Journalism education at Guizhou University has a long and distinguished history dating back to the 1940s. Renowned journalism educator Xie Liuyi was once appointed a professor at the then National Guizhou University. In 1986, with approval from the State Education Commission, Guizhou University established a journalism major—the first undergraduate journalism program in Guizhou Province—and enrolled its first cohort of students in 1987. In 2006, the School of Humanities established the Department of Journalism and, in the same year, launched Guizhou’s first professional master’s program in journalism. In 2017, the university was authorized to offer an academic master’s degree as well as a professional master’s degree in Journalism and Communication. In 2022, the journalism major was recognized as a provincial first-class undergraduate program.

 The School of Communication at Guizhou University was founded in 2023. It is a jointly established school supported by the Publicity Department of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee and Guizhou University, and is one of the 43 institutions authorized to nominate entries for the preliminary evaluation of the China Journalism Awards. The School currently enrolls more than 400 full-time undergraduate and graduate students, including six international students from countries such as Russia and Vietnam. It has 32 faculty and staff members, including 4 professors, 11 associate professors, and 9 lecturers. Among them are one recipient of the “Hundred-Level” Innovative Talent under Guizhou’s “Hundreds, Thousands, and Tens of Thousands Talents” program, two young innovative talents recognized by the National Radio and Television Administration, one provincial “Gold Teacher” (Outstanding Teaching Award) in undergraduate education, and one team awarded the title of “Young Academic Pioneers” in Guizhou’s philosophy and social sciences. The faculty is characterized by strong academic credentials, a high degree of internationalization, and a well-balanced age structure.

  Aligned with the development of the New Liberal Arts, the School upholds the Marxist view of journalism and continues to deepen reforms in talent cultivation. It has developed a distinctive training model that emphasizes solid foundations, strong professional competence, hands-on practice, and innovation. An open and forward-looking curriculum system has been established, featuring four provincial-level first-class undergraduate courses. In collaboration with Guizhou Daily, the School has launched an “International Communication Experimental Program,” taking the lead in the province in training professionals in international communication.

  The School maintains close ties with the media industry and has established a wide range of internship and practice bases with major news organizations, including Xinhua News Agency Guizhou Bureau, People’s Daily Guizhou Bureau, Guizhou Daily, Guizhou Radio and Television Station, and Chengdu Radio and Television Station. These partnerships provide students with extensive opportunities for professional practice. The School also operates a well-equipped and fully functional media laboratory and actively encourages student participation in innovation and entrepreneurship programs. Over the past three years, students have achieved outstanding results in competitions such as the “Challenge Cup” National College Students’ Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition, the National College Student Advertising Art Competition, and the China Creative Challenge and National Digital Art and Design Competition, winning more than 50 national-level awards and over 100 provincial and ministerial-level awards.

  Responding to major national and regional development needs, the School has developed distinctive strengths in research areas including ethnic communication, rural communication, the history of revolutionary (red) journalism, and international communication. In the past five years, it has undertaken one major project and seven general projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China (including youth, western-region, and post-funded projects), more than 20 provincial and ministerial-level projects, and has published over 10 academic monographs.

  The School places great emphasis on academic exchange and international engagement. It is a standing council member of the Chinese Association for Journalism History and of the Professional Committee on the History of Journalism and Communication Education. The School has hosted or co-hosted numerous international and domestic academic conferences, regularly organizes the “Xie Liuyi Communication Lecture Series,” and has hosted programs such as “Looking China: International Youth Film Project.” It maintains extensive partnerships and exchanges with leading institutions, including the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University, the School of Journalism at Renmin University of China, and the College of Media and International Culture at Zhejiang University.