On September 7, 2024, the academic symposium on "Industrial Development and Value Chain restructuring in Southeast Asia under the Perspective of Area Studies" was successfully held in the Central Main Building of Tsinghua University. The symposium was hosted by the Institute for International and Area Studies of Tsinghua University (hereinafter referred to as "IIAS"), and more than 10 experts f...

On the afternoon of August 22, 2024, the opening ceremony to welcome its incoming PhD students of the Class of 2024 of the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS), Tsinghua University was successfully held in the Institute’s Lecture Room. Jiang Jingkui, Director of the IIAS; Zhang Xiaojin and Lu Nan, representatives of the doctoral supervisors, all of the new PhD students of 2024, ...

On August 9, 2024, Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS), Tsinghua University held a concluding seminar in Shanghai, marking the successful completion of the 2024 Doctoral Summer Social Practice program. During the seminar, seven doctoral students of IIAS presented their findings and reflections, drawing on their research and professional expertise. Their presentations covered a r...

On July 12th, Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) delegation visited the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London. During the visit, IIAS delegation toured the library's collections and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering comprehensive cooperation in joint research, academic exchanges, and faculty-student visits.Present at the ...

From June 28 to June 30, 2024, the “2024 Regional and Country Studies Youth Summer Camp of IIAS, Tsinghua University” (hereinafter referred to as the summer camp) was successfully held. The summer camp received more than 200 applications, and 48 students from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, ...

The First Tsinghua–Peking Universities African Studies Forum, co-hosted by the Institute for International and Area Studies of Tsinghua University (IIAS) and the Centre for African Studies of Peking University (PKUCAS), was held from June 12 to 16, 2024 at the Institute for International and Area Studies of Tsinghua University. It is a positive attempt to interact and exchange views between Ch...

In May 2024, faculty and students from the Center for West Asian and North African Studies at the International Institute for Area Studies (IIAS) of Tsinghua University conducted academic exchange activities in the UAE. Led by Dr. Duan Jiuzhou, Assistant Director of IIAS and Director of the Center for West Asian and North African Studies, the team consisted of three assistant researchers and tw...

On 9 May, the inauguration ceremony of the Kigali Field Station of the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS), Tsinghua University, and the academic dialogue on "Social Development and Sustainability in the Global South from a New Developmentalist Perspective" were held at the University of Rwanda. The Kigali Field Station, established by the Institute for International and Area St...

On 8 May, a delegation from Tsinghua University met with Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of Education of Rwanda, in Kigali, Rwanda. Attending the meeting were Zhao Jinsong, Associate Director of the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) of Tsinghua University, Zhu Xufeng, Dean of School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University, Dr Yang Chongsheng, Assistant Director of...