PEOPLES UNIVERSITY (JEN-MIN-TA-HSUEH ) IN PEKING.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000300510005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRALSWIFAMTREY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. 50X1
COUNTRY
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ACQUIRED
DATE
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China
People's University (Jen-min-ta-hsaeh) in
Peking,
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DATE DISTRal October 1953
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2. Founded:in September 19509 the People's University has been described as
New Oninal*Tirat niliodel" university. Organized by special decree of the
execatiVe'branch'(Cheng-wu limn) of the People's Government, the institution
has been characterized by the following featuress
a. It is bulit'nponthe pattern of Soviet experiences in higher education.
� b. It is to be staffed with Soviet professors in key posts.
c. It adopts special Soviet methods and programs in the training of diversified
types of leaders in Party and government for the construction of New� China.
3. Organization of the People's University as of June 1953: -
a� Uniirersity proper - nine departments
(1 -Conomic Planning )
(2 Finance and Credit )
Commerce and Trade ) three year courses
44 Cooperatives
Factory Management )
Statistics :
(7) Law
�(8) Diplomacy
(9) Russian Language
State -E
four year courses
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b. Special training programa (one year):
(1) Economic Training
Finance and Banking
Internal Trade
International Trade
Cooperatives ,
Factory Management
Statistics
.8 Diplomacy
(9) Archives
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co Preparatory Department - for the special benefit of adult party workers
and distinguished industrial laborers:
(1) one-year cultural course
(2) two-year aUltural course
d. Accelerated high school course for farmers and laborers. This is not a
preparatory department as the graduates are immediately given minor party
positions in rural,. areas and in factories.
e. Graduate Division with 37 graduate seminars.:. Their Coimon objeotivis are:
(1) to reform Chinese education .-,
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1331:1;vt-sh: IreaIrVif Maria=Leninism among.
teachers
4 to train research workers in Marxism-Leninism
5 to train co1lge and high school teachers in.pelitical.theories Slowly
, added in 195
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Marxist-Leninist Institute-'.. a night schoolof college grade run Thr the
benefit ofparty workers and .teachers who want to seek advancement.
4. Personnel:
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a.-Student'body -- 6750 (excluding sub-collegiate students):
-(1) ,AgricuituralpartrWorkers With a specified length of service and a good
f oultural"'level - about 3200 . _ ,
(2) Progressive industrial workers with a specified record of service and a
: good:roultural" level --about 3350
(3) Young,progressive intellectuals - about 200
All to become the �backbone of China's economic conetruction".,
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b. Faculty -. 3561. .
1) 89 Soviets
2):- .55 guests fromfriendly,nations"
3) Remainder - Chinese
c. Graduates of collegiate grades
(1) 1951 and 1952 .,-.over 2300
(2) 1953 .3000 to be graduated.
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