Introduction

College of Marxism of Harbin Engineering University, founded in 1953 from the Marxism Research Office and later developed from the Social Sciences Department in the late 1970s, has a history spanning over 70 years.

Over the past 70 years, the College of Marxism has achieved outstanding accomplishments in teaching, academic research, and discipline development. College of Marxism currently holds the first-level discipline authorized to offer doctoral degree and master’s degree in Marxist Theory. The School offers four academic directions: “Fundamental Principles of Marxism”, “Research on the Sinicization of Marxism”, “Ideological and Political Education”, and “Research on Fundamental Issues of Modern and Contemporary Chinese History” and it also has an undergraduate major in Ideological and Political Education. In 2020, it was selected as a key School of Marxism for development in Heilongjiang Province. In 2021, it was selected as the first-level discipline authorized to offer doctoral degree in Marxist Theory. The School houses key research bases for humanities and social sciences in Heilongjiang Province, the Heilongjiang Provincial Research Association for Applied Ideological and Political Education, the Heilongjiang Provincial Teaching Studio for Ideological and Political Courses, and an Information and Data Center, among other research institutions. In 2023, under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, it became the leading university in Heilongjiang Province for the integration of ideological and political courses across primary & middle schools and universities.

Our College has a rich research output. In the last 5 years, it has undertaken 15 projects of the National Social Science Fund of China (including one key project), 9 projects from the Ministry of Education, and 62 provincial-level projects. The school has won 52 awards at the provincial-level or above and its scientific research funds exceeded 6 million yuan. More than 130 papers in CSSCI journals have been published. Its achievements are regularly featured in high-level journals such as “Philosophical Research” ,“Historical Research” , “Studies on Marxism” and “Marxism and Reality”, as well as major newspapers like Guangming Daily and Economic Daily.