Established in July 2015, SIIR aims to serve as a hub of research and education on international relations at Sophia University. While promoting and organizing research on international relations, SIIR also fulfills an educational function. It seeks to serve as a forum where faculty and students, researchers and practitioners from inside and outside of Japan can come together and engage in free exchange of ideas. For this purpose, SIIR will seek to collaborate with other research institutes throughout Japan and overseas.