教育部学位与研究生教育发展中心
机构性质
教育部学位与研究生教育发展中心（简称教育部学位中心）是教育部直属事业单位，在教育部、国务院学位委员会及国务院教育督导委员会的领导下开展工作，具有独立法人资质。
历史沿革
教育部学位中心成立于2003年，其前身是成立于1999年的全国学位与研究生教育发展中心。
工作职能
开展学位与研究生教育的科研工作，为教育部、国务院学位委员会、国务院教育督导委员会有关政策的制定提供参考。
承担教育部、国务院学位委员会、国务院教育督导委员会委托开展的学位与研究生教育的评估、评审监测工作，并根据需要面向社会自主开展与学位与研究生教育有关的评估、评审服务工作。
承担以研究生毕业同等学力人员申请硕士（博士）学位全国统考的命题和考务工作。
承担我国学位与国外学位、我国内地学位与港澳台地区学位的对等研究以及相互承认学位协议有关咨询工作；根据政府授权与有关非政府组织和民间机构签订有关学位与研究生教育评估及互认的合作协议。
承担学位证书的认证评价、鉴定和咨询工作。
负责全国学位与研究生教育信息系统的建设、维护并面向社会提供服务。
开展学位与研究生教育的民间国际交流与合作。
主办《中国研究生》杂志。
开展学位与研究生教育相关的其他工作。
徽标寓意
标志整体造型为一顶学位帽，寓学位之意；红色帽檐形似翻开的书本，比喻研究生教育；学位帽右侧的三缕丝绦表示学士、硕士、博士三级学位。
蓝色寓意博大与智慧，红色表现青春与活力。
China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education
Development Center (CDGDC)
Introduction of CDGDC
As an independent legal entity, China Academic Degrees and Graduate
Education Development Center (CDGDC) is an administrative department directly
under the Ministry of Education (MoE), operating under the joint leadership of
the Ministry of Education, the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council
(ADCSC), and the Education Inspection Committee of the State Council.
Our History
CDGDC was established in 2003, evolving from National Academic Degrees and
Graduate Education Development Center founded in 1999.
Functions
To engage in scientific research on academic degrees and graduate
education, and provide policy-making counseling for the Ministry of Education,
the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, and the Education
Inspection Committee of the State Council.
To conduct tasks of assessing,evaluating and monitering academic degrees
and graduate education, entrusted by the Ministry of Education, the Academic
Degrees Committee of the State Council, and the Education Inspection Committee
of the State Council. And when necessary, CDGDC has the authority to
independently conduct similar tasks entrusted by any social establishments.
To undertake the tasks of test-paper setting and test administration for
the the national tests for the equivalently qualified master （or
doctoral）degreeapplicants.
To engage in the researchondegree equivalency between China and
othercountries, between Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR as well as
Taiwan;to provide counseling service of qualification recognition. Authorized by
the government, CDGDC can sign cooperation agreements concerning degree
recognition and graduate education evaluation with non-governmental
organizations and institutions.
To provide verification and recognition services of degree certificates and
other study documents, and related consulting service.
To undertake the tasks of the developmentand maintenance of the information
system for national academic degrees and graduate education, and provide
services in this area to the public.
To conduct non-governmental international exchanges and cooperation in
academic degrees and graduate education.
To manage the magazine China Postgraduates.
To take other related responsibilities concerning academic degrees and
graduate education.
CDGDC Logo
The logo of CDGDC resembles the shape of a mortarboard, which symbolizes
academic degrees. The red brim of the mortarboard in the shape of an open book
symbolizes graduate education. The three ribbons on the right side of the
mortarboard symbolize the bachelor degree, the master degree and the doctoral
degree respectively.
The color blue stands for profoundness and wisdom, and the color red stands
for youth and vitality.
