On July 6, 2024 the Forum on the Discipline Construction of Regional and Country Studies at Beijing Normal University (BNU) and the Academic Symposium on Promoting High-Quality Development of the Belt and Road Initiative through Regional and Country Studies were held at BNU. The forum was hosted by Beijing Normal University, organized by Belt and Road School, and co-organized by the Business School, Law School, School of History, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, School of Sociology, and School of National Security and Emergency Management.