The Institute of Public Governance (IPG), Peking University Inauguration was held at Leo KoGuan Building room 207 on September 11, 2019. A group of experts, members of the University leadership, members of the IPG Management Committee, and student and professor representatives attended and witnessed the establishment of IPG. The inauguration was presided by Ms. Haiyan Li, Deputy Director of IPG and Secretary of C.P.C at the School of Government, Peking University.

The Institute has decided to hire honored experts who are experienced in both theoretical and practical management in response to the increasing needs of reinforcing the connection between theory and practice and improving the effectiveness of social problem solving. With the support and guidance from these experts, IPG would be able to hold series of academic panels for our current students as well as other academic events as part of the talent-training plan. The first group of honored experts are:

Mr. Yanshen Ren, Former Secretary of Peking University Party Committee, Former Deputy Secretary of Jiangsu Province Party Committee, Former Vice Chairman of Jiangsu Province Political Consultative Conference Committee

Mr. Chunqing Yuan, Former Secretary of Shanxi Province Party Committee, Former Director of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress in Shanxi Province, Former Deputy Director of the Central Rural Work Leadership Committee

Mr. Xuenong Meng, Former Mayor and Deputy Secretary of Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Former Deputy Secretary of Shanxi Province Party Committee

Mr. Xiaoyu Jiang, Former member of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Publicity, Former Vice Chairman of the Beijing Olympic Games Planning Committee

Mr. Xiqing, Chen, Former Vice Minister of the Central United Front Work Department

Mr. Jing’an Zhang, Former member of the Ministry of Science and Technology Party Committee, Former Director of the Science and Technology Daily newspaper office

Mr. Yanshen Ren delivered a speech as the Chairman of IPG Board of Directors. He advocated that the Institute should set the goal in “combining the theory with the practice”. Building on the rich academic resources of Peking University, more experienced and honored leadership and experts should be invited to provide guidance and share experience on the topic of state governance. These people are the irreplaceable resources both in the classroom setting and in practice.

Mr. Bo Wang, Vice President of Peking University shared his visions in IPG. He believed that the Institute should contribute to the development of the University, the nation and the society as an uprising Think Tank. With the precious human resources in research and in practice, the Institute should be a crucial power leading the development of PKU and the development of State Governance major.

Mr. Yongxin Li, Director of IPG Development Committee, Vice Chairman of IPG Board of Directors, and Alumnus at School of Government expressed his congrats to the establishment of IPG. He wished a bright future of IPG as a critical institution and advanced Think Tank that is capable of conducting researches and serving the society based on the existing Politics major and Public Management major, and on the available resources from inside and outside the University.

Finally, Mr. Jirong Yan, Director of IPG, Executive Vice Dean at the School of Government, Peking University, reported the mission, the administrative structure and the work plan of IPG. According to him, IPG would integrate all the available resources and research power, focus on the most advanced topics in Public Management and Politics majors; actively strengthen international collaboration, satisfy the major strategic requirements from the state and the society, and serve the modern construction of state governance system and capacity.

Peking University Institute of Public Governance Inauguration