The School traces its origin to the Department of Foreign Languages of the International Politics College, founded in 1979. The institution was later renamed the Chinese People’s Police Officers University. Following its merger with the People’s Public Security University of China in 1998, the International Police Studies program was approved as a new undergraduate program and began the enrollment in 2008. With the approval from the Ministry of Public Security, the School was renamed the School of International Policing and Law Enforcement in 2013, before adopting its current name, the School of International Police Studies in 2020.
The School currently comprises seven teaching and research sections: International Police Cooperation, Immigration Management, Nationality Management, Overseas Interests Protection, Country and Area Studies, Police English, and College English. It also includes 2 offices for administrative issues and student affairs respectively.
The School has nearly 60 full-time faculty members, over 20 of whom have studied abroad. A number of faculty members have been recognized with honors such as the “Outstanding Supervisor Award for University Faculty” in Beijing and “Outstanding Female Contribution Award” by the Ministry of Public Security.
Guided by the national strategy on foreign-related rule of law and the requirements of police work in the new era, the School has strategically developed its academic programs. It was recognized as a first-class undergraduate program in Beijing in 2019 and at the national level in 2021. This was followed by the introduction of a new program in Immigration Management and a micro-program in INTERPOL and Police Liaison in 2022. Furthermore, the School was approved as a National Innovation Base for Collaborative Development of Foreign-related Legal Talent by the Ministry of Education in 2024.
In response to the needs of public security in the new era, the School has established an Experimental Class for Top Innovative Talents under the National Innovation Base. This program aims to develop highly-qualified foreign-related legal talents who are politically steadfast, possess both international vision and patriotic sentiment, and have a systematic grasp of domestic and international legal studies. Our graduates will be equipped with professional police skills, cross-cultural competencies, and multilingual abilities, enabling them to deal with international affairs within the global legal framework, to combat transnational crimes, to engage in law enforcement and judicial cooperation and immigration management. They will be qualified for relevant roles in organizations such as INTERPOL, as well as in police liaison and immigration management.
The School has produced policy advisory reports that have received endorsements from central and ministerial/provincial levels in recent years. The faculty has undertaken 2 national research projects, 1 key ministerial/provincial project, and over 10 other ministerial/provincial projects. Furthermore, the educational reform project “Innovation in the Cultivation Model for Multilingual International Policing Talent” received funding in Beijing.
The School adheres to an open approach in its operations, managing international student programs and organizing international conferences. It actively broadens students’ international horizons by selecting students for internships at international organizations such as the Lancang-Mekong Comprehensive Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation Center and the ASEAN-China Centre, facilitating participation in academic events like the Global Public Security Forum and international police forums, and regularly organizing student exchange visits to countries including Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Uzbekistan.
