为了更好地面向国家重大战略需求，更全面体现同济大学的特色和优势，学校于2018年1月成立法语区域研究中心，力争打造法语区域研究的智库高地和人才培养高地。目前，法语区域研究中心已具有一定的研究基础和稳定的研究团队。

法语区域研究中心以“信念、使命、格局、创新”为研究宗旨，秉持实现中华民族伟大复兴的理想信念，以服务国家、服务人类命运共同体为根本使命，在世界百年未有之大变局的格局背景下，不断创新研究内容和研究方法。主要研究方向为法国研究、欧洲研究、中法关系研究、中欧关系研究、“一带一路”法语国家研究等。

法语区域研究中心着力推进咨政建言、理论创新、舆论引导、社会服务、公共外交及人才培养方面的工作。中心每年通过各渠道报送决策咨询专报，多篇专报获得中央级别批示与录用；积极参与咨询活动，承担部委委托决咨课题；持续在人民日报、学习强国、文汇报等主流媒体上发表署名文章，接受中国国际广播电台、上观新闻等各类媒体采访；结合国别区域研究成果编写出版了“卓越法语系列教材”，其中《“一带一路”法语国家概况》和《国际组织概况》皆为该领域的首本法语教材。

中心主任为曲辰教授，副主任为姚岚老师。

The Francophone Studies Center, with its unique academic and cultural background of Tongji University, was established in January 2018, aiming to serve the major national strategic needs and to build a high ground for think tank and talent cultivation in Francophone studies. The Center is now equipped with solid research capability and supported by a stable research team.

The Center takes “belief, mission, vison, innovation” as its tenet: Chinese national rejuvenation as belief; serving our country and the community of shared future for mankind as mission. The Center has been innovating research realms and approaches to confront the great changes that have not been seen in a century. Our researches cover a broad range of subjects, from French Studies to European Studies, from Sino-French and Sino-European Relations to "Belt and Road" Francophone Studies.

The Center mainly focuses on policy consultation, theoretical innovation, public opinion guidance, social services, public diplomacy and talent cultivation. Many of our consultancy reports, submitted every year through various channels, have been taken and approved by the central government. We have actively engaged in different consultancy activities, undertaking ministry-level consultancy projects. Our members have published extensively in domestic and international mainstream media, such as People’s Daily and Wenhui Daily. The center has been interviewed by various media, such as China Radio International and Shangguan News. In addition, A series of quality French textbooks have been published based on our research outcomes on Francophone studies, among which the Overview ofthe “Belt and Road” Francophone Countries and the Overview of International Organizations are the pioneers in their fields.

Professor Qu Chen is the director of the center and Yao Lan is the deputy director.