Recently, the “Belt and Road 10th Anniversary: Achievements and Future” international Academic Forum was held at Renmin University of China, where more than 150 Chinese and foreign politicians, university presidents, experts and scholars from 13 countries and 68 institutions gathered to discuss the achievements and future of the “Belt and Road”. Zhang Donggang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Renmin University of China, Sun Zhuangzhi, Director of the Institute of Russian East European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Sergei Glaziev, Director of the Department of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission and former Economic Adviser to the President of Russia, and Ayiguli Abdelayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan State University, attended and addressed the opening ceremony. Zheng Shuiquan, deputy Party secretary of Renmin University of China, presided over the opening ceremony. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the “the Belt and Road” initiative and a new starting point for Chinese path to modernization to embark on a new journey. Over the past decade, the “the Belt and Road Initiative” has been transformed from a Chinese initiative to an international practice, from concept to action, from vision to reality, and has become a popular

As one of the three pillars of China-Eu relations, people-to-people and cultural exchanges play an important role in promoting political mutual trust and economic and trade exchanges. Effective interaction in such areas as education, culture, science and technology, youth and women is not only a physical vehicle for the dialogue between Chinese and European civilizations, but also an effective way to enhance mutual understanding and recognition between our peoples and promote the overall and all-round development of China-Eu and China-France relations. China has established high-level people-to-people exchange mechanisms with the EU, France, the UK and Germany, and promoted people-to-people exchanges between China and European countries through various forms of people-to-people exchanges and various channels. As one of the research bases for China-Europe people-to-people exchanges under the supervision of the Department of International Affairs of the Ministry of Education, the Center for China-Eu People-To-People Exchanges at Renmin University of China has long been committed to the research of China-Eu high-level people-to-people exchanges, providing administrative advice and academic support for the establishment of mechanisms, the promotion of policies and the preparation of related activities. On September 21, the first sub-forum of the China-Eu Civilisations Forum “China-Eu People-To-People Exchanges in the Post-COVID-19 Era”

On the afternoon of October 19, leaders of the Department of Border and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave an internal lecture on the recent development of China-India relations in Conference Room 813 of the Mingde International Building, which was organized by the South Asia Studies Program of the Institute of Regional Studies of Renmin University of China. Prof. Wang Junqi from the School of Philosophy of Renmin University, Prof. Liu Lina and Prof. Wang Zhaodong from the School of International Relations, Prof. Wu Lin from the Foreign Affairs University, Prof. Xu Qin and Prof. Ding Xinting from the Institute of Modern International Relations attended the lecture and conducted internal exchanges.

On the morning of October 24, 2023, Professor Joseph Nye Jr., Distinguished Contribution Professor of Harvard University and former dean of the Kennedy School of Government, was invited to visit the School of International Relations of Renmin University of China to have a two-hour exchange and discussion with teachers and students of Renmin University of China on China-Us relations. More than 20 teachers and experts from the School of International Relations, Renmin University of China, Hillhouse Artificial Intelligence School, Law School, Marxism School, World Knowledge Publishing House, as well as students of related majors and international students participated in the exchange and discussion. Li Chen, vice president of the School of International Relations, moderated the discussion. Dean Yang Guangbin made an opening speech and welcomed Professor Nye and all the teachers and students. Dean Yang Guangbin pointed out that Professor Nye’s theoretical research and classic works have a great impact on teachers and students in the field of international relations, introduced the theoretical innovation and research progress of the school, and stressed the need for exchanges with top international scholars in the process of discipline construction and talent training, so he is very much looking forward to the upcoming wonderful