The 47th lecture in the “Adventus Amicorum” series, titled “Europe’s Future and China’s Past,” was held by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS) on March 24, 2025. The lecture was given by Lorenzo Marsili, an Italian philosopher and social activist. PKU professors Wu Fei (Philosophy) and Duan Demin and Pang Liang (School of Government), and University of Kassel Professor You Mi (Art and Economies) participated in the discussion. The lecture was hosted by Prof. Zhang Yongle, deputy director of PKUIAS.

The 46th lecture of the “Adventus Amicorum” salon series was held on March 4, 2025, by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS). During the salon, Prof. Thomas Duve, director of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory and professor for Comparative Legal History at the Faculty of Law, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, shared his thoughts on the topic, "Global Legal History and Comparative Law."

On February 27, the first lecture of Governance in Border Areas: A Lecture Series from the Perspective of Area Studies organized by the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS), took place in No. 66, Yannanyuan.