On November 7th, 2025, Professor Tom Scotto, Head of the Department of Politics at the University of Strathclyde, UK, visited the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China and held discussions with Deputy Dean and Associate Professor Li Chen and Associate Professor Xu Zhengyuan.

On October 13th, 2025, Professor Samuel Popkin, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, visited the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China upon invitation and delivered an academic lecture titled "Changing Distribution of Power within US Government and Its Impacts". The lecture was chaired by Professor Diao Daming of the School of International Studies and Deputy Director of the Center for American Studies. Deputy Dean Li Chen, along with faculty members Han Donglin, Xu Yanran, Zhang Yang, Wu Xian, Gui Xiaoshu, Chen Chunsong, and Zhong Yichen, also participated in the event.

On September 23rd, 2025, Dr. Jovan Cavoski, a Senior Research Fellow from the Institute for Recent History of Serbia, was invited to visit the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China and delivered an academic lecture titled "The Non-Aligned Movement in the History of International Relations". The lecture was attended by Deputy Dean Li Chen of the school, along with teachers Xu Zhengyuan, Ma Jiahong, Wang Zhaodong, Wu Di, and Liu Yang from the Law School.