Gu Binglin, then President of Tsinghua University, and Chen Jining, then Executive Vice President of Tsinghua University, established and launched the Doctoral Program in Developing Country Studies (DCS)

The DCS Doctoral Program of Tsinghua University welcomed its first group of PhD students

The Teaching Committee of the DCS Doctoral Program of Tsinghua University was established and held its first meeting

Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) of Tsinghua University was established

The 1st Board Meeting of IIAS was held, and academician Gu Binglin was elected as President of the Board

The DCS Doctoral Program of Tsinghua University welcomed its first graduate, who then became the first full-time researcher at IIAS

The first Tsinghua Area Studies Forum was held

The first Meeting of the Academic Committee of IIAS was held, and Professor Xue Lan served as Director of the Committee

The first group of IIAS-Oxford joint postdoctoral researchers went to the UK to carry out research

The postdoctoral mobile station of the IIAS was established

The IIAS began to organize admission and training of PhD students as an independent teaching institute at Tsinghua

The second Tsinghua Area Studies Forum was held

The second Board Meeting of the IIAS was held, and Professor Wang Xiqin was elected as President of the Board

The Third Tsinghua Area Studies Forum was held