School of International Studies, Peking University

The School of International Studies (SIS) of Peking University, is the first school of its kind in all of China. It is an important teaching and research platform devoted to the training of specialized talents in international studies, international political economy, and diplomacy. SIS was officially founded in 1996, however, the origins of SIS can be traced back to several decades earlier. In 1960, the Department of Political Science was created in Peking University and three years later, the Department was renamed the Department of International Politics. From 1996 to 1998, the Department of International Politics, the Institute of International Relations, and the Institute of Afro Asian Studies merged successively, and SIS was the final product of the merging process. SIS is organized into three reputed departments and three institutes, namely, the Department of International Studies, the Department of Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Management, the Department of International Political Economy, the Institute of International Relations, the Institute of Afro Asian Studies, and the Institute of World Socialism. In addition, SIS is the host of more than twenty research centers. On the administrative side, SIS has a general office, an office for student affairs, a center for development and exchanges, and an editorial office for the journal of International Politics Quarterly. ENSIS