The Institute of International Relations
The Institute of International Relations was originally founded on April 1, 1953, as the Association for International Relations. Its chief purpose was to carry out analyses of Chinese communist and international affairs for submission to the government.
In 1961, the Association's title was changed to the Institute of International Relations of the Republic of China. Under the new name, the IIR began to expand and develop contacts and exchange relations with other academic institutions overseas. Since July 1, 1975, the IIR has been affiliated with the National Chengchi University under the shortened title the Institute of International Relations. On August 1, 1996, the IIR was fully integrated into the university, with academic research as the institution's foremost priority.
Organization
There are sixty-five full-time Research Fellows at the IIR under the leadership of the Director Ho Szu-yin and Deputy-Directors Wu Jaushieh Joseph and Lee Kuo-hsiung. The Research Fellows and their research activities are divided into four divisions, with each division directed by a Chairman. The first division focuses on America and Europe; the second on the Asia-Pacific region; the third on the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of the PRC; and the fourth on social and economic affairs of the PRC.
Publications
The Institute regularly publishes periodicals in Chinese, which include: Mainland China Studies (monthly); America and Europe (quarterly); and Issues & Studies (monthly), as well as in English: Issues & Studies (bimonthly). As of 1999, the IIR has also published 127 books in Chinese and 48 in English.
Co-operation and Exchange
The IIR has signed formal co-operation and exchange agreements with twenty noted academic institutions in the United States and other parts of the world, and has also developed exchanges with counterpart institutions in the PRC. Through frequent academic conferences and other scholarly activities in co-operation with overseas institutions, the IIR has become an internationally-recognized research institute. The Institute has five guestrooms, each with its own bathroom, to house exchange scholars from abroad. The library of the IIR has very rich Chinese, English, and Russian resources, and has carrels available. *
Ho Szy-yin, Director
Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Dep. Dir.
The Institute of International Relations
National Chengchi University
64 Wan Shou Road, Wen Shan, 116 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Tel.: +886-2-2939 4921
Fax: +886-2-2938 2133 / 2234 4914
E-mail: iir@nccu.edu.tw
Http://www.nccu.edu.tw