The School of Public Administration (SPA) of Sichuan University (SCU) was founded in June 2001 for realizing interdisciplinary and complementary advantages.

Since its establishment, SPA adheres to SCU’s spirit: “Sea, all water, receives all rivers; utmost wit listens to all sides", SCU's philosophy of “Precision, diligence, truth-seeking and innovation”，as well as the motto of “The world is equally shared by all and governed by laws”. Relying on the comprehensive advantages of SCU, SPA has set the goal of serving the society, meeting the social demands and promoting social development by cultivating high-caliber, interdisciplinary and applied talents, and providing high-quality education, training and consulting services in public administration.