On December 6, Jiang Hui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the Academy of Marxism, Visited the Department of Basic Principles for Research and Investigation
On the afternoon of December 6, 2018, Jiang Hui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), visited the Department of the Basic Tenets of Marxism for a research and fact-finding mission. During the research meeting, Yu Bin, Director of the Department, introduced the members of the department to Director Jiang one by one and provided a focused report on the department’s core work, known as the "Four Conferences, Two Seminars, and Two Centers." This refers to the department's annual organization of four influential national academic symposiums; the operation of the "General Lecture Training Seminar on the Introduction to the Basic Tenets of Marxism" and the "National Training Seminar on Political Economy of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics"; and the establishment of a Collaborative Innovation Center in partnership with institutions such as the China University of Political Science and Law, as well as the Research Center for Economic and Social Development in collaboration with the School of Marxism at Hainan Tropical Ocean University. Currently, these initiatives have established long-term mechanisms [1], and their national influence is steadily expanding.
Deputy Directors of the Department, Zheng Yiming and Li Chunhua, introduced Director Jiang to the achievements made since the establishment of the disciplines of the Basic Tenets of Marxism and Ideological and Political Education [2], as well as the future development goals for continuously enhancing the influence of these disciplines within the national academic community. The heads of the four research offices within the department respectively introduced the developmental status and future strategic planning of their respective offices.
During the meeting, Director Jiang Hui pointed out that mastering the basic tenets of Marxism is the foundation for all our research work, and this is of particular importance for the Department of the Basic Tenets of Marxism. He emphasized that two aspects of work must be executed well: first, we must secure a firm foothold at the national level through high-level intellectual outputs; second, we must vigorously build our scientific research teams and cultivate our own top-tier talent. From a national perspective, the Institute of Marxism Studies is the benchmark for the study and research of Marxism; we must promote our own brand and continuously enhance the Institute’s influence across the country.
All members of the Department of the Basic Tenets of Marxism participated in the session and delivered relevant reports to Director Jiang.
Contributed by: Liang Haifeng