Center for Francophone Studies

The Francophone Studies Center, with its unique academic and cultural background of Tongji University, was established in January 2018, aiming to serve the major national strategic needs and to build a high ground for think tank and talent cultivation in Francophone studies. The Center is now equipped with solid research capability and supported by a stable research team.

The Center takes “belief, mission, vison, innovation” as its tenet: Chinese national rejuvenation as belief; serving our country and the community of shared future for mankind as mission. The Center has been innovating research realms and approaches to confront the great changes that have not been seen in a century. Our researches cover a broad range of subjects, from French Studies to European Studies, from Sino-French and Sino-European Relations to "Belt and Road" Francophone Studies.

The Center mainly focuses on policy consultation, theoretical innovation, public opinion guidance, social services, public diplomacy and talent cultivation. Many of our consultancy reports, submitted every year through various channels, have been taken and approved by the central government. We have actively engaged in different consultancy activities, undertaking ministry-level consultancy projects. Our members have published extensively in domestic and international mainstream media, such as People’s Daily and Wenhui Daily. The center has been interviewed by various media, such as China Radio International and Shangguan News. In addition, A series of quality French textbooks have been published based on our research outcomes on Francophone studies, among which the Overview ofthe “Belt and Road” Francophone Countries and the Overview of International Organizations are the pioneers in their fields.

Professor Qu Chen is the director of the center and Yao Lan is the deputy director.