In order to meet the crucial strategic needs of the national “energy revolution”, as well as promote modernization of the national energy governance system and governance capacity, the China University of Petroleum (East China) School of Humanities and Law was approved to build an interdisciplinary doctoral program in energy governance and law. This follows approval from the China University of Petroleum (East China) Degree Evaluation Committee. On June 26th 2020, the application was submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval and filing, which was duly granted. Establishing an interdisciplinary doctoral program in energy governance and law is an important measure for coordinating the discipline building and development needs of China University of Petroleum (East China), in addition to implementing the discipline development strategy of strengthening, expanding and upgrading. At the same time, it also signals a key breakthrough in the School of Humanities and Law’s leapfrog development of the legal discipline.
