University of International Relations

University of International Relations
国际关系学院
	File:University of International Relations logo.png
Other name	国关 Guó Gūan
Former names	Institute of International Relations
Type	National
Established	1949; 74 years ago
Officer in charge	Lin Xiaoke
Chairman	Liu Hui
Vice-president	Guo Huimin
Location	Beijing, China; 40°00′08″N 116°16′48″E / 40.0021°N 116.2801°ECoordinates: 40°00′08″N 116°16′48″E / 40.0021°N 116.2801°E
Website	uir.cn; uir.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国际关系学院
Traditional Chinese	國際關係學院
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guójì Guānxì Xuéyuàn

The University of International Relations (UIR; Chinese: 国际关系学院) is a national public university in Beijing, China.

UIR was established in 1949 by the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Enlai, to train diplomats. It became one of the National Key Universities in 1960, and was among the earliest universities in China to offer master's degrees. In 1983, the school was transformed to a comprehensive university. It was the first foreign study school in China to make such a transformation.^[1]^[2]

Its former English name is translated as "Institute of International Relations." It is also colloquially known as "Guoguan" (国关 Guó Gūan).

The university remains closely linked to the Ministry of State Security.^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

UIR Main Academic Building

The University of International Relations was founded in 1949 to train foreign affairs cadres for the newly created People's Republic of China. In 1961, the school merged with the Foreign Affairs College.^[6]

In 1964, then-Premier Zhou Enlai ordered the creation of colleges and university departments to focus on international affairs.^[5] Several government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party, established their own institutes for the study of international affairs. The University of International Relations in Beijing was formally brought under the control of the Ministry of Public Security in 1965, and was charged with training intelligence agents for the Investigation Department (a precursor to the Ministry of State Security) and for Xinhua News Agency.^[6]^[5]

Like many schools in China, the University of International Relations was shuttered during China's Cultural Revolution and reopened in 1978.^[7] It was among the first institutions of higher education authorized by the Chinese government to offer academic degrees in China.^[8]

UIR Library

Partnerships

The university maintains partnerships and exchanges with Marietta College, University of Massachusetts Boston, Aalborg University, Toulouse 1 University Capitole, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima City University, Ibaraki University, among others.^[3]

Ties to Chinese intelligence services

Chinese government sources and the university's website maintain that UIR operates under the direction of the Ministry of Education,^[9] but many researchers contend that the university, along with Jiangnan Social University, is actually part of the Ministry of State Security (MSS), China's civilian national intelligence agency.^[3]^[5]^[6]^[4]

Notable alumni

UIR Gymnasium

An Min, Former Vice President of Department of Commerce, the People's Republic of China
Du Wei, Diplomat, former Chinese Ambassador to Israel
Liu Huan, Artist, Singer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics theme song
Ma Jun, Chinese Environmentalist, Non-Fiction Writer, Environmental Consultant, and Journalist
Mei Feng, Screenwriter, Prix du scénario (Best Screenplay Award) winner of 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Qin Gang, the 11th Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States
Yan Xuetong, Director of the Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University

References

^ "History of University of International Relations". University of International Relations. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ "中共中央关于增加全国重点高等学校的决定". 新华网. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "University of International Relations". Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Wise, David (June 14, 2011). Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China. HMH. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-547-55487-7. OCLC 759835935. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shambaugh, David (2002). "China's International Relations Think Tanks: Evolving Structure and Process". The China Quarterly. 171 (171): 575–596. doi:10.1017/S0009443902000360. ISSN 0305-7410. JSTOR 4618770. S2CID 154801635.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chan, Gerald (1998). International Studies in China: An Annotated Bibliography. Nova Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56072-588-6. OCLC 923873469. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ Barnett, A. Doak (July 11, 2019). The Making Of Foreign Policy In China: Structure And Process. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-30316-2. OCLC 1108547701. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ "University of International Relations". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ Introduction, University of International Relations

External links

Official website (in Chinese)

[hist-1] "History of University of International Relations". University of International Relations. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[key-2] "中共中央关于增加全国重点高等学校的决定". 新华网. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[:2-3] "University of International Relations". Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[:3-4] Wise, David (June 14, 2011). Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China. HMH. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-547-55487-7. OCLC 759835935. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

[:1-5] Shambaugh, David (2002). "China's International Relations Think Tanks: Evolving Structure and Process". The China Quarterly. 171 (171): 575–596. doi:10.1017/S0009443902000360. ISSN 0305-7410. JSTOR 4618770. S2CID 154801635.

[:0-6] Chan, Gerald (1998). International Studies in China: An Annotated Bibliography. Nova Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56072-588-6. OCLC 923873469. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

[7] Barnett, A. Doak (July 11, 2019). The Making Of Foreign Policy In China: Structure And Process. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-30316-2. OCLC 1108547701. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

[8] "University of International Relations". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[9] Introduction, University of International Relations

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