The School of History maintains a comprehensive range of research directions and the history discipline was selected for the National Top-notch Student Training Program 2.0 in 2021. The school currently houses five research institutes, two key research centers—the Center for Central Asian and Silk Road Civilizations recognized by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission as a Belt and Road Country and Region Research Center, and the Center for Northeast Asian Studies registered with the Ministry of Education as a center for country and region studies—as well as nine university-level research centers.
| Research Institutes | Research Centers |
Institute of Ancient Chinese History Institute of Modern and Contemporary Chinese History Institute of World History Institute of Korean Studies Institute of Japanese Culture | Center for Northeast Asian Studies Center for Central Asian and Silk Road Civilizations Center for Chiang Kai-shek and Modern China Studies Center for the Compilation and Study of Local Historical Documents Center for Asian Studies Center for Longquan Judicial Archives and Historical Culture Center for Public History Center for Chinese Classics and Modern China Center for Zhu Kezhen Studies Center for Hangzhou Culture Studies Center for Song Studies |