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...

On 8 May, a delegation from Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS), Tsinghua University, visited the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) in Kigali, Rwanda. Delphine Uwase, Head of Strategy and Competitiveness Department at RDB, received the delegation and organised a symposium with experts from Strategy and Competitiveness Department. Scene of the symposiumThe discussion was moderated b...

On May 7th, the inauguration ceremony of the Sharjah Field Station of the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) at Tsinghua University and the seminar on "Social Development and Sustainability in the Global South from the Perspective of New Developmentalism" were held at the University of Sharjah in the UAE. The Sharjah Field Station, co-established by the IIAS at Tsinghua Univers...