In 1961, it was transformed into an academic institution. In 1975, because then-premier Chiang Ching-kuo thought that a think tank would function best in the relatively independent atmosphere of a university, it was placed under National Chengchi University (NCCU), and the staff came increasingly from the ranks of specialists and academics.
民國五十年正式改為學術機構，六十四年因當時的行政院長蔣經國認為智庫最好能接受大學獨立思考的風氣，進一步改為隸屬於政治大學，晉用人才也因而更為專業、學術化。