Why Study at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) is a higher education institution established with the approval of the Ministry of Education, focusing on graduate education. The predecessor of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences was the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences (GSCAS), which was founded in 1978 as the first graduate school in China by approval of the State Council. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences graduated the first doctoral student in science, first doctoral student in engineering, first female doctoral student and first student with double doctoral degrees in China.
(1). History
In 1978, the Graduate School of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) was founded in Beijing, as the first graduate school in China. In 1986, the Graduate School of USTC was renamed Graduate School (Beijing) of USTC, while USTC established a new Graduate School in Hefei, Anhui province. In 2000, the Graduate School (Beijing) of USTC was renamed Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences (GSCAS). In 2005, GSCAS was renamed Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (GUCAS). In 2012, GUCAS was renamed University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). In 2014, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences began to recruit undergraduates. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences graduated the first doctoral student in science, first doctoral student in engineering, first female doctoral student and first student with double doctoral degrees in China. Based on the high-level research advantages and high-level human resources of CAS, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has four campuses in Beijing and five education centers outside Beijing. At present, there are 41216 graduate students studying at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, among whom 50% are doctoral students.
(2). Discipline and programs
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) has a complete set of disciplinary system with unique advantages that covers a wide range of disciplines. It has a prominent teaching and research environment in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science and biology in natural science as well as mechanics, materials, energy, electron and communication, automatic control and computers in engineering. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has strengthened its efforts in the development of applied disciplines, new inter-disciplines, humanities and social sciences while maintaining its unique academic advantages. It has a total of 193 programs offering doctoral degrees in education, nature science, engineering, and agriculture; medicine and management science. It also has 224 programs offering master’s degrees in philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, natural science, engineering, agriculture, and management science. In addition, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences also offers one professional doctoral degree program in engineering and master’s degree programs in engineering, business administration, applied statistics, applied psychology, translation and interpretation, agricultural extension, pharmacy and engineering management. There are 177 post-doctoral research stations in CAS as well.
(3). Academic facilities and Scientific research
Based on the high-level research advantages and high-level human resources of CAS, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has four campuses in Beijing and five education centers outside Beijing. Backed by 115 Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes throughout China, it implements the guiding principle of “unified enrollment, education management and degree conferment; faculty-institute’s fusion on leadership, faculty, management and cultivating system”. It has expanded and improved the “two-phase” cultivation mode in which core course teaching is centralized in Beijing campuses, and scientific research were primarily done at the various institutes. This sound education system has enabled University of Chinese Academy of Sciences to be the platform as training students and the Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes as the bases of students practicing. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has a highly qualified faculty team consisting of teachers and supervisors from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences faculties and Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes and a first-class scientific research environment for students to fulfill scientific research. At present, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has 10 063 academic supervisors, including 276 Chinese Academy of Sciences and/or CAE members and 5 995 doctoral supervisors. At various CAS institutes, there are 3 National Laboratories, 85 State Key Laboratories, 185 CAS Key Laboratories, 41 National Engineering Research Centers (Laboratories) and numerous national frontier scientific research projects, providing a solid and formidable scientific practice platform for student’s education.
(4). University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Achievement
Chinese Academy of Sciences Achievement (UCAS) holds high the banner of “fusion of science and education, cultivating talents foremost, collaborative innovation while serving the country” and is devoted to starting a new phase of graduate education in CAS. The fusion of science and education is the foundation for development of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, talents cultivation is the core concept of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborative innovation is the distinctive characteristic of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, serving the country is the sacred mission of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Chinese Academy of Sciences has a distinguished history of 63 years, and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has experienced a history of 34 years. Chinese Academy of Sciences persists in “making S&T innovation for the country and people” and is committed to leading cutting-edge scientific research, keeping strategic consultation mechanism and practicing cultivating talents as its mission. It has established a high-level talent training system and an educational model based on scientific research, which leads to the foundation of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China’s largest higher education institution for graduate education. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences often invites the world's first-class scientists and scholars to teach and give lectures or seminars. These lectures and seminars, on the frontiers of science, together with some special education programs designed to enhance students' knowledge in the fields of social sciences and humanities, art and aesthetics widen students' vision and stimulate their academic thinking.
(5).Communication and international cooperation
Based on the extensive international cooperative relationships of CAS, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has built up close ties and partnerships with the Max Planck Society in Germany, the National Center for Scientific Research in France, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences of the United States and many other world-renowned universities. It has jointly established the Sino-Danish College in China under the guidance of the Danish Ministry of Science and Education and eight Danish public universities. In addition, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences keeps close eyes at the development trend of international education and frontiers of international science and technology. The university carries out wide exchanges and collaboration with well-known universities, research institutions, and multinational corporations both at home and abroad. As a result, various bilateral exchange and cooperation relations with these institutions have been established.
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