哥倫比亞大學魏德海東亞研究所榮獲《全球智庫報告2016》（2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report）全球區域研究中心前十名以及大學附屬智庫前四十名。該榜單由賓夕法尼亞大學沃頓商學院珞德研究所發布。
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is excited to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top ten Global Regional Studies Centers and as one of the top 40 University-Affiliated Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute’s 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.
哥倫比亞大學魏德海東亞研究所在《全球智庫報告2016》榜單「最佳區域研究中心（大學附屬）」類別中排名第八位。該報告由賓夕法尼亞大學沃頓商學院珞德研究所智庫與公民社會項目發布，自2008年以來每年一刊。除此之外，魏德海東亞研究所與哥大地球研究所一道，共同在全球「最佳大學附屬智庫「中排名前四十。
WEAI placed eighth in the 「Best Regional Studies Center (University-Affiliated)」 category in the report, which has been published annually since 2008 by the Lauder Institute’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. Additionally, WEAI, along with Columbia University’s Earth Institute, was ranked among the top 40 「Best University Affiliated Think Tanks」 in the world.
「這個排名是一份莫大的榮譽，它認可了我們所有教職工和研究學者卓越非凡且仍在不斷進步的成就。這份榮譽會激勵我們繼續產出關於亞洲的知識，與此同時我們也一直在反思區域研究中心，或者說「智庫「在21世紀的角色。我非常期待我們在哥大和世界範圍內繼續起示範作用。」魏德海東亞研究所主任、哥倫比亞大學中國史副教授林鬱沁（Eugenia Lean）這樣說到。
「The ranking is a real honor, and recognizes the extraordinary and ongoing achievements of our faculty, research scholars, and staff,」 said Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University. 「The honor encourages us to continue our commitment to generating knowledge about Asia, even as we think critically about the role of the regional institute—or 『think tank』—in the twenty-first century. I have every expectation that we will continue to contribute in exemplary fashion to Columbia and beyond.」
智庫與公民社會項目（TTCSP）表示，其對全球機構的排名是「基於對全球範圍內超過7,500名學者、公共和私人捐助者、政策制定者和記者的調查得出的結果，排名使用智庫與公民社會項目（TTCSP）制定的28套標準，對超過6,600個智庫進行了評測。」該報告的作者、智庫與公民社會項目主任詹姆斯·G·麥甘（James G. McGann）解釋道，這個排名的目的在於「提高、促進智庫的聲望與表現，並且增強公眾對智庫在全球範圍內政府及公民社會中所起重要作用的意識。」
According to the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), its rankings of global institutions are 「the result of an international survey of over 7,500 scholars, public and private donors, policy makers, and journalists who helped rank more than 6,600 think tanks using a set of 28 criteria developed by the TTCSP.」 James G. McGann, the author of the report and the director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, explains that the index’s purpose is 「to increase the profile and performance of think tanks and raise the public awareness of the important role think tanks play in governments and civil societies around the globe.」
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