Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management (Tsinghua SPPM) convened its 2025 Global Advisory Board (GAB) Meeting on November 15. Focusing on the theme “Public Governance Towards 2030”, the GAB Meeting comprised an opening ceremony and closed-door meeting, adopting a hybrid online and offline format.

Qiu Yong, secretary of the CPC Tsinghua University Committee participated as a GAB member and gave welcome remarks. Luis Vassy, president of Sciences Po, also attended and delivered a keynote speech as a newly-joined GAB member.

Qiu Yong, on behalf of Tsinghua University, expressed sincere gratitude to all the GAB members. He noted that over the 25 years since its establishment, SPPM has remained rooted in China while embracing a global vision. The School has made positive contributions to nurturing high-level public management professionals, constructing an independent knowledge system, and advancing the modernization of China’s governance system and governance capacity. Since its inception, the GAB has leveraged its members’ extensive expertise to provide a range of forward-looking, strategic advice, playing a pivotal role in supporting SPPM’s development. Looking ahead, he stated that SPPM should strive to develop new theories drawn from the dynamic practice of China’s reform and development, explore new paradigms for governance transformation in the AI era, and propose new solutions in the historical process of improving global governance. He expressed his hope that all GAB members would continue to offer valuable insights and contribute their wisdom and strength to building of a community with a shared future for mankind and creating a better world.

Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management (Tsinghua SPPM) convened its 2025 Global Advisory Board (GAB) Meeting on November 15

Peng Zongchao, professor of Tsinghua SPPM and secretary of the CPC Tsinghua SPPM Committee, presided over the opening ceremony. The subsequent closed-door discussion was led by Wu Hongbo, former special representative of the Chinese Government on European Affairs, former UN under-secretary-general and former president of the Chinese International Public Relations Association. Zhu Xufeng, professor and dean of Tsinghua SPPM, presented the school’s 25th anniversary overview and development strategy.

The attending GAB members and guests highly affirmed the achievements of SPPM over the past 25 years. They also engaged in discussions around topics such as global governance, artificial intelligence, talent cultivation, and the establishment of an independent knowledge system, jointly offering strategic guidance and insightful suggestions for the high-quality development of SPPM during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period. They emphasized the need to strengthen the discipline construction of public policy and management by focusing on digitalization, green development, integration, and internationalization. They also expressed hope that SPPM would continue striving to become a world-class institution, contributing to the development of global public policy and management disciplines and institutions, as well as global sustainable development.

Relevant officials from Tsinghua University, leaders from Tsinghua SPPM, along with faculty and student representatives, were also in attendance.

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Members and Invited Guests of This Session’s GAB Meeting of SPPM

Domestic GAB members and guests including Qiu Yong, secretary of the CPC Tsinghua University Committee and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Jiang Xiaojuan, professor of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, honorary president of the China Society of Industrial Economics and former vice secretary-general of the State Council; Wu Hongbo, former special representative of the Chinese Government on European Affairs, former UN under-secretary-general and former president of the Chinese International Public Relations Association; Tam Yiu-chung, vice president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies, party advisor of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and secretary-general of the Hong Kong Coalition; Lu Mai, former vice chairman of the China Development Research Foundation and advisor of China Development Forum; Guo Yong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Tsinghua University Committee; Yang Bin, vice chancellor of Tsinghua University Council and director of the Institute for Sustainable Social Value; Liu Hong, associate vice president of Nanyang Technological University, director of Nanyang Centre for Public Administration and Tan Lark Sye, Chair Professor of Nanyang Technological University; Yao Ming, chairman and founder of the YAO Foundation; Xue Lan, counsellor of the State Council of China, distinguished professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and dean of Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University; Yan Jirong, dean of the School of Government at Peking University; Yan Jinming, dean of the School of Public Administration and Policy at Renmin University of China; along with international GAB members and guests including Luis Vassy, president of Sciences Po and member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the National Political Science; Aiji Tanaka, president of Waseda University; Irina Bokova, former director-general of UNESCO, international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and honorary fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences; John R. Bartle, president of American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), fellow of National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), distinguished professor of School of Public Administration, dean emeritus of College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of Nebraska Omaha; Pan Suk Kim, professor emeritus of Public Administration at Yonsei University, international director of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA); Mohamad G. Alkadry, professor at the University of Connecticut, immediate past-president of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) and fellow of National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA); David M. Van Slyke, professor and dean of Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, fellow and former director of National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA); Ngaire Woods, founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University; and Danny Quah, professor at the National University of Singapore.

From School of Public Policy and Management

Editors: Li Han, John Paul Grima