On August 11, NASPAA(Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration)officially announced the international certification results of the Master of Public Administration Program in 2021. The master's degree in Public Administration (MPA education project) of the School of Government of BNU has passed the highest level certification of seven-year inspection exemption (2021-2028) at one time, becoming the only Chinese University project that has passed the certification this year. So far, six universities in China have passed NASPAA international certification, including Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of International Business and Economics and Zhejiang University.

NASPAA currently has more than 300 college members in 15 countries and it is the most authoritative certification organization in the field of international public management education. NASPAA certification is the most internationally influential qualification evaluation system, and it focuses on whether the MPA education project is based on a clear training mission, in terms of project objectives, project governance, teacher team construction, student management and service and so on, so as to ensure the delivery of excellent talents with public value, public management knowledge and ability to the public sector. NASPAA certification not only provides an international standard for continuous improvement for domestic public management training units, but also provides an international reference for the needs of public management talents from all walks of life.

The School of Government of BNU has officially started the application for NASPAA international certification since 2017, and established a certification working group based on MPA Education Center. In December 2018, the School of Government officially became a member of NASPAA; From June 2019 to December 2020, the MPA education program of the School of Government passed the qualification examination and self-assessment stage; In March 2021, Professor Jack Meek, former chairman of NASPAA, led the investigation team to conduct a three-day online field investigation. After several rounds of discussion, the feedback report was formed and submitted to NASPAA Certification Review Committee for consideration; In July 2021, the certification review committee made the decision that the MPA education project of the School of Government passed the NASPAA certification, and granted a seven-year certification exemption period.

As the undertaker of the first batch of MPA education projects in China, the School of Government of Beijing Normal University has been forging ahead and has become an influential public management talent training base in China.