School of Government (SOG) of Sun Yat-sen University was founded on September 30, 2001 in Guangzhou, China. Its origin dates back to 1905 when Guangdong College of Law and Administration (法政学堂 Fazheng xuetang) was established. Now, over 100 years of development, SOG has become one of the leading schools in disciplines of political science and public administration in China. Holding values of equality, mutual respect and cooperation to bear fruits, SOG takes on a mission to pursue good governance in China and the world beyond by continuously injecting new energy to traditional studies for good governance and staying at forefronts of academic research, professional training and social service.