Peking University Institute of Public Governance was inaugurated on September 11, 2019, with the approval from Peking University and with the support from Peking University School of Government and Beijing Offcn Education & Technology Co., Ltd. The official website—www.ggzl.pku.edu.cn—is going live today on January 1, 2020. On behalf of everyone in the institute, I’d like to first send our best wishes and warmest regards to all the friends who care about and support the development of the institute.

 The way to solve public issues should be public governance. Public governance is the governance that emphasizes openness and dynamic participation. In the modern state governance system, most problems are public problems that involve various individuals, bodies and even the entire society. Thus, there is no doubt that all the citizens have the right to become part of the governance process, especially for problems related to their benefits. The experience of modern governance has shown that the participation of various parties and the opportunities to show their activeness will largely improve the effectiveness of governance. As a result, making governance go public is necessary and important.

Holding the belief in “solving public problems through public governance”, Peking University Institute of Public Governance aims to promote the common view of local-state-region-global governance. We will conduct research activities, build and maintain a platform for academic communications, attract and cultivate talents, and promote research achievements. Based on the advantages and rich resources of multiple majors at Peking University, our visions include building a world-class research network and Think Tank in the field of public governance, promoting the development of politics major and public management major at Peking University, encouraging international communication and cooperation, satisfying the requirements of the state and the society in the new era, and serving the modernization of the system and the capacity of state governance.

Time never stops its marching. Today, as we are entering the third decade in the 21^stcentury, we are ready to witness more tremendous achievements and changes in China and also in the world. Under this background, the study of public governance will also flourish with time. Hereby, we cordially invite domestic and global colleagues in politics and public administration subjects, as well as everyone that is interested in public governance, to join us in cultivating the way in this area. We hope to form an efficient network of public governance research, contribution to the governance of regional, national and global affairs standing on the platforms of the Institute of Public Governance, Peking University.

Jirong YAN  PhD

Executive Dean of Peking University School of Government,

Dean of Peking University Institute of Public Governance,

Vice Dean of Peking University Institute of State Governance Studies