Our Reporter: Focus on Deepening Patriotism Education for University Students in the New Era – An Interview with Professor Huang Rongsheng, Director of the Center for Marxist Theory Research at Southwest University | Marxism Research Network

Huang Rongsheng, female, born in 1955 in Chengdu, Sichuan, is a professor and doctoral supervisor. She is the former Party Committee Secretary of Southwest University and the current Director of the Southwest University Center for Marxist Theoretical Research. She serves as a member and convener of the 7th and 8th Marxist Theory Discipline Review Groups of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee ^[1], a judge for the National Social Science Fund of China and the National Publication Foundation, Vice Chairperson of the Ministry of Education’s Steering Committee for Teaching Marxist Theory Majors in Higher Education Institutions, and a member of the Ministry of Education’s Advisory Committee for Teaching Ideological and Political Theory Courses in Universities. She formerly served as Vice Chairperson and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the Ideological and Political Education Branch of the China Association of Higher Education.

Professor Huang has presided over more than 40 national and provincial-level research projects, including major projects of the National Social Science Fund, major projects of the Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, major bidding projects for Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education, and major commissioned social science projects for Chongqing Municipality. She has published more than 300 theoretical articles in major newspapers and journals, and more than 50 books with national-level publishing houses.

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↩ [1] 国务院学位委员会学科评议组 (Guówùyuàn Xuéwèi Wěiyuánhuì Xuékē Píngyìzǔ): These discipline review groups are high-level academic bodies in China responsible for reviewing applications for doctoral and master's degree-conferring authority, formulating national disciplinary standards, and evaluating the quality of graduate education. Being a "convener" (召集人) indicates a position of significant academic leadership within the national hierarchy of a specific field, in this case, Marxist Theory.

↩ [2] 思想政治理论课 (Sīxiǎng zhèngzhì lǐlùn kè): Often abbreviated as "Sizhengke," these are the mandatory ideological and political theory courses taught at all levels of Chinese education. For university students, these typically include courses on the Basic Principles of Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, and the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, including the thought of the New Era.

↩ [3] 思想政治教育 (Sīxiǎng zhèngzhì jiàoyù): Ideological and Political Education (IPE) is a distinct academic sub-discipline within the first-level discipline of Marxist Theory in China. It focuses on the theory and practice of shaping the worldviews, values, and political loyalties of citizens and Party members, drawing on both Marxist pedagogy and sociological methods.