The 41st lecture of the "Adventus Amicorum" seminar series hosted by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS), was held on December 7, 2024. This forum, themed “2025 Frontier and Interdisciplinary Area Studies: Building Smart City in a Changing World,” was part of the framework of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). The lecture featured the following speakers: Prof. Wang Dong, director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding (iGCU); Prof. Zhai Kun, deputy director of PKUIAS; Prof. Chen Xi, dean of the Institute for Urban Internationalization Studies at Zhejiang International Studies University; and Nurul Amillin Hussain, an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

The 40th lecture of the "Adventus Amicorum" salon series hosted by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS), which also served as the 360th lecture of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at Peking University, was held on December 6, 2024.

On December 6, 2024, Prof. Amitav Acharya gave a lecture titled “The Role of the Global South in a Multiplex World” at the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS).

The 39th seminar of the "Adventus Amicorum" series hosted by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS), was held online on December 2, 2024.

On November 26th, 2024, the 11th lecture of the "Linhu Think Tank International Distinguished Lectures" and the 38th session of the “Adventus Amicorum” seminar series organized by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS), took place at No. 51, Yannanyuan.

The 37th session of the Adventus Amicorum Seminar Series, organized by Peking University's Institute of Area Studies, was held on November 20, 2024. The seminar featured an exchange between members of Malaysia's Perikatan Nasional (PN) delegation and scholars from Peking University.

The 36th session of the "Adventus Amicorum" seminar series was hosted by the Institute of Area Studies Peking University (PKUIAS) on November 13, 2024.