Why study in NWUPL

Enjoying a profound history, NWUPL’s predecessor was Shanbei Public School, founded by the Communist Party of China in 1937 in Shanbei, Shaanxi. Throughout its 81-year history, NWUPL has provided over 150,000 high-quality talents with good virtues, by sticking to its motto Rigorous, Realistic, Civilized, Fair and fully implementing its idea of fostering the belief in rule of law, China’s perspectives, international outlook and empathy for populace.

Faculties

NWUPL adheres to the strategy of reinvigorating the university through talents. It boasts more than 1000 faculty members led by a team of famous scholars, distinguished professors and part-time professors. Among them around 500 members have senior titles, some of which were awarded as Specialists Entitled to the State Council Special Allowance, National Outstanding Senior Jurist, National Top Ten Outstanding Young Jurists, , National/Provincial Excellent Teacher and other titles of honor. NWUPL, meanwhile, values faculties’ professional and practical experiences, by actively facilitating young teachers to work in related governmental departments.

Education

It has been 60 years since NWUPL started its undergraduate education in 1958. It currently recruits over 13,000 undergraduates by offering 32 degree programs, including Philosophy, Economics, Law, Literature, Engineering, Management and Art, etc. As elected in the first batch of State Outstanding Legal Talent Cultivation Project, NWUPL undertakes all three tasks in Outstanding Legal Talent Cultivation Project: the training of versatile and practical legal talents, the training of legal talents proficient in foreign affairs and the training of legal talents serving at grass-roots level in west of China. Its innovative pilot area for cultivating legal talents is awarded as state-level innovative pilot area.

NWUPL implements mentorship at undergraduate level. Each undergraduate is assigned to a mentor, who provides help and support in terms of life, study and employment throughout the four-year study. In addition, it launches 6 high -quality extra-curriculum activity themes, including legal culture, student academic life and international academic exchange, etc. These diverse extra-curriculum activities provide supportive and positive environment for cultivating legal talents.

Meanwhile, NWUPL has around 2,500 post-graduates with 35 degree programs, covering Law, Philosophy, Theoretical Economics, Journalism and Communication and Public Administration, etc. and the Doctoral Program in Law for State Special Need. The center for post-doctoral studies in Law has been opened since 2014.

Research Innovation

NWUPL actively serves the needs of national and regional economic and social development by adhering to research innovation and problem-based perspective. At present, it owns Research Base for Education Legislation supported by Ministry of Education, Research Center for Southern Asia, Collaborative Innovation Center of Social Policy and Social Public Opinion, a key research base in provincial philosophy and social science.

Furthermore, it establishes 7 research institutes, including Anti-Terrorism Research Institute, Research Institute of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, Research Institute of Chinese Legal System and Legal Civilization, Research Institute of Culture and Value Philosophy, Human Rights Research Institute, The Silk Road Area Cooperation and Development Law Institute and Ma Xiwu Mode Of Trial Research Institutes. NWUPL takes the leading position in a series of fields domestically, covering Marx’s basic legal principles, legal value and legal culture, history of legal system in the area of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, anti-terrorism under rule of law and legal interpretation and legal methods. Moreover, its sponsored academic journal Legal Science has been selected as National Top Three Excellent Journal in Social Science and National Top 100 Journal.