Organization of
Computer Science Faculty
in China
Dianfu Ma
Faculty of Computer Science
Beihang University
2006-5-23
Agenda
 Universities in national goal
 Situation of computer science discipline
 Situation of student enrollment
 Strategies for faculty development
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Universities in national goal
 Education Development Action Plan （1998）
 Report of academic degree and postgraduate
education development and strategy in China
（ 2002-2010）
 Schema of national long-term science and
technology development plan （2006-2020）
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Universities in national goal
 Mission of Universities :
• Bringing up high level graduates (postgraduates)
• Establishing innovation system
 Responsibilities of academic staff
• Teaching
• Scientific research
• Social service
 Key: development of high level faculty
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Contents
 Universities in national goal
 Situation of computer science discipline
 Situation of student enrollment
 Strategies for faculty development
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National Universities （1794 in total）
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Beijing（78）
Tientsin（42）
Hebei（87）
Shanxi（59）
InnerMongolia（33）
Liaoning（76）
Jilin（44）
Heilongjiang（62）
Shanghai（69）
Jiangsu（114）
Zhejiang（67）
Anhui（81）
Fujian（53）
Jiangxi（67）
Shangdong（99）
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Henan (83)
Hubei（85）
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Hunan （93）
Guangdong（101）
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Guangxi （51）
Hainan （15）
Chongqing（36）
Sichuan （68）
Guizhou （34）
Yunnan （44）
Shanxi （72）
Kansu （33）
Tsinghai （11）
Ningxia （13）
Xinjiang （30）
Tibet （4）
Up to 2004, 505 Universities have set up
undergraduate computer science major,
300,000 students enrolled
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Situation of computer science discipline
 First class discipline:
• Computer science and technology
 Second class disciplines:
• Computer architecture
• Computer software and theory
• Computer application technology
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Universities with key disciplines(16)
 Computer
architecture
• Tsinghua
University
• National
University of
Defense
Technology
• Huazhong
University of
Science and
Technology
 Computer software and  Computer application
technology
theory
• Peking University
• Peking University
• Tsinghua
• Beihang University
University
• National University
• Harbin Institute of
Technology
of Defense
• Zhejiang University
Technology
• Northeastern
• Nanjing University
University
• Jinlin University
• Northwestern
Polytechnical
• Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
University
• Anhui University
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Universities authorized to confer doctor’s degree in First
Class Discipline (25)
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Tsinghua University
Peking University
National University of
Defense Technology
Beihang University
Nanjing University
Zhejiang University
Harbin Institute of
Technology
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
University of Science and
Technology of China
Northeastern University
Northwestern Polytechnical
University
Huazhong University of
Science and Technology
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Jinlin University
Graduate University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences
Wuhan University
Southeast University
Shandong University
Sichuan University
Fudan University
Tongji University
Xi’an Jiao Tong University
Chongqing University
Beijing Jiao Tong University
Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications
University of Electronic Science
and Technology of China
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Number of authorized universities conferring degrees in
second class disciplines
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Computer Architecture
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• masterate conferring Universities
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doctorate conferring Universities
（29）
Computer software and theory
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doctorate conferring Universities
（37）
Computer application technology
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doctorate conferring Universities
（63）
Computer Architecture
（119）
Computer software and theory
• masterate conferring Universities
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（184）
Computer application technology
• masterate conferring Universities
（314）
 Conclusion:
• computer science and technology discipline is:
– Strong in some universities
– Widely set up
– Unbalanced developed
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Contents
 Colleges in national goal
 Situation of computer science discipline
 Situation of student enrollment
 Strategies for faculty development
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Situation of students enrollment (2001-2004)
Doctor
Master
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Entered
400
35
350
5
30
300
4
25
250
3
20
200
15
150
10
100
2
1
0
5
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
0
In 2005, 56,000
18
16
Continued
Undergraduate
40
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
50
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
In 2005, 400,000
1200
60
1000
50
800
2004
0
In 2004, 165,600
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
In 2004, 654,300
14
2.5
12
2
10
Graduated
1.5
8
6
1
4
0.5
0
2
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
In 2004, 23,500
2004
2005
200
10
2003
2003
400
20
2002
2002
600
30
2001
2001
In 2005, 2,600,000
70
40
2000
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
In 2004, 127,300
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
In 2004, 7,378,500
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
In 2004, 1,196,300
Percentage of computer science in all majors: 16.8% (2004)
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Challenges to Universities
 Situation:
• Rapid growth of student number
• Slow growth of staff number
 Challenges:
• Guarantee the quality of teaching
• Guarantee high level research achievements in the
national science and technology innovation system
 Strategy: organizing high level academic faculty
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Contents
 Universities in national goal
 Situation of computer science discipline
 Situation of students education
 Strategies for faculty development
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National plans for faculty development
 Bring up leaders of disciplines
• Changjiang scholar professorship
• NSFC fund for outstanding youth
• New century excellent academic support project
 Bring up elite youth academics
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Subsidize fund for elite youth academics
Research fund for academics studied abroad
Special Fund project from NSFC
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 Develop academic environment: “211 Project”
 Develop innovation platform: “985 Project”
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Strategies for faculty development
 System of recruitment
• Permanent
• Long-term
• Contracting
 Source and organization of academic staff
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Engage from abroad
Domestic engagement
Doctors graduated in current year
Abroad: 1/3, Domestic: 1/3, Local: 1/3
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Strategies for faculty development
 Evaluation and review system of professional titles
• Organizations
– Junior committee
– Discipline committee
– Senior committee
• Qualifications
• Institution and means
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Discipline and bases in Beihang University
 First class discipline：Computer science and
technology
 Key disciplines
• National key discipline：Computer software and theory
• COSTIND key discipline：Computer architecture
• Key discipline in Beijing ：Computer application
technology
 Disciplinary bases
• State Key Laboratory of Software development
environment
• Education Ministry Key Laboratory of virtual reality
• Beijing key laboratory of advanced computer
technology
• Beijing key laboratory of network technology
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Disciplinary environment of Beihang University
 “211 Project in 10th 5-year Plan” （￥6,000,000）
• “Integrated air-space-ground internet and application
platform”
 “10th 5-year Plan 985 first period”（ ￥ 6,500,000）
• “Grid Services trial bed and application environment based
on next generation network”
 COSTIND computer system structure key discipline（￥
2,000,000）
• “Verification environment of military-oriented embedded and
rebuildable computer system structure design”
 “10th 5-year Plan 985 second period”disciplinary
environment
• “Integrated air-space-ground information services support
technology”（ ￥ 25,000,000）
• “Virtual reality innovative platform”（ ￥ 15,000,000）
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Trend of scientific research fund
10000
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
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1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001 2003
2005
From 2000, the sum of scientific research fund is：412,800,000
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In 2000, 36,880,000 in 2001, 79,200,000 in 2002, 52,000,000 in 2003, 77,600,000 in
2004, 67,000,000， in 2005, 100,120,000
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General condition of scientific research
 From 2000-2005
• Project：973 project, NSFC major research plan,
863 high-tech key project, national defense key
project, national key program etc. are main
projects
• Fund ： 412,000,000 Yuan in total, 52% from
government
• Achievement ： 4 second class National
Technological Progress Awards, and 24 provincial
prizes
• Intellectual property：more than 80 patents, and
42 software copyrights
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Teaching Award
 Higher education system in research
university
• 1st class prize of National Teaching
Award in 2005
 Development of advanced computer
network technology laboratory
• 2nd class prize of National Teaching
Award in 2005
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Thank You!