Ren Yuzhong

After completing his graduate studies, Ren remained at Peking University, embarking on an administrative career that would span over two decades with various posts, including director of the Secretariat Office of the Party Committee and University Office, deputy director of the Party Committee Policy Research Office, deputy director of the Policy and Regulation Research Office, executive deputy director of the Party Committee Policy Research Office, director of the Policy and Regulation Research Office (Party Committee Policy Research Office), head of the Personnel Department, head of the Teacher Work Department of the Party Committee, director of the Talent Exchange and Training Center, director of the Teacher Talent Office, head of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee, secretary-general of the Party Committee, press spokesperson, and director of the Media Integration Center.^[1][3] In March 2024, he reached the pinnacle of his administrative career when he was promoted to vice president, becoming the youngest vice president in the history of Peking University.^[1][3]

On 17 September 2025, Ren voluntarily handed himself in to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[1][3] He was the first highest-ranking official in the education system to surrender to anti-corruption authorities in 2025.^[1][3] On December 8, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and dismissed from public office.^[4]