Beijing, July 2026 — Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mher Sahakyan, Director and Senior Researcher of the China–Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research (CECPSR), was selected through an international competition and subsequently taught “Eurasian Geopolitics and Security Studies,” a course designed by him for the Renmin University of China International Summer School.

The course was reviewed and approved by the RUC Summer School Course Review Committee and was attended by an international group of students and scholars from China, Italy, Switzerland, and Vietnam, including doctoral researchers.

Renmin University of China is one of China’s leading research universities and is widely recognized as a premier institution in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Directly administered by China’s Ministry of Education, the university has played a major role in the development of economics, law, political science, journalism, and other social science disciplines in China. It is also a member of China’s prestigious Double First-Class University Initiative and is regarded as one of the country’s most influential centers for social science research and policy studies.

Dr. Sahakyan is the Founding Editor of the Routledge Research in Eurasian Geopolitics book series. He is the editor of the Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations (2024) and co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia (2025).

He is also the founder of the annual Eurasian Research on Modern China and Eurasia Conference, an international academic platform that brings together scholars, policy experts, and researchers to discuss contemporary developments in Eurasia, China studies, international relations, and security affairs.

The appointment at Renmin University and the successful completion of the course reflected the growing international recognition of Dr. Mher Sahakyan’s scholarly contributions to Eurasian geopolitics, security studies, and Chinese and Eurasian international relations.