University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS; 中国科学院大学) is a public university headquartered in Shijingshan, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction.[2] Officially established in 2012, the university derives from the Graduate School of the University of Science and Technology of China founded in 1978.

University of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
中国科学院大学
Former name
  • Graduate School of the University of Science and Technology of China (1978–1986)
  • University of Science and Technology of China Graduate School (Beijing) (1986–2000)
  • Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2000–2012)
Motto博學篤志,格物明德
TypePublic university
Established2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Parent institution
Chinese Academy of Sciences
PresidentLi Shushen
Academic staff
15,950 (2020)
Students57,651 (2020)
Undergraduates1,645 (2020)
Postgraduates54,255 (2020)
Location,
China
CampusMultiple sites
Colours 
Blue
AffiliationsBHUA, APRU
Websiteucas.ac.cn
english.ucas.ac.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国科学院大学
Traditional Chinese中國科學院大學
Guokeda
Simplified Chinese国科大
Traditional Chinese國科大
UCAS Yuquanlu campus
UCAS Yanqihu (雁栖湖) Campus in Huairou District, Beijing

The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences operates its undergraduate and graduate programs on the university's Beijing campus. Moreover, the Chinese Academy of Sciences assigns the authority of filing student status and issuing graduate degree for its affiliated institutes to the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and UCAS, and determines which university is responsible for which institute. Graduate students at most of CAS research institutes are assigned to have their student status registered at UCAS and are awarded UCAS degrees upon graduation. A small number of selected research institutes are assigned to have their graduate students register with USTC and awarded USTC degrees upon graduation. Students at CAS research institutes do not need to be physically present at the degree-issuing universities' campus to be awarded the degrees.[3][4][5][6] UCAS mandates that graduate students at CAS institutes for which UCAS is responsible for issuing degrees must list their affiliation as "University of Chinese Academy of Sciences" in all their published work; failure to comply will result in their graduate degree applications not being considered.[3]

UCAS also has colleges and schools nationwide co-existed and co-located with the CAS institutes, usually by adding extra nameplates to the institutes.[7]

Established in 1978 as the Graduate School of the University of Science and Technology of China, the institution is the first graduate school in China. It produced the first doctoral graduate in science, the first doctoral graduate in engineering, the first female doctoral graduate, and the first graduate with dual doctorate in China.[8] The USTC Graduate School (Beijing) was renamed as the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2000, and became an independent legal entity as the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2012.[9][10] In 2014, UCAS began to recruit undergraduate students.[11]

Historyedit

In 1978, the Graduate School of the University of Science and Technology of China was founded in Beijing, as the first graduate school in China.[9]

In 1986, the USTC Graduate School was renamed the University of Science and Technology of China Graduate School (Beijing), as USTC established another graduate school on its main campus in Hefei, Anhui.

In 2000, the USTC Graduate School (Beijing) was renamed the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 2012, CAS Graduate School was renamed the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 2014, UCAS began to recruit undergraduates.

On November 7, 2014, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences officially participated in the activities of the C9 League, an alliance of elite Chinese universities offering comprehensive and leading education.[12] However, it was not an official member.[13]

Academicsedit

Academic organizationedit

  • School of Mathematical Sciences
  • School of Physics
  • School of Astronomy and Space Science
  • College of Engineering Science
  • School of Artificial Intelligence
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology
  • College of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • College of Resources and Environment
  • College of Life Sciences
  • Savaid Medical School
  • School of Computer Science and Technology
  • School of Cyber Security
  • School of Electronic, Electric and Communication Engineering
  • School of Microelectronics
  • School of Economics and Management
  • School of Public Policy and Management
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Department of Foreign Languages
  • Sino-Danish College / Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research
  • International College
  • Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences
  • Research Center on Fictitious Economy and Data Science
  • CAS Key Laboratory of Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management
  • CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics
  • Center of Architecture Research and Design
  • Research Center for Innovation Method
  • Training Center
  • Tsung-Dao Lee Center of Sciences and Arts

Institutionsedit

Founded in 1978, UCAS is the first graduate school in China with the ratification of the State Council. Backed by more than 110 institutes of the CAS, which are located at more than 20 cities all over the country, UCAS is headquartered in Beijing with 4 campuses, and 5 branches in Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Lanzhou. From UCAS, graduated China's first doctoral student in science, first doctoral student in engineering, first female doctoral student and first student with double doctoral degrees in China. On the 20th anniversary of UCAS in 1998, Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China wrote this inscription for the University: "Revitalizing China through science and education, and emphasizing the cultivation and nurturing of talented people." By 2004, 50,000 graduate students had graduated from UCAS, among whom there are nearly 20,000 PhD. students.

UCAS offers programs in nine major academic fields: science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, philosophy, economics, literature, linguistics, education and management science. The university is authorized to grant advanced degrees in 26 primary academic disciplines which include master's degree conferring rights in 130 secondary disciplines, and Doctoral degree rights in 114 secondary disciplines.

UCAS was the first university in China to start the master's degree program in English Applied Linguistics (with reference to TESOL in foreign countries). Since 1978, the program has educated more than 100 English teachers who are now working at various universities and graduate schools. UCAS has the leading position in English teaching and researching in China. Back in 1993, there were four teachers, who were also the UCAS graduates, joined the national team to set up China's first English Curriculum for Non-English Majored MS and PhD Students, issued by Chinese Commission of Education and published by Chongqing University Press.

The faculty of the university is composed of over 300 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and/or the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

UCAS offers "General Scholarship for Graduate Students", "CAS Scholarship", "CAS President Scholarship" and various other sponsored scholarships. The financial aid system of "research assistantship", "administration assistantship" and "teaching assistantship" has been put into practice in UCAS.

At present, with annual enrolments of more than 10,000 students, UCAS has over 30,000 ongoing students, among whom 51% are PhD students.

UCAS offers programs for international students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It also provides financial aid for these students by setting up "UCAS International Students Scholarship" and "UCAS Scholarship for Students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan".

Rankings and reputationedit

University rankings
Global – Overall
THE Reputation[14]61-70 (2023)
USNWR Global[15]112 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[16]80 (2023)
USNWR Asia[15]16 (2023)

UCAS is included in the Double First-Class University Plan designed by the central government of China. UCAS ranked 55th in CWUR World University Rankings 2023, placing it 3rd in China only after Tsinghua University and Peking University.[17] UCAS is ranked 18th in NTU Rankings 2019, placing it 1st in China.[18]

Regarding scientific research output, the Nature Index 2023 ranks UCAS the No.1 university in China and the Asia Pacific region, and 2th in the world among the global universities (after Harvard).[19]

UCAS ranks 16th globally and 12th in Asia & China according to the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023 based on the number of their scientific publications in the period 2018–2021.[20]

As of 2022, UCAS is ranked 112th globally, 16th in Asia and 7th in China by the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking, with its "Artificial Intelligence", "Agricultural Science", "Biology and Biochemistry", "Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology", "Cell Biology", "Chemical Engineering", "Chemistry", "Civil Engineering", "Computer Science", "Condensed Matter Physics", "Electrical and Electronic Engineering", "Energy and Fuels", "Engineering", "Environment/Ecology", "Food Science and Technology", "Geoscience", "Material Science", "Mechanical Engineering", "Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences", "Microbiology", "Molecular Biology and Genetics", "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", "Optics", "Pharmacology and Toxicology", "Physical Chemistry", "Physics", "Plant and animal science", "Polymer Science" and "Water resource" subjects, placed in the global top 100.[21]

Internationally, UCAS was regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings where, it ranked 61-70th globally.[22]

UCAS faculty are all based upon the research professors in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which has been consistently ranked the No. 1 research institute in the world by Nature Index since the list's inception in 2014, by Nature Research.[23][24] This makes UCAS arguably the best graduate school in China and one of the best in the world.[25]

YearRankValuer
202356[26]QS Asia University Rankings - Eastern Asia
202361-70[22]Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings
202380[27]QS Asian University Rankings
2023112[21]U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking

Nature Indexedit

Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles and presents research outputs by institution and country on monthly basis.

YearRankValuer
20211[28]Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities)
20221[29]Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China
2022402[30]Nature Index 2022 - Leading 500 institutions by patent influence metric
20232[31]Nature Index - Academic Institutions - Global
20231[32]Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China

Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)edit

Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) is a leading consulting organization providing policy advice, strategic insights, and consulting services to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes.

YearRankValuer
202263[33]CWUR World University Rankings
202355[34]CWUR World University Rankings

Studentsedit

Even though UCAS mainly caters to graduate education, the university started enrolling undergraduate students in 2014. In 2015, there are 44,464 graduate students and 664 undergraduates students attend the academy.[35]

UCAS, through its various departments and research institutes of the CAS across the country, offers the following programs to foreign students in a wide range of specialties and research fields: Master Program, PhD. Program, Program for Regular Visiting Students, and Program for Senior Visiting Students.

Asteroidedit

Asteroid 189018 Guokeda was named in honor of the university.[36] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111803).[37]

Global partner institutionsedit

Europeedit

Denmarkedit

Italyedit

Netherlandsedit

North Americaedit

Canadaedit

United Statesedit

Asiaedit

Hong Kongedit

Malaysiaedit

See alsoedit

Referencesedit

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