On April 8, the National Office for Philosophy and Social Science announced the list of the major programs supported by Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China about study and explaination of the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Five projects of Shandong University have been approved, and the number of projects is tied for the third place in all national universities. One of the projects was declared by Prof. Yu Fan from the School of Journalism and Communication, as the chief expert. And his subject is Research on the History of the Publicity and Mobilization of the Communist Party of China in the New-democratic Revolution Period.

This is the third major project of Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China obtained by the School of Journalism and Communication since its establishment in 2016. The first two were awarded in 2021: Research on Theoretical Construction and Communication System of the Hero Concept in the New Era with Prof. Liu Mingyang, the Dean, as the chief expert, and Research on the construction of a new pattern of global communication under the Viewpoint of Exchange and Mutual Learning among Civilizations with Prof. Dai Yuanchu as the chief expert.

Although it is a young school with a small number of teachers, the School of Journalism and Communication has achieved great breakthroughs, getting three major programs supported by Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China, in such a short period of time. The School has always attached great importance to the organization and management of scientific research project application. Teachers here are supported and mobilized to actively apply for various projects, especially to seek breakthroughs in major projects. In the process of applying for major projects, the college has held a special demonstration meeting to organize experts and scholars inside and outside the school to analyze, guide and demonstrate the application topics, which has provided strong support for improving the quality of the project application and the rate of project approval. In the next step, our school will continue to focus on the needs of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan, strengthen the scientific research capabilities by the incubation and construction of large teams, large projects, and large achievements in order to contribute to the discipline construction and development of schools and colleges.