Recently, the team of Professor Liu Bangcheng from SIPA, SJTU published the latest results of the team’s research on public sector organizational changes in Public Administration Review (PAR), the top international public administration journal. “Employees' Change Support in the Public Sector—A Multi-Time Field Study Examining the Formation of Intentions and Behaviors” is the title of their article. The first author of this article is Dr. Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad, a postdoctoral researcher in SIPA, while Professor Liu Bangcheng is the corresponding author of this article.

On September 24th and 25th, the Annual Conference of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) 2020 online annual conference was successfully held. Hundreds of representatives from 17 different countries and regions, including South Korea, the United States, Philippines, India, Thailand, and Australia, exchanged their views on the theme of "Towards Sustainable Asian Urban Governance: Emerging Theories and Innovative Practices". This annual conference was co-sponsored by the Asian Association for Public Administration, China Institute for Urban Governance of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the China-America Association for Public Affairs.

On September 28th, the establishment of the SJTU Institution of Politics and Economics and the appointment ceremony of Professor Zheng Yongnian were held at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). More than 100 people attended, including Lin Zhongqin, President of Shanghai Jiaotong University; Jiang Sixian, President of China Urban Governance Research Institute; Hu Jin, acting Dean of the SIPA; and representatives of teachers and students. The ceremony was presided over by Jiang Wenning, Secretary of the SIPA.