1978 In the second half of the year, under the guidance of the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in order to meet the needs of reform and opening up, the economic construction of the capital and social development, and to speed up the solution of the huge gap in talent demand, the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Beijing Municipality decided to cooperate with key universities in Beijing to establish a number of university branches with the help of their teachers' advantages and school-running experience. This is a large-scale and far-reaching educational reform attempt in the field of higher education.

1978 65438+In February, with the support and help of Peking University and Renmin University of China, Beijing officially approved the establishment of Peking University No.1 Branch (renamed Peking University Branch in May, 1983) and China Renmin University No.2 Branch. It was determined that both branches were ordinary institutions of higher learning in Beijing, and the party affairs and business administration were entrusted to the people of Peking University and China.

1February, 979, the first batch of students from two branch schools entered school.

1982 65438+February, Beijing adjusted its university branches, and 36 branches were adjusted to 13. The first branch of Peking University and the second branch of China Renmin University continued to maintain their organizational systems.

1985 In March, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Beijing established Beijing Union University on the basis of university branches, and Peking University Branch and the Second Branch of China Renmin University merged into Beijing Union University. Peking University Branch was renamed "College of Arts and Sciences of Beijing Union University"; The second branch of China Renmin University was renamed "Law School of Beijing Union University". As legal entities, these two colleges are still relatively independent institutions.

1in March, 994, according to the documents of Beijing municipal government, the College of Arts and Sciences of Beijing Union University and the School of Law of Beijing Union University were merged into the College of Applied Arts and Sciences of Beijing Union University, and they are still relatively independent institutions as legal persons.

In the long-term process of running a school, our college actively adapts to the needs of economic construction and social development in the capital. On the basis of in-depth investigation, active exploration and repeated argumentation, the guiding ideology of developing applied disciplines and cultivating applied talents has been established, which has realized a major change from basic research to applied compound, and has embarked on a school-running road with its own characteristics that conforms to the development law of higher education and meets the needs of society.

During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the national and Beijing's medium-and long-term education reform and development plan put forward higher requirements for higher education. According to the needs of building a world city with China characteristics, the trend of popularization, socialization and internationalization of higher education development and the needs of social and economic development in the capital have put forward new challenges and opportunities for higher education and universities in the capital.

Our college will actively adapt to the requirements of Beijing's taking the lead in basically realizing modernization and accelerate the internationalization of education in accordance with the school-running purpose of "developing applied education, cultivating applied talents and building applied universities". Adhere to Scientific Outlook on Development to guide the work of the college, adhere to the development direction of applied liberal arts and applied science, consolidate the achievements, deepen the reform, improve the quality, and run a characteristic; Adhere to the goal of promoting quality education in an all-round way, pay attention to cultivating students' innovative spirit and practical ability, and cultivate high-quality talents with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique and beauty. In the practice of deepening the reform of higher education and seeking new development opportunities, our college will be built into a training base for applied senior talents with distinctive discipline characteristics and strong comprehensive strength.