The Institute of African Studies of Zhejiang Normal University (hereinafter referred to as IASZNU) commemorated its 15th anniversary on September 1, 2022.

Under the auspices of Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), IASZNU was established in 2007 as the first comprehensive institute specially for African studies. After 15 years of development, it has become a highly influential African studies institution and a think tank on African affairs in China. It is also the first academic institution with "Chang Jiang Scholar" of African studies.

Over the past 15 years, under the leadership of Prof. Liu Hongwu, the founder and Director of IASZNU, IASZNU has been carrying out basic theory and practical strategy researches in all-out way with focus on the dual aspects of contemporary African development and Sino-African cooperation in the new era. These efforts have made important contributions to promoting China-Africa friendship.

The China-Africa Think Tanks Forum (CATTF) was founded by IASZNU, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2011. Over the past 11 years, under the guidance of the Secretariat of Chinese Follow-up Committee of the FOCAC, 11 conferences have been held in China and other African countries, effectively promoting exchanges between China-Africa ideological and think tanks circles and narrowing the gap of knowledge and thought between China and Africa. Among China's higher-learning institutions, IASZNU is the first institute that founded the first African Museum, Translation Center for African Studies, African Literature Library and Professional Database for African Studies.

2022年9月1日，浙江师范大学非洲研究院（IASZNU）迎来了十五周年华诞。

浙江师范大学非洲研究院是在教育部、外交部支持下于2007年成立的中国高校首个综合性、实体性非洲研究院，经十五年发展，已成为有广泛影响力的中国非洲研究机构与国家对非事务智库，成为国内首个拥有非洲研究长江学者特聘教授的学术机构。

十五年来，在创始和现任院长刘鸿武教授的带领下，浙江师范大学非洲研究院深耕非洲、聚焦非洲、坚守非洲，为优化涉非政策、助力对非外交、推进中非关系、促进中非交流作出了积极贡献。

浙江师范大学非洲研究院创办有“中非智库论坛”，已在中国和非洲成功举办了十一届会议，被纳入中非合作论坛框架，成为中非民间交流的固定机制，建有国内高校首个非洲博物馆、非洲翻译馆、非洲图书资料中心与非洲特色数据库。

近期中国工程科技知识中心（CKCEST）、浙江大学信息资源分析与应用研究中心（CIRAA）发布的《全球智库影响力评价报告2021》中，浙江师范大学非洲研究院名列2021年度中国智库榜单TOP100第39位，中国高校智库建设榜单第8位，是唯一上榜的非洲研究领域智库。其出色的工作业绩多次获党和国家领导人、国家部委赞誉肯定。