The Academic Committee of Information Center for Worldwide Asia Research (ICWAR) met on 25 April 2013 reviewing the research proposals and deciding through secret ballot to fund 32 projects. The meeting was chaired by Director Zhang Xiping of the committee and the participating members include Bai Chun, Ding Chao, Guo Qiqing, Jia Wenjian, Li Xuetao, Li Yonghui, Luo Xiaodong, Miao Chunmei, Shao Jianguo, Shi Tieqiang, Tao Xiu’ao, and Zhang Zhaoyi.

The committee discussed and adopted the revised regulations on applying for and managing ICWAR research fund. Professor Guo Qiqing, executive director of World Language and Culture Research Centre and deputy director of the ICWAR, briefed the participants about the 2013 applications, the annual amount of fund available, the assessment requirements, and announced the academic works to be published with the center’s financial support.
 
The members cast their votes and decided to fund 32 projects, including 21 researches, three academic works, one information collection, and seven academic meetings. These projects cover 11 academic studies of philosophy, literature, history, politics, sociology, translation and interpretation, journalism and communication, education, psychology, and international studies. The faculties and researchers from 17 colleges and departments at Beijing Foreign Studies University filed applications for ICWAR fund this year.