Milestone
Social Policy and Administration Discipline of Sun Yat-sen University ranked No.47 QS World University Rankings.
The 3th China Public Administration Case Competition for Graduate Student, which was sponsored by China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center（CDGDC）and National MPA Education Steering Committee, was held in Guangzhou. SOG was the organizer and the winner of 2 prizes (first and second).
The centennial birthday of professor Xia Shuzhang.
The 30th anniversary of the restoration of the department of political science and administration.
Won the Second prize of national teaching achievement award of higher education in 2018.
Social Policy & Administration Discipline of Sun Yat-sen University Ranked No.47 among the top 50 in the world.
The discipline of social policy and administration was the first to be among the top 100 disciplines ranked in QS World University Ranking.
Public administration ranked A in the 4th China Discipline Evaluation.
Center for Local Governance and Public Policy was selected into the first batch of provincial key think tanks.
The discipline of public administration was listed in striving to be first-class disciplines.
A doctoral program in political communication was set up.
Public administration was awarded as one of “Panfeng” Key disciplines in Guandong.
Political Science was awarded as one of dominant key disciplines in Guangdong.
The one-year Master of Public Administration in Chinese Governance for Developing Countries (MPA-CGDC) was launched.
Discipline of public administration was awarded as one of distinctive majors in higher education institutes.
National teaching team of public administration was approved.
Center for Anti-Corruption Studies of SYSU, which was a base for humanity and social science of Guangdong, was established.
The first-level discipline of political science was awarded the right to confer a doctoral degree.
Postdoctoral Research Station of Political Science was set up.
Adjustment of disciplines was finished, and the development of SOG was supported and driven by political science and public administration.
Journal of Public Administration was launched.
Political Theory was awarded as one of the key disciplines in Guangdong.
International talent training programs were launched with a beginning of organizing the North Europe Program.
Phase II Innovation Base for Philosophy and Social Science in Project 985 Universities was established.
Centennial Celebration of Law and Politics of Sun Yat-sen University was held.
New office building of SOG was put into use in the Guangzhou East Campus.
Postdoctoral Research Station of Public Administration was set up.
Sun Yat-sen university was in the first batch to attain the right to grant doctoral degrees in the first-level discipline of public administration in China.
The major of Political Theory was awarded the right to confer a doctoral degree.
Public Administration was awarded as one of national key disciplines and famous majors in Guangdong.
Seminars on Public Management for Senior Officials in Guangdong (the SYSU-Oxford Program) was started.
School of Government (SOG) of Sun Yat-sen University was founded on the basis of Department of Politics and Administration.
The Center for Chinese Public Administration Research was designated by the Chinese Ministry of Education as the sole research base for public administration in China.
Sun Yat-sen University became the first batch of experimental units for MPA education nationalwide.
Sun Yat-sen university was in the first batch to attain the right to grant doctoral degrees in the discipline of public administration in China.
Sun Yat-sen University established Department of Politics and Administration.
Sun Yat-sen University rebuilt the discipline of political science, belonging to Department of Philosophy.
School of Law of Sun Yat-sen University was formally set up after changing the name from Law Science School.
Sun Yat-sen University changed law science to social science, and then to law and political economy.
Law Science School of Guangdong University was established, with departments of law, politics and economics.
Guangdong College of Law and Administration (法政学堂 Fazheng xuetang) was founded.
