1. Overview

     The Department of Public Administration continuously carries out high-quality academic activities centered on cutting-edge issues in the field of public administration. It maintains active exploration in areas such as digital government, grassroots governance, social policy, aging governance, and science and technology innovation policy, with its overall academic influence steadily increasing. Faculty members have been frequently invited to participate in high-level domestic and international forums, annual academic conferences, and international scholarly meetings, all of which demonstrate the department’s strengths in digital governance and public administration research.

     In terms of outcomes, faculty members consistently produce original research achievements and have made significant progress in interdisciplinary collaboration, international exchange, and coordinated research. In student development, students have repeatedly won awards in national and provincial academic competitions, showcasing their solid research foundation and strong innovative capabilities. Overall, the department has built a vibrant academic ecology characterized by rich achievements and a continuously rising level of internationalization, providing strong support for discipline development and talent cultivation.

2. Academic Activities and Achievements

Participation in Academic Conferences

     Faculty members have engaged in conferences across multiple research areas, including political science, public administration, aging governance, science and technology policy, digital government, and social governance. These events range from national-level annual meetings, ministerial research institute forums to high-end university seminars and international conferences. In recent years, the department has participated in more than 50 academic events, delivering presentations or serving as discussants on topics such as digital government, grassroots governance reform, the digital divide, and the integration of technological innovation with industry, continuously enhancing the school’s influence within academia.

Faculty Visits and International Collaboration

      Faculty members actively participate in international seminars and global academic conferences, with visits to places including Copenhagen (Denmark) and Pisa (Italy). Research exchange themes include digital transformation and risk management, academic entrepreneurship, collective action governance frameworks, comparative studies of nonprofit organizations, and science and technology innovation policy. These international engagements have significantly elevated the department's global academic influence and expanded its cooperative network with overseas universities and research institutions.

Academic Strengths and Distinctive Achievements

      The department has developed distinctive academic strengths in digital government, grassroots governance innovation, social policy and social governance, science and technology innovation policy, and urban resilience research. Multiple studies have been presented at national conferences as plenary or panel reports, demonstrating strong theoretical depth and policy insight. Meanwhile, these academic outcomes are increasingly being translated into policy applications and public service initiatives.

Talent Cultivation

      Student teams have excelled in national and provincial competitions across various fields, including innovation and entrepreneurship, public administration case studies, ecological and environmental innovation, policy research, and cultural–tourism integration. They have won numerous awards—ranging from Excellence Awards to Second/First Prizes, and Grand Prizes. Consistent achievements have been made in competitions like the “Youth Innovation Beijing,” the “Challenge Cup,” and the “National Business Elite Challenge”, which reflect the positive outcomes of the research-driven education, competition-enhanced learning approach.