The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key

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, China. The university is affiliated to the

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, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC is designated as a Class A Double First Class University of the

Double First Class University Plan The World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction (), together known as Double First Class (), is a tertiary education development initiative designed by the People's Republic of China central government in 2015 ...

and was also funded by

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and

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and is considered the most prestigious university for arts and humanities and

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s in China. It is also a member of

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, the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education, and

Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance (BHUA) is an alliance of 20 prestigious universities located in China and Hong Kong. It was established in April 2018. BHUA members includes world's renowned research universities such as Tsinghua Univer ...

. According to the 2021 QS World University by Subject, the Renmin University of China was ranked among the top 40 in the world for Philosophy, top 51 in legal studies and law, top 80 in "Social sciences and Management", and top 100 in "Arts and Humanities" related subjects. According to the

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, the Renmin Business School is considered as the top 50 business schools in the world, with its global MBA ranked 38th in the world,

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ranked 43rd, and its

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ranked 11th in the world (the best in

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History

The origins of Renmin University of China date back to Shanbei Public School (), established in 1937 by the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

in order to "bring up hundreds of thousands of revolutionary comrades to meet the needs of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression." Later it was renamed as the North China United University and North 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 six

national key universities National Key Universities () previously referred to universities recognized as prestigious and which received a high level of support from the central government of the People's Republic of China. The term is no longer in official use by 1990s. Th ...

of China, becoming the youngest national key university at that time.

Wu Yuzhang Wu Yuzhang (; given name Yongshan (); December 30, 1878 – December 12, 1966) was a Chinese politician, educator, and president of Renmin University of China from 1950 to 1966. Biography Wu Yuzhang was born in Rong County, Sichuan in 1878. ...

Cheng Fangwu Cheng Fangwu (; August 24, 1897 – 17 May 1984) was a top level Party elder 元老 who cut his teeth at the beginning of the long march, responsible for education of the Chinese Red Army and the party apparatus from the mid-1930s to the end of ...

Guo Yingqiu Guo Yingqiu (; 1909–1985) was a Chinese politician and educator. Biography Guo Yingqiu was born in Tongshan County, Jiangsu in 1909. He was the Governor of Yunnan and the President of Nanjing University and Renmin University The Renmin Un ...

Yuan Baohua Yuan Baohua (; 13 January 1916 – 9 May 2019) was a Chinese economic official and academic administrator. He served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Metallurgy Industry, Minister of the Ministry of Materials, Executive Vice Director of the S ...

Huang Da Huang Da (; born February 22, 1925) is a Chinese economist and was the President of Renmin University of China. He is regarded as founder of modern financial research in China. Career Huang Da was born in Tianjin to an intellectual family in 1925. ...

, Li Wenhai,

Ji Baocheng Ji Baocheng (; born November 1944) is a Chinese educator, and the former President of Renmin University of China. Biography Ji Baocheng was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu in 1944. He attended the Beijing Institute of Business from 1962 to 1966. Af ...

Chen Yulu Chen Yulu (; born November 1966) is a Chinese economist, educator, author, and politician who has been president of Nankai University since August 2022. He was deputy governor of People's Bank of China from October 2015 to August 2022. He has pre ...

had successively held the position of the president of the university. the president is Lin Shangli.

Present

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. The university library has 2.5 million holdings, and is recognized as the Information Center of Arts Literatures by the

. 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. 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.

Schools and departments

*The School of Agricultural Economics and

Rural Development Rural development is the process of improving the quality life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of ...

*The School of

Arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...

*The School of Business *The School of Chinese Classics *The School of Continuing Education *The School of Economics *The School of Education *The School of Environment and Natural Resources *The School of Finance *The School of

Foreign Languages A foreign language is a language that is not an official language of, nor typically spoken in, a given country, and that native speakers from that country must usually acquire through conscious learning - be this through language lessons at sch ...

**Department of English Studies **Department of French Studies **Department of German Studies **Department of Japanese Studies **Department of Russian Studies **Department of Spanish Studies *The School of

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

*The School of Information *The School of Information Resource Management *The School of International Studies **Department of International Politics **Department of Foreign Affairs **Department of Politics *The School of

Journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

*The School of Labor and

Human Resources Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ...

* The School of Law *The School of Literary Studies *The School of Marxism Studies *The School of Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language *The School of Philosophy *The School of Public Administration and Policy *The School of Statistics *The School of

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

and

Population Studies Population study is an interdisciplinary field of scientific study that uses various statistical methods and models to analyse, determine, address, and predict population challenges and trends from data collected through various data collection me ...

**Department of Sociology **Department of Social Work **Department of Demography * The School of

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

** Department of

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

**Department of Chemistry **Department of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

*The Institute of Qing History *Sino–French Institute

Rural Reconstruction Center of Renmin University

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 in fair trade advocacy and coordinating urban and rural green energy initiatives as well as the promotion of fair education.

Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies

The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a thinktank affiliated with Renmin. Affiliated staff include

Vijay Prashad Vijay Prashad is an Indian Marxist historian and commentator. He is an executive-director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, the Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, and a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financ ...

and John Ross. Its executive dean is Wang Wen. In 2022, Wang Wen visited Russian-annexed Crimea amid the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...

. His writings have been described as distorting Russia’s annexation of Crimea. In 2021, a joint report with the Taihe Institute and the Intellisia Institute detailed the alleged failings of the US in the handling of the Covid19 pandemic.

Campuses

Renmin University of China currently possesses two active campus, one campus under construction and one former campus. * The main campus is located at No.59

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Street,

Haidian district Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District. It is 431 square km in ar ...

. Most of the university's schools, departments and institutes are located here. **The campus's English Corner is very famous in Beijing. Every Friday evening, people gather at the Qiushi Garden near the east gate to practice English. **The campus is host to about 1,165 international students, many of them from South Korea. There are so many South Korean students that the International Students Dining Room has a separate Korean menu aside from their traditional Chinese menu. * The university has a secondary campus located in Suzhou Industrial Park, in the South-eastern province of

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

. It is home to the RUC Sino-French Institute (IFC Renmin) and its 900 Chinese and international students. Besides, a number of Chinese and sino-foreign Master-level programs from several RUC faculties are also located on the same grounds under the supervision of RUC International College. RUC Suzhou campus is part of the

Suzhou Dushu Lake Higher Education Town Suzhou Dushu Lake Higher Education Town () is a university town located in the Southern part of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, to the East of Dushu Lake, and to the South of Wusong River. It has a total area of 25 km2, and expect ...

, together with other international Sino-Foreign oriented graduate and post-graduate schools such as

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool university Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU; ) is an international joint university based in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Founded in 2006 and resulting from a partnership between the University of Liverpool and Xi'an Jiaotong University, it is the ...

or the Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School. * Renmin University is currently building its future main campus in Lucheng, Tongzhou district, currently named "Eastern Campus", to the east of Beijing central area. It will be located in the same town as the soon-to-be relocated Beijing municipal government facilities. Completion date is expected by the end of year 2017. * The former main campus of Renmin University of China is located east of the Forbidden City, in the Dongcheng district. Although the property still belongs to the university, it is no longer used for educational purposes.

Cultural tradition

The

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of the National People's University: "

Seek truth from facts "Seek truth from facts" is a historically established idiomatic expression (''chengyu'') in the Chinese language that first appeared in the ''Book of Han''. Originally, it described an attitude toward study and research. In modern Chinese cult ...

"; The spirit of the National People's Congress-"Establishing learning for the people, and governing the country"; The goal of talent training of the National People's Congress: "a national example, a social pillar"; The idea of running a school of the National People's Congress: "people, people-oriented, and humanistic"-this is also the meaning of the three parallel "人" characters in the seal script on the National People's University emblem.

School Song

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., "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. "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.

Rankings and reputation

The Renmin University of China is generally considered one of the most competitive in the country as it only admits students whose national entrance examination score ranks the top 0.1% in each province/state. Several rankings have placed Renmin University of China among the top universities in mainland China. In 2015, the Chinese University Alumni Association in partnership with China Education Center considered it 5th among all

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. The ''

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'' 2014 placed Renmin University of China 5th in China after (

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, and Fudan) and #13 in emerging countries, # 32 in Asia and # 226-250 in the world. In 2020, the QS World University Rankings ranked the university as one of the world's top 300 universities for academic reputation and employer reputation. Renmin University graduates are highly desired in China and worldwide, with its Graduate Employability rankings placed in the Global Top 181-190th universities with high-achieving graduates every year according to the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

Subject Rankings

According to the latest evaluation by the Chinese ministry of education RUC ranked No.1 among all

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for 9 disciplines which include Theoretical economics,

Applied economics Applied economics is the study as regards the application of economic theory and econometrics in specific settings. As one of the two sets of fields of economics (the other set being the ''core''), it is typically characterized by the application ...

, Law & Legal studies,

Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

, Statistics,

Business management Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of managemen ...

and

Public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit est ...

. RUC is also entitled 25 national key disciplines (ranks No.5 of China), 13 national key research bases of

humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

and

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

(ranks No.1 of China), and 6 national teaching and research bases of fundamental arts disciplines (ranks No.1 of China). Renmin has taken a leading position among Chinese universities in the number of social science and arts and humanities-related majors. For example, in the 2022 Rankings of Chinese universities by undergraduate majors in 92 professional categories, Renmin had 25 majors ranking #1 nationwide, 48 majors in the top 5 and 57 majors in the top 10. According to the 2021 QS World University by Subject, the Renmin University was ranked among the top 100 in the world in "Arts and Humanities" & "Social Sciences & Management" related subjects. According to the 2021 QS World University by Subject, the university was ranked among the top 40 in the world for Philosophy, top 80 in social sciences and management and top 51 in legal studies and law. According to the

, the Renmin Business School is considered as the top 50 business schools in the world, with its global MBA ranked 38th in the world,

ranked 43rd, and its

ranked 11th in the world (the best in

). As of 2022, the U.S. News & World Report ranked Renmin # 5 in China, #12 in Asia and # 83 globally in Economics and Business. As of 2022, According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, Renmin ranked 35th in the world for Public Administration, 76th globally in Finance, 101st in the world for Economics and Management, and 151st in the world for Statistics, 201st globally in Business Administration, Law, Psychology, Environment and Geography, and 301st in Political Science, Computer Science and Material Science.

Notable faculty

() - Professor Emeritus, School of Finance; President, Renmin University of China (1991-1994). *Jin Canrong () - Professor, School of International Studies. * Liu Xiaofeng () - Professor, School of Liberal Arts. * Manuel Pérez García () - Former Associate Professor, School of International Studies (2013-2017). *

Mao Shoulong Mao Shoulong ( Chinese: 毛寿龙; Pinyin: ''Máo Shòulóng'') is a famous Chinese scholar of public administration, a professor at Renmin University of China. Biography Mao Shoulong received his B.A, Master, and Ph.D degrees from Beijing Univers ...

() - Professor, School of Public Administration. * Pan Suiming () - Professor, School of Sociology and Population Studies, renowned scholar of sexology. * Shi Yinhong () - Professor, School of International Studies, see :zh:时殷弘 * Song Xinning () - Jean Monnet Professor, School of International Studies. * Wang Liming () - Professor and former dean (2005–09), School of Law, renowned scholar of civil law. * Wen Tiejun () - Professor and dean, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development. * Wu Xiaoqiu () - Professor, School of Finance. * Yang Ruilong () - Professor and dean, School of Economics. * Baron von Pfetten () - Visiting Professor, School of Economics. *

Zeng Xianyi Zeng Xianyi (; January 31, 1936 – January 15, 2011) was a professor of legal history and was the dean of Renmin University of China Law School. Biography Zeng Xianyi received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Renmin University of China Departmen ...

() - Professor Emeritus and former dean (1990-2005), School of Law, renowned scholar of legal history. * Zhang Kangzhi (张康之) - Professor in the Department of Public Administration. * Zhang Ming () - Professor, School of International Studies. * Zhou Xiaozheng () - Professor, School of Sociology and Population Studies.

Notable alumni

Since 2017, Renmin has graduated at least 44 billionaires, putting it in sixth place nationally after

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, Fudan and

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Academics

* Liu Yu () - Political scientist at

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, author of national bestseller "Details of Democracy." Liu earned PhD from Columbia University, conducted postdoctoral work at Harvard and taught at Cambridge University for three years. * Qian Liqun () - Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University. * Wu Shuqing () - President of Peking University (1989-1996), economist. * Zheng Wentong () - Professor,

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. Zheng earned PhD in economics and JD from Stanford University. * Zhou Qiren () - Economist (PhD,

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), Director of the National School of Development (previously known as the Chinese Center for Economic Research, CCER), Peking University. * Zhao Tingyang, political philosopher at the

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Law and politics

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() - Ambassador to the United States (1985-1989). * Liu Yandong () - Current highest-ranking female politician in China, and the only woman with a seat on the Politburo. *

Ma Kai Ma Kai (; pinyin: ''Mǎ Kǎi''; born June 1946 in Shanghai) was one of the four Vice Premiers of China (Fourth-ranked). He was formerly a State Councilor and Secretary General of the State Council of China. Biography Ma Kai was born in Jinsha ...

() - Chairman of the

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(2003-2008). * Xiao Yang () - Chief Justice of the

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(1998-2003, 2003–2008). *

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- Minister of Council of Labor Affairs of the Republic of China (2008-2012). * Chen Yu-Lu 陈雨露 - Deputy governor of People's Bank of China (2015- ). *

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- Former First Lady of Zimbabwe from (1996-2017) * Liu He - A member of the

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, one of the

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and the director of the

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Business and media

* Duan Yongping () - entrepreneur and investor, founder of Subor (English: Xiao Ba Wang; ) and BBK (). Duan and his wife Liu Xin donated US$30 million to Renmin University in March 2010. *

Hu Shuli Hu Shuli (; born 1953) is the founder and publisher of Caixin Media. She is also the professor of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University and the adjunct professor of the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin ...

() - Founder and editor-in-chief of the prestigious business magazine,

Caijing ''Caijing'' is an independent magazine based in Beijing that covers societal, political, and economic issues, with a focus on civil rights, public affairs, and business.James F. Scotton"New Media for a New China,"John Wiley & Sons, 8 March 2010, ...

the most powerful and popular financial magazine. * Liu Lefei () - chairman,

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Private Equity Funds Management. * Pan Gongsheng () - Executive Vice President,

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. Pan led the AgBank's US$22.1 billion IPO (the largest IPO in the world) in 2010, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's US$21.9 billion IPO (then world record) in 2006. * Wang Qing () - Chief Economist,

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Greater China (2007- ). * Xiang Junbo () - chairman,

(2009- ). *

Xiao Gang Xiao Gang (; born 1958 in Ji'an, Jiangxi) was the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission from March 2013 until 20 February 2016. He was previously chairman of the board of directors of Bank of China Limited, of the Bank of China ...

() - chairman,

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(2003- ). * Yang Weiguang () - President, China Central Television (CCTV) (1991-1999). * Zhang Lei () - Founder and President of Hillhouse Capital Management, donated $8,888,888 to School of Management, Yale at 2010. *

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() - Founder and President of

JD.com JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong (), internationally known as Joybuy and formerly called 360buy,

, the largest Chinese B2C e-commercial platform. * Li Xueling () - Founder and President of www.yy.com, YY is an online social entertainment platform that engages users through audio, video and text in a wide range of online group activities, such as music shows, live video streaming and multi-player gaming. With a capacity to support over one million participants concurrently, YY offers users a more immersive, interactive, enriching and engaging entertainment experience through its large social community.

Human Rights Activist

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- One of the organizers of the

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, he founded

China Aid ChinaAid, also written as China Aid Association or stylized as ChinaAid, is a non-governmental Christian nonprofit which focuses on raising awareness of human rights abuses, providing support and legal aid to Chinese prisoners of conscience a ...

to provide legal aid to dissidents in China.

Writers

* Wang Xiaobo ()-

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writer, popular and influential among China's youth. He is also the husband of

Li Yinhe Li Yinhe (; née Li Sanfan; born February 4, 1952) is a Chinese sociologist, sexologist, and activist for LGBT rights in China. Her main academic interests have been sexual norms in contemporary China, homosexuality, diverse sexual behaviors ...

, renowned sociologist and

sexologist Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists a ...

. * Zhang Jie () - Writer, graduated from RUC in 1960. Her work has won many prizes.

Others

James Veneris James George Veneris (1922–2004) was an American soldier during the Korean War who was captured by the Chinese and was one of 21 American soldiers at the end of the war who decided they would rather stay in China than return to the United Stat ...

and

Samuel David Hawkins Samuel David Hawkins (born August 11, 1933) was the youngest of the American defectors of the Korean War.. "Perhaps the youngest Oklahoma prisoner is Pvt. Samuel David Hawkins, Oklahoma City, who won't be 19 until August." Hawkins was one of ...

- American soldiers in the Korean War who were captured by the North, then defected to China at the time of armistice. *

Guo Jingjing Guo Jingjing (; born October 15, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a retired Chinese female diver, and multi-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Guo is tied with her partner Wu Minxia for winning the most Olympic medals (6) of any female ...

() - 3m Springboard and Synchronized Springboard gold medals winner at the 2004 Summer Olympics *

Wang Junxia Wang Junxia (; born January 19, 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016. Her best years lay ...

() - Winner of a gold medal and a silver medal in woman's track in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

; record holder of the woman's 10000m from 1993 with a time of 29:31:78. *

Zeng Jinyan Zeng Jinyan (; born October 9, 1983), is a Chinese blogger and human rights activist. Zeng was put under house arrest in August 2006 and the blog that details her life under constant surveillance and police harassment has been subsequently blocked ...

() -

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activist, one of the

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, 2007; wife of Hu Jia, recipient of the

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought. Named after Russian scientis ...

in 2008. *

Zhang Zhixin Zhang Zhixin (; 5 December 1930 – 4 April 1975) was a dissident during the Cultural Revolution who became famous for criticizing the idolization of Mao Zedong and the ultra-left. She was imprisoned for six years (1969 to 1975) and tortured, ...

() -

Dissident A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since the 18th century, and in the political sense since the 20th ...

imprisoned and

executed Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

for criticising the idolisation of

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...

. * Liang Yan - National Women's volleyball team member *

Dai Yi Dai Yi () (born September 1926) is a Chinese historian who primarily focuses on the Qing dynasty's history. He is a professor at Renmin University of China. He is also the honorary director of the university's Qing dynasty's history institute as we ...

- Historian *

Lin Yue Lin Yue (; born July 24, 1991, in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese diver and a double Olympic gold medal winner. He competed for Team China in Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and won gold with Huo Liang in the Men's synchronize ...

- Gold medalist, Olympian, 10m platform Diving *

Huo Liang Huo Liang (; born September 29, 1989, in Shanghai) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. In addition to his gold medal in the 10m Platform Sync. event at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games o ...

- Gold medalist, Olympian, 10m Platform Diving * Li Ting - Gold medalist, Olympian, 10m Platform Diving * Peng Bo - Gold medalist, Olympian, 3m Springboard Diving *

Wu Minxia Wu Minxia (; born 10 November 1985) is a retired Chinese diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and synchronized 3 metre springboard events. Entering her first major championship in 2001, Wu represented China at every Asi ...

- Gold medalist, Olympian, 3m Springboard Diving * Sang Xue - Gold medalist, Olympian, 10m platform Diving * Robert S. Paywala - Asst. Coordinator, Research and Actuarial Department, National Social Security and Welfare Corporation, Republic of Liberia

Global reach

Renmin University maintains collaborative relationships and exchange programs with many well-known universities around the world, such as Queen's University,

Boston College Law School Boston College Law School (BC Law) is the law school of Boston College. It is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts, about 1.5 miles from the university's main campus in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. With approximately 800 stud ...

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...

Queen Mary University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

, King's College London,

Waseda University , mottoeng = Independence of scholarship , established = 21 October 1882 , type = Private , endowment = , president = Aiji Tanaka , city = Shinjuku , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , students = 47,959 , undergrad = 39,382 , postgrad ...

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Wo ...

, the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

and

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

. In January 2010, Zhang Lei, a graduate of Renmin University and

Yale School of Management The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. The school awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA for Executiv ...

(SOM), donated US$8,888,888 to the SOM, the largest alumni gift the school had received. It is also a member of

, the

Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Russian Far East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Isla ...

, and

. Renmin University School of Labor and Human Resources maintains an exchange relationship with the Huamin Research Center and the School of Social Work at

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

. 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 Minister

Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Tony B ...

visited Renmin University with Premier

Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic polic ...

to talk with students, scholars, athletes and entrepreneurs. The School of International Studies offers a Double Masters in Asian and European Affairs with King's College London. Renmin University students are actively engaged in academic and exchange programs overseas, such as the National Model United Nations conference held annually in the

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

. The

Center in Beijing, which opened in September 2010, is located at the Culture Plaza on the Renmin University campus.

High school

The

High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China The High School Affiliated to Renmin University Of China (), known colloquially as Rendafuzhong (RDFZ), is the high school affiliated with Renmin University of China. RDFZ is situated in the Haidian District of Beijing, within the Zhongguancun ...

is one of the most prestigious high schools in Beijing, and is a sister school of Phillips Academy in

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

, Phillips Exeter Academy in

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

and Punahou Academy in

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

References

External links

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Chin Renmin University Press

TDRD Internet Bulletin
The quasi-official student internet forum of Renmin University
RUCOL Forum
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