 Founded
in 1960, Shanghai Institutes for International
Studies (SIIS) is acomprehensive research
organization for studies of international
politics, economy,security strategy and China's
external relations. The SIIS is dedicated
to serving forChina's modernization drive,
and for Shanghai's opening-up and economic
development. It mainly studies the United
States, Japan, Europe, Russia and the Asia-Pacific
region, focusing on relations among major
powers and China's peripheryenvironment. Based
on its studies of theories of international
relations and dynamic changes of international
affairs, the SIIS pursues both mid-term and
long-term comprehensive research on significant
issues in contemporary international politics,
economy and security, providing relevant governmental
departments and institutions with research
reports and other research findings for reference,
and presenting journals and magazines to the
public for popularizing knowledge of international
affairs.After unremitting efforts of several
generations of its researchers, SIIS has gained
renowned reputation both domestically and
internationally. In November 2006, SIIS was
elected as one of the “Top 10 Think Tanks
in China” in the “First Forum on China’s Think
Tanks” held in Beijing. And in a research
report released in the end of 2007 by Foreign
Policy Research Institute (FPRI) based at
Philadelphia, USA, SIIS was listed in the
“Top 10 Think Tanks in the world (non-U.S.)”.
The SIIS has about 80 full
time staff members including 30 senior fellows.
Main publications of the SIIS include 《SURVEY
OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS》, 《INTERNATIONAL
REVIEW》, 《WORLD OUTLOOK》, 《SIIS JOURNAL》,
etc.
The SIIS maintains academic
exchanges and cooperative relations with
hundred prestigious universities and leading
research institutions both in China and
in 30 other countries and areas , sponsors
various workshops and seminars, invites
foreign scholars and leading figures for
academic exchanges, sponsors international
conferences, sends fellows abroad for academic
tours and lectures or for international
conferences, and develops cooperative projects.
The SIIS is authorized by the Degree Committee
of the State Council to confer M.A. degree.
Beginning from 1979, the SIIS has admitted
postgraduates for two- and half-year study
on international politics and international
organizations. Relevant specialties involve
politics, economy, domestic and foreign
policies of the United States, Japan, Asia
and Europe as well as international strategic
issues. |
