On Oct.25, Chinese university ranking by academic subjects (disciplines) was released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, covering 96 first-level disciplines. In the discipline of Public Administration, among 109 universities ranked top 50%, LUSM is rated among top 10%, with the position rising to 17 from 21 in last year. In the discipline of Business Administration, among 154 universities ranked top 50%, LUSM is rated among top 20%, moving up from top 30% in 2020. The ranking aims to present Chinese top universities by academic subjects, based on a set of objective indicators of talent training, research projects, research awards, academic publications, academic personnel, and third-party data as Ministry of education, Ministry of Science and Technology, NSFC, and so on.

Since its establishment in 2004, LUSM has focused on the central task of discipline construction and has made achievements in all aspects. LUSM has been authorized to award master degree and doctoral degree in Public Administration and Business Administration. For next steps, LUSM will engage on the development of 2 disciplines, and play its role to better serve the national strategy and regional economic and social development.

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ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation. It has been the official publisher of the Academic Ranking of World Universities since 2009.