The People's Public Security University of China has always adhered to the high degree of consciousness of “Public Security Departments Bear the Paramount Responsibility for National Security,” actively serving the national security strategy, promoting the construction of national security disciplines, and carrying out personnel training in key areas of national security. In order to further implement a holistic approach to national security, the university integrated the faculty of relevant schools, established the School of National Security and Counter-Terrorism in June 2019, which was selected as one of the first batch of national security discipline construction pilot institutions. In June 2020, the School of National Security and Counter-Terrorism was renamed the School of National Security. In December 2021, it was approved as one of the first institutions to offer doctoral programs in National Security Studies as a first-level discipline. In the same year, National Security Studies was designated as a “High-Precision” discipline by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality.

The School of National Security has four undergraduate majors, including one national first-class undergraduate major, two first-class undergraduate majors in Beijing, and one key construction major of the Ministry of Public Security, among which are Domestic Security, Counter-Terrorism Policing, Public Security Intelligence, and Police Command and Tactics. The school comprises six teaching and research sections in the fields of national security, counter-terrorism, intelligence, command, national security, and international security, along with two internal departments: the Student Affairs Office and the General Administration Office. The school has a total of 60 faculty and staff members, including 52 full-time teachers, among whom are 7 professors and 20 associate professors, providing integrated education at the undergraduate, master, and doctoral levels, with 7 doctoral supervisors and 40 master’s supervisors. Currently, the school has enrolled over 900 undergraduate students and more than 200 postgraduate students.

Under the direct guidance of the Ministry of Public Security, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the Education Working Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee, the School of National Security has established the International Relations Research and Exchange Center, the Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations Research Center, the Cyberspace International Governance Research Base, the National Security of Beijing Universities Research Base and a Community For the Chinese Nation Research Base. Five provincial and ministerial-level scientific research platforms, such as the Research Base of the Chinese National Community, carry out think tank construction and decision-making consultation in the field of national security. There are more than 10 teaching practice bases in Beijing, Xinjiang, Henan, Guangdong, Jiangsu and other provinces and cities.

In recent years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Committee of PPSUC, the School of National Security has achieved remarkable results in teaching and research, serving the society, national security publicity and education. It has secured three major projects funded by the National Social Science Fund and more than 10 other national-level research projects. The school has submitted over 200 think tank reports to government agencies and departments at different levels, more than 20 of which have received positive feedback from leaders at the provincial and ministerial levels. The school has been repeatedly honored with titles such as the University’s Annual Advanced Collective, Advanced Research Collective, Advanced “Double First-Class” Initiative Collective, Advanced Grassroots Party Organization by the Ministry of Public Security, and “Benchmark Party Committee.”

Looking ahead, with a focus on the fundamental task of nurturing virtue and talents, the School of National Security will continue to thoroughly study and implement a holistic approach to national security, serve the national security strategy and public security work, strive to build a research highland and talent training base in the field of national security, and create a new chapter.