Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Context and Tasks 2
1.2 Landscape of Development 9
1.3 Focus of Initiatives 19
Chapter 2 Scale and Structure 29
2.1 Programs and Degree-granting Institutions 30
2.2 Admissions 30
2.3 Enrollment 49
2.4 Degrees 65
Chapter 3 Support 89
3.1 Supervisors 90
3.2 National On-budget Funds 97
3.3 Communication and Cooperation 109
Chapter 4 Quality 121
4.1 Quality of Training 122
4.2 Employment and Career Development 131
4.3 Quality Assurance 136
Chapter 5 International Trends 153
5.1 Documents on Worldwide Postgraduate Education 154
5.2 Development of Postgraduate Education in USA，UK， Japan&Australia 162
5.3 Reforms of Postgraduate Education Worldwide in 2012 175
Appendix 185
Appendix Ⅰ Data of Degrees and Postgraduates 186
Appendix Ⅱ Data of Supervisors （2012） 212
Appendix Ⅲ Data of Programs and Degree-granting Institutions 214
Appendix Ⅳ National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Awards （2012） 217
Appendix Ⅴ Annual List of Honorary Doctorates （2012） 223
Appendix Ⅵ Important Events on Postgraduate Education in 2012 225
Appendix Ⅶ Data of Postgraduate Education outside China’s Mainland 230
Appendix Ⅷ List of “Annual Report on Graduate Education in China （2013）” Research Team Members 269
References 273
Postscript 275