On October 25, Shanghai Soft Science, a professional institution of higher education evaluation, officially released the "2021 ranking of the best academic subject in China". The Marxist theory discipline of our university entered the top 20% in the ranking list, ranking 74th in China and 4th in Hubei Province, second only to Wuhan University, Central China Normal University and Wuhan University of Technology. This discipline ranking was not only the performance of the comprehensive strength of Marxist theoretical disciplines in our university, the result of the high attention of the Party committee and the joint efforts of all teachers and students, but also the powerful driving force for the college to pursue high-quality development.

Shanghai Ranking Consultancy is a leading higher education evaluation organization in the world. Shanghai Ranking Consultancy has many ranking lists with far-reaching influence and industry recognition at home and abroad. The "World University Academic Ranking" first released in 2003 is one of the most influential and authoritative university rankings in the world.  "The ranking of Chinese universities", "the ranking of China's best disciplines" and "the ranking of world-class disciplines" regularly released by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy every year have been concerned and reported by domestic authoritative media such as "People's Daily", "Guang Ming Daily" and "China Education Daily". The objectivity and persuasiveness of ranking indicators and methods have been highly recognized by higher education experts.

（proofreader:Li Yuqiao  Translator:Liu Yuting）