The doctoral study time in the School of Public Administration of Tsinghua University is three to four years or four to five years. Generally speaking, the study period of doctoral students is three to four years, and the study period of direct doctoral students and graduate students (including master students) is four to five years.

The cultivation method of doctoral students is mainly academic research, focusing on cultivating the ability of doctoral students to engage in academic research independently, and enabling doctoral students to study by completing certain credits.

Doctoral student type:

1, an ordinary doctoral student admitted by ordinary recruitment.

2. Excellent undergraduate graduates recommend direct doctoral students who directly pursue doctoral degrees without examination.

3. Master's and doctoral students who have been admitted by the outstanding master's students in our school.

4. On-the-job personnel with long-term practical work experience and outstanding research results are admitted as doctoral dissertations and directed employment.

Please refer to the Tsinghua University Graduate School-Tsinghua University Doctoral Postgraduate Training Regulations (revised on April 20 19) for the above contents.