With the support of MOST and UNESCO, CISTRAT organized its 6th annual international training workshop on STI policy research and method. The workshop started from October 23, when Mr. Hu Zhijian, Executive Director of CISTRAT and President of CASTED, welcomed trainees from around the globe. During the 3-week-long training, CISTRAT organized 18 lectures and 7 field visits in Beijing and Guangzhou for 14 international trainees from Brazil, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sudan and Uzbekistan and 8 Chinese trainees from Hubei, Jiangxi, Shanghai and Sichuan. The closing ceremony of this workshop was held on November 9, when international trainees received their certificates from Mr. Wu Yishan, Vice President of CASTED.