「西非漫谈」马里共和国历史概述(7)

Theestablishment of CWAS is an important initiative of UESTC to pursue China’s“Philosophy and Social Sciences ‘Going Global’ Strategy” and a beneficialpractice for UESTC to build an international interdisciplinary research systemand a new type of high-level “Think Tank”.
InMarch 2021, the CWAS of UESTC was accredited by the Ministry of Education ofChina as the Center for National and Regional Studies for Universities.
2. Research Direction
Research Targets: Focusing on Ghana, Benin, Senegal, and othermajor West African countries and West African regions.
Research Areas: China-West Africa politic science, economic andsocial development, public administration, education, literature and culture,etc.; China-West Africa economic and trade cooperation; China-West Africaintergovernmental relations.
3. Mission and Goals
TheCenter for West African Studies, together with five member institutions ofuniversities in Ghana, UESTC Alumni in West Africa for West African Studies,and the Ghana Chinese Chamber of Commerce, strives to create a "1 1 1"new research model of China-Africa cooperation, which integrates a TalentTraining Base, an Academic Exchange Platform and a Think Tank for West Africanstudies. It aims to: