under construction and one former campus.[needs update]
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Themotto of Renmin University is "Seek truth from facts"; the spirit of Renmin University is "Establishing learning for the people, and governing the country"; the goal of talent training of Renmin University is "a national example, a social pillar"; and the idea of running Renmin University is "people, people-oriented, and humanistic", which is also the meaning of the three parallel "人" characters in the seal script on Renmin University's emblem.
The school song of Renmin University of China has gone through multiple versions, including the "Song of Northern Shaanxi Public School" created in Yan'an in 1937, "The School Song of North China Associated University" in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area in 1937, and "School Song of North China University" in Zhengding, Hebei in 1948,[30] "Song of Renmin University of China" written by Wu Yuzhang, "Song of Renmin University of China" written by Cheng Fangwu, and "Song of Renmin University of China" written by Ji Baocheng.[31]"The Song of Renmin University of China", written by Ji Baocheng, was identified as the school song in 2007, replacing the old school song that has been adopted since 1980 with a strong political color.In 2017, "Song of Northern Shaanxi Public School" was identified as the representative school song of Renmin University of China.
| BCUR National[32] | Domestic | 17 | |
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| Wu Shulian National[33] | Domestic | 21 | |
| CUAA National[34] | Alumni | 12 | |
| QS National[35] | General | 38 | |
| QS Asia (Asia version)[36] | General | 103 | |
| ARWU World[37] | Research | 301–400 | |
| QS World[38] | General | =566 | |
| USNWR World[39] | General | =394 | |
Renmin University, along with Nanjing University became the first batch of elite institutions in China to drop out of all international rankings. The University is selected as a pilot program to test a new system of local rankings that reflect “Chinese characteristics” and are representative of their Chinese traits. It is expected that more Chinese institutions will drop out of international rankings as China aims to create its own benchmark for elite institutions.[43]
However, in 2015, the Chinese University Alumni Association (CUAA) in partnership with China Education Center considered it 5th among allChinese universities.[44] TheTimes Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 placed Renmin 5th in China (afterPeking,Tsinghua,University of Science and Technology of China, andFudan), 13th in emerging countries, 32nd in Asia, and inside the top 250 in the world.[45][46][47]
In 2020, the QS World University Rankings had the university as one of the top 300 worldwide for academic reputation and employer reputation.[48][49] Renmin graduates are highly desired in China and worldwide, with its Graduate Employability rankings placed in the top 181–190 universities globally and a crop of high-achieving graduates every year, according to the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.[50]
According to the latest evaluation by theChinese Ministry of Education RUC ranked No.1 among allChinese universities for 9 disciplines, which includetheoretical economics,applied economics,law and legal studies,political science,sociology,journalism,statistics,business management andpublic administration.[51] RUC is also entitled 25 national key disciplines (ranked number 5 in China), 13 national key research bases ofhumanities andsocial sciences (ranked number 1 in China), and 6 national teaching and research bases of fundamental arts disciplines (ranked number 1 in China).[51] Renmin has taken a leading position among Chinese universities in the number of social science and arts and humanities-related majors.[52] For example, in the 2022 rankings of Chinese universities by undergraduate majors in 92 professional categories, Renmin had 25 majors ranked as the best in the country, 48 majors in the top 5, and 57 majors in the top 10.[53]
According to the 2021QS World University by subject, RUC was ranked among the top 100 in the world in "Arts and Humanities" & "Social Sciences & Management" related subjects.[54][55] According to the 2021QS World University by subject, the university was ranked among the top 40 in the world for philosophy,[56] top 80 in social sciences and management[57] and top 51 in legal studies and law.[58]
According to theFinancial Times, its business school, theRenmin Business School, is one of the top 50 in the world,[59] with itsglobal MBA ranked 38th,[60]Executive MBA ranked 43rd,[61] and itsexecutive education ranked 11th internationally (the best inAsia).[62]
As of 2025, theU.S. News & World Report ranked Renmin 3rd in China, 4th in Asia, and 17th globally in economics and business.[63]
As of 2024, according to theAcademic Ranking of World Universities, RUC ranked #9 in the world in "public administration", #31 in "finance", #43 in "Library & Information Science", #51 in "management" & "statistics, and #76 in "business administration" & "economics".[64]
Renmin University maintains collaborative relationships and exchange programs with many well-known universities around the world, such as theSingapore Management University,Queen's University,Boston College Law School,Columbia University,Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,Princeton University,University of Geneva,McGill University,Queen Mary University of London,King's College London,Waseda University,Carleton University, theUniversity of Chicago, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, theUniversity of Michigan andYale University.[11] In January 2010, Zhang Lei, a graduate of Renmin University andYale School of Management (SOM), donated US$8,888,888 to the SOM, the largest alumni gift the school had received.[66]
It is also a member ofWorldwide Universities Network,[9] the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education,[67] andBeijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance.[68]
Renmin University School of Labor and Human Resources maintains an exchange relationship with the Huamin Research Center and the School of Social Work atRutgers University. Every year since 2010, study abroad students and faculty from Rutgers exchange with their Renmin University counterparts. Renmin University is a popular destination for visiting foreign dignitaries. During his state visit to China in January 2008, British Prime MinisterGordon Brown visited Renmin University with PremierWen Jiabao to talk with students, scholars, athletes and entrepreneurs.[69]
The School of International Studies offers a Double Masters in Asian and International Affairs with King's College London.[70]
Renmin University students are actively engaged in academic and exchange programs overseas, such as the National Model United Nations conference held annually in theNew York City.[71]
TheUniversity of Chicago Center in Beijing,[72] which opened in September 2010, is located at the Culture Plaza on the Renmin University campus.
TheHigh School Affiliated to Renmin University of China is a high school in Beijing, and is a sister school ofPhillips Academy inMassachusetts,Phillips Exeter Academy inNew Hampshire andPunahou Academy inHonolulu.
I'm back in beautiful Stockholm for the 10th anniversary of the Stockholm China Forum where I just concluded an interview with Shi Yinhong, professor at Renmin University.
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