Laws of the People's Republic of China

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Order of the President of the People's Republic of China

No. 27

The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Academic Degrees, which was adopted at the 11th session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, is hereby promulgated, and shall be implemented as of the date of its promulgation.

Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China

August 28th, 2004

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Academic Degrees

The 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress decides to make the following revision on the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Academic Degrees:

Paragraph 2 of Article 9 shall be amended as: "A dissertation defense committee must include relevant experts from other entities, and the committee members shall be selected and determined by the degree-conferring entity concerned. The name list of the members of the academic degree evaluation committee shall be determined by the degree-conferring entity, and shall be reported to and put on records at the relevant departments of the State Council and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council."

The present Decision shall be implemented as of the date of its promulgation.

The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Academic Degrees shall be re-promulgated after being amended in accordance with the present Decision.