In China, the graduate school (department, the same below) refers to: ① the internal department responsible for organizing and implementing graduate education in the unit that undertakes the task of postgraduate training; (2) Independent institutions specializing in postgraduate training. The former can also be called "departmental graduate school" or "non-substantive graduate school", and its nature is the same as that of college admissions office, academic affairs office and student affairs office. The latter can be called "independent legal person graduate school" or "entity graduate school", and it is a public welfare legal person engaged in higher education.
In addition, from the perspective of the organizers of graduate education, there are two kinds of graduate schools in China: graduate schools of universities, graduate schools of scientific research institutions and graduate schools of party schools. The former are basically non-substantive graduate schools, such as Peking University Graduate School; Some of the latter belong to substantive graduate schools, such as the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Whether it is an "independent corporate graduate school", a "departmental graduate school" or a graduate school of a university, a scientific research institution or a party school, its graduate education is included in the national education sequence: master's and doctoral degree programs authorized by the the State Council Academic Degree Office; Enrollment into the national plan, indicators issued by the Ministry of Education and the National Development and Reform Commission; Master students must take the national unified examination, and the doctoral entrance examination shall be conducted in accordance with the unified regulations of the Ministry of Education; Student status, academic qualifications and degrees are uniformly registered, issued and certified by the Ministry of Education and the State Council Academic Degree Office; Graduates are also recognized by employers and society.