As the first new formal university established by the Communist Party of China, Renmin University of China has a long history and profound accumulation in the field of regional and national studies. It can be traced back to Japanese studies in the Yan’an period in the late 1930s, and started in the early 1960s in the International Department of Political Science and Institute of Soviet and Eastern European Studies. After more than 60 years of forge ahead and the unremitting efforts of several generations of scholars, Renmin University of China has built more than 20 regional units under secondary units such as the School of International Relations, the School of Foreign Languages, the School of Law, the School of Economics, and the National Academy of Development and Strategy. Country-related research centers, institutes, and institutes have basically achieved full coverage of important countries and regions around the world.

In June 2023, taking the opportunity of regional and regional studies being established as a first-level discipline, Renmin University of China upgraded and renamed the “School of Global and Area Studies” to the “School of Global and Area Studies”, flexibly integrating the current There are regional and national studies teaching and research platforms and institutions to promote the overall construction of regional and national studies disciplines at Renmin University of China. The Regional National Research Institute is one of the first school-level “innovation highlands” established by Renmin University of China. Its business responsibilities cover discipline development, talent training, academic research, think tank platforms, external exchanges and continuing education. It is led by Zhai Dongsheng The professor took the lead in the preparation.

The institute adheres to the concept of multidisciplinary interdisciplinary research and aims to integrate political science, Marxist theory, applied economics, sociology, world history, law, foreign languages and literature, journalism and communication and other disciplines into one, and is inclusive of social sciences. , humanities and natural sciences research methods, perspectives and paths, in order to comprehensively, comprehensively and three-dimensionally explore regional and national issues, aiming to present a complete picture of the history, culture, internal affairs and diplomacy, economic structure and social development of a specific region and country. Provide policymakers and academics with timely, theoretically relevant, evidence-based, and practical research results and policy recommendations. The work of the institute will focus on the fields of regional and country studies theories and methods, European studies, Eurasian studies, Asia-Pacific studies, French and Francophone studies, and global politics and economic studies.

The goal of the institute is to build a theoretical and methodological system of regional and country studies with “National People’s Congress style, Chinese characteristics, and world standards” based on multi-disciplinary knowledge such as international political economics, comparative political economics, development economics and artificial intelligence. To implement the international development strategy, the institute will actively carry out academic cooperation with world-renowned universities, research institutions and international organizations to continuously improve the research level and international influence of the institute. At the same time, the institute is actively applying for master’s and doctoral authorization points in regional and national studies, providing a broad development platform for students who are interested in in-depth research on regional and national studies.
The Regional and National Research Institute of Renmin University of China shoulders the mission of aggregation, empowerment, organization and service. It is characterized by interdisciplinary, in-depth research, unique theory and international perspective. It is committed to cultivating outstanding talents and contributing to the construction of a “community with a shared future for mankind” and Make contributions to the National People’s Congress in realizing the discipline development of regional and national studies.