University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explained

University of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
President:Li Shushen
Students:57,651 (2020)
Undergrad:1,645 (2020)
Postgrad:54,255 (2020)
Faculty:15,950 (2020)
Country:China
Motto:博學篤志，格物明德
Campus:Multiple sites
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University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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T:中國科學院大學
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Also Known As:Guokeda
S2:国科大
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The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS;) 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.

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.

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]

History

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.

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.[12] [13] [14]

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.[15]

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.[16] However, it was not an official member.[17]

Academics

Academic organization

Institutions

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."

Rankings and reputation

The W Reputation:61-70
The W Reputation Year:2023
The W Reputation Ref:[18]
Usnwr W:69
Usnwr W Year:2024
Usnwr W Ref:[19]
Qs Asia:80
Qs Asia Year:2023
Qs Asia Ref:[20]
Usnwr Asia:10
Usnwr Asia Ref:[21]
Usnwr Asia Year:2024

UCAS is included in the Double First-Class University Plan designed by the central government of China. UCAS ranked 50th in CWUR World University Rankings 2024, placing it 3rd in China only after Tsinghua University and Peking University.[22] UCAS is ranked 18th in NTU Rankings 2019, placing it 1st in China.[23]

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).[24]

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.[25]

As of 2024, UCAS is ranked 69th globally, 10th in Asia and 5th 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.[26]

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.

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.[27] [28] This makes UCAS arguably the best graduate school in China and one of the best in the world.[29]

YearRankValuer
202356[30] QS Asia University Rankings - Eastern Asia
202361-70[31] Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings
202380[32] QS Asian University Rankings
202469U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking

Nature Index

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

YearRankValuer
20211[33] Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities)
20221[34] Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China
2022402[35] Nature Index 2022 - Leading 500 institutions by patent influence metric
20232[36] Nature Index - Academic Institutions - Global
20231[37] Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China

Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)

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.[38]

YearRankValuer
202355[39] CWUR World University Rankings
202450[40] CWUR World University Rankings

Students

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.[41]

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.

Asteroid

Asteroid 189018 Guokeda was named in honor of the university. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 .

Global partner institutions

Europe

Denmark

Italy

Netherlands

North America

Canada

United States

Asia

Hong Kong

Malaysia

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines) . 2018-06-19 . 2019-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090945/http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A22/moe_843/201709/t20170921_314942.html . live .
  3. Web site: 中国科学院大学学位授予工作细则 Detailed Rules for Degree Awarding of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020153721/http://www.amss.cas.cn/yjsjy/xwxx/202211/t20221110_6547034.html . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . 中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院 Institute of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  4. Web site: 中国科学技术大学学位与研究生教育 . 2023-10-20 . Graduate School of the University of Science and Technology of China . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020152049/https://gradschool.ustc.edu.cn/column/26 . live .
  5. Web site: 中国科学院大学关于印发《中国科学院大学学位评定委员会组织条例》的通知 Notice of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences on the issuance of the "Organizational Regulations of the Degree Evaluation Committee of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences" . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020152454/http://159.226.23.24/documents/36801/b61a0ce7-0b37-4a7a-8041-20bb1fa1aab0 . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . 中国科学院国家空间科学中心 National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  6. Web site: 国科大与中科大：一棵藤上两朵花—中国教育在线 . 2023-10-20 . kaoyan.eol.cn . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020153741/https://kaoyan.eol.cn/yuan_xiao_xin_xi/201804/t20180424_1597054_1.shtml . live .
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  9. Web site: History - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences . 2022-06-17 . english.ucas.ac.cn . 2022-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120144249/https://english.ucas.ac.cn/index.php/about-ucas/history . live .
  10. Web site: 中国科学院教育简介 — 中国科学院 . 2023-01-02 . Chinese Academy of Sciences . 2017-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170522052624/http://www.cas.cn/rcjy/zkyjyjj/201704/t20170411_4596697.shtml#:~:text=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%EF%BC%88%E7%AE%80%E7%A7%B0%E2%80%9C%E5%9B%BD%E7%A7%91%E5%A4%A7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%89%E5%A7%8B%E5%BB%BA%E4%BA%8E1978%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%8C%E5%85%B6%E5%89%8D%E8%BA%AB%E4%B8%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E7%94%9F%E9%99%A2 . live .
  11. Web site: Introduction . Introduction to the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences . 3 June 2012 . 1 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160501212546/http://english.ucas.ac.cn/AboutGUCAS/Pages/Overview.aspx . live .
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