General Background of The Department of Tibetology
   The department of Tibetology of Qinghai Nationalities University was founded in 1956 and has educated approximately 5,000 talented students to the present. It has also made a significant contribution to the cultural education and social progress within the territory of Qinghai province. After more than 50 years of construction and development, the Tibetology department offers regular college courses and graduate education at the master’s level in a unique, multilevel integrated system of high education. Our department has highly qualified teachers，who are notable inside and outside of Qinghai province. They are especially skilled at Tibetan language and literature teaching. The department has been authorized by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council to grant Master's degrees since1981.It was one of the first departments to be given such authority. It has been recognized as a “essential subject” of the provincial level since 1995. The department was also authorized by the Ministry of Education of China to be in charge of examination for independence study of Tibetan language and literature since 1997. Since 2002 our department has begun planning for a Ph.D. program；In 2003 we acquired permission to grant a Master's degree in the study of religion ；In 2004 the department won the title of the “national recognition for excellence in classical literature”.In 2005 we acquired permission to grant Master's degree in the subject of philosophy and history. Our department thinks highly of teacher training. We have academic leaders with an enterprising spirit and young and middle-aged teachers who are the backbone of the academic enterprise. In our department there are total of 29 teaching and administrative staff members ,including 10 professors, 6 associate professors, 7 lecturers, 2 full-time administrators, and 1 librarian. 15 of an teaching have Master degree, and 4 are Ph.D. candidates. Our distinguished teaching stuff have received the following awards:
    3 experts enjoy a special allowance from the State Council；
    1 teacher won a prize from the State Ministry of Education;
    1 teacher won the Zengxianzi Higher Teacher Education Award;
    2 teachers were granted the title of “academic leaders” of the University.
    1 teacher is the vice academic leader ；
    2 teachers are the “backbone of teaching ”of Qinghai province;
    1 teacher is responsible for tutoring doctoral candidate. In the past 5 years，our department faculty in addition to fulfilling their teaching obligations, has made brilliant achievements in academic research. They have published many books and research papers. 10 of our faculty members have gone to America, France, England, and Holland for an international conferences and academic exchanges.
    After the reform and adjustment of the education system, undergraduate education in our department consists of five subject tracks to choose from. The tracks are Tibetan language and literature, Chinese and Tibetan translation, Tibetan and English translation, teacher education and computer science. Graduate student education has four majors including Tibetan language and literature, religion, philosophy and history. For graduate students there are 10 different tracks to choose from:
    Tibetan Classic literature, Chinese and Tibetan translation, linguistics、Tibetan modern literature 、Tibetan folk literature 、Gesar Epic research、Indian classical philosophy and formal logic,、Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, the history of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan classical philosophy. Our library catalogue includes approximately 9,000 books. It has one Tibetan language lab and one multifunctional room for research students.
Development plan and basic approach
    To consistently develop our under graduate education.
    To balance the development of our tracks in Tibetan language and literature, Chinese and Tibetan translation, Tibetan and English translation, teacher education and computer science.
    To concentrate on graduate students education.
    To enlarge the number of graduate students.
    To increase the number of majors for graduate students beyond the four existing majors: Tibetan language and literature, religion , philosophy and history.
    To strive to acquire the right to grant doctorate degree.
The Goals of the Department
Mission Statement of the Tibetology Department is :
    To establish the reputation of department in Qinghai and beyond that the whole country.
    To raise awareness of the Tibetan language and culture.
    To promote foreign language classes and other common classes. To broaden the special field of study.
    To improve teaching quality. To educate students with strong foundation.
    To broaden knowledge.
    To improve the quality of education.
    To makes students with adaptability and enterprising spirit.
General idea and objectives
    To give priority to the development of teaching;
    To pay attention to scientific research;
    To preserve traditional culture；
    To strength the management;
    To improve the quality of education and to strive hard to be a top-rate department.
Training objectives and model for our department
    To focus on undergraduate education;
    To develop the graduate-level education;
    To promote both teaching and scientific research;
    To rely on our strong points;
    To emphasize our distinguishing features;
    To strive for excellence in the teaching of Tibetan language and literature in China.
    Regarding the education of college students, our model is to lay a good foundation in the first two years and then allow the students to choose their own track in the last two years. The course work should be according to which track the students choose.
    Faculty and student body follow principles according to the ideological guidance of Denxiaoping’s theory and the three representatives of Jangzemin .We use a scientific outlook to guide our work founded upon rigorous scholarship and strong work ethic. We march on without ceasing and strive to build the Tibetology department into a top-rate department.