In the afternoon of August 27thand the morning of the 28th, Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies held the Think Tank Building and Working Dicussion Meeting in the 2ndConference Room of Administration Building and MaylandResortin Huadu. The meeting concludes the work of the Institute since its foundation and looks forward to the future development of think-tank building. Sui Guangjun, the Party secretory of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and the executive deputy director of Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies, Gu Yeli, Shi Youqi and He Chuantian, the vice Presidents, Chen Weiguang, director of Development and Planning Department, Fang Yingsheng, the director of Personnel Department, Jiao Fangtai, director of International Department, Sun Jiahe, the director of Finance Department, Yang Aimin, director of Scientific Research Department, Yuan Quan, the director of Postgraduate Department, Lin Jishuang, the director of Research Institute of International Service Outsourcing, Li Xinchun, Xiao Yaofei and Tang Xiaosong, the chief research fellows of GRIIS, Li Qing, Secretary-general of Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies, Prof. Yang Shaogang, executive chief editor of "Studies on Strategic Decisions" and the staff of GRIIS attended the meeting.
The meeting in the afternoon of 27thwas hosted by Gu Yeli. Li Qing made the speech first on “Buildingthe High-level Think-tank with Core Competitiveness”. She mentioned that the Instiute had integrated the resources of the University and set up a research team with clear directions. It has enhanced the management mechanism and expanded the influence on governments and academics at home and abroad. However, the Institute is still limited in mechanism, research areas, researchers and resources. She put forward five points for the development: 1. Establish the Board of Directors for sustanable finance to improve the corporate governance structure. 2. Build the research team of “China's participation in the global economic governance”. 3. Build a research team of full-time and part-time research fellows. 4. Produce influencial products and build the brand. 5. Expand the boundary of international cooperation projects and increase the application for international funded projects.
Later, other leaders provided suggestions and advice for the Institute. They thought the Institute should aim at building the high-level think-tank with core competitiveness and the other departments would cooperate with the Institute.
Sui Guangjun thanked the support of the departments of the University. He pointed out that the Institute was the achievement of coordinate inovation with the emphasis to build “two Institues and two bases”. He hoped the Institue would transfer in the future from three aspects: 1. The development should change from macro-perspective to micro-perspective. 2. The mechanism should be improved after being built. 3. The focus should be intellectual distribution rather than labour work.
Sui Guangjun offered three more suggestions for the construction of the Institute in 28th: 1. Forums could be held for academic exchanges. 2. The application and coonstruction of doctoral and master program should be completed. There would be more creative training methods. 3. The scientific research should be internationalized.
The second stage meeting was hosted by Li Qing. Liu Jisen, deputy secretary general of GRIIS, made the first speech on the scientific research and the buillding of the soft science base. Cai Hong, deputy secretary general of GRIIS and director of Center for European Studies gave a report on the foreign affairs of the Institute and the direction of the Center. She said that the foreign affair work should be standardised and the Center would strive to produce research results with global approvement. Recently, the Center will pay attention to the application of doctoral program. Prof. Yang Shaogang, executive chief editor of "Studies on Strategic Decisions" talked on the working focus and principle of the Journal.
Chen Weiguang suggested that the research reports be influential, especially those on emergency, prediction and implementation. Tang Xiaosong analysed the Journal’s style and the role in the publication of the Institute. Xiao Yaofei talked on the relation of the management and research fellows and thought that the research fellows could be inspired through appropriate measures.
Gu Yeli concluded that the Institute had been clearer on the orientation, goals and directions after three years of development. But there are still much room for improvement, such as the innovation of mechanism. The Institute should be steadfast on the road.
