On October 22, 2024, Dr. Alanoud Ebraheem AlSabah, a member of the royal family of the Sabah family of Kuwait and a senior researcher of Research Journey, visited the Middle East Studies Institute (MESI) of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). Researchers Liu Zhongmin, Zhang Yuan, Qian Xuming, Han Jianwei and Shu Meng of the MESI attended the seminar.

Researcher Zhang Yuan firstly introduced the development history, academic research, journal construction and international exchanges of the MESI to the guests. Afterwards, the two sides had an in-depth discussion on the influence of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf's involvement in the hot issues in the Middle East on the current situation in the region, the bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Kuwait, humanistic exchanges, as well as the educational cooperation between theMESI and the relevant Kuwaiti institutions.

Finally, Researcher Zhang Yuan once again thanked Dr. Alanoud AlSabah for her visit and looked forward to further continuing to strengthen and expand exchanges and cooperation with Kuwaiti academic research institutions and scholars in the future.