In July 2004, at the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, the Chinese government formally proposed the establishment of " World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region " in China. In October 2007, the establishment of the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region Under the Auspices of UNESCO (category 2) was officially approved.
The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the Auspices of UNESCO is a non-profit organization that specializes in world heritage research and training. It is the first category 2 center under the auspices of UNESCO established in the Global South. The secretariat is currently located in Shanghai, with three sub-centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou.
The first UNESCO category 2 institute of heritage conservation in developing countries
Peking University has a wide range of disciplines. For those concerning natural heritage, the relevant disciplines include biology, geology, geography and landscape studies. For those concerning cultural heritage and cultural landscape, the relevant disciplines include archaeology, heritage architecture, conservation science, etc. Building on the professional capacity of Peking University, WHITR-AP Beijing mainly focuses on the protection, management, research and training of natural heritage, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes.
WHITR-AP Beijing fully respects the interdisciplinary characteristics of heritage studies, and with strong academic and professional support from Peking University, it focuses on the advancement of the World Heritage Convention and its Operational Guidelines. Through training and education, research and practice, exchange and cooperation, information and communication, WHITR-AP Beijing aims to further contribute to the training and research of World Heritage protection in the Asia and the Pacific region.
沈睿文（中心主任，北京大学考古文博学院院长）
孙华（中心学术委员会主任，北京大学考古文博学院教授）
陈耀华（中心学术委员会副主任，北京大学城市与环境学院副教授）
江大勇（中心副主任，北京大学地球与空间科学学院教授）
李江海（中心副主任，北京大学地球与空间科学学院教授）
宋峰（中心副主任，北京大学城市与环境学院副教授）
李光涵（中心执行主任，北京大学文化遗产保护研究中心研究员）
张剑葳（中心研究员，北京大学考古文博学院长聘副教授）
王思渝（中心研究员，北京大学考古文博学院助理教授）
周梓杰（中心项目专员）
朴俐娜（中心研究助理，北京大学考古文博学院博士生）
历届实习生：Cai Shiyu/蔡诗雨 Ma Qinglong/马青龙 Li Pengpeng/李芃芃 Shu Peiyuan/疏沛原 Wang Mengnan/王盟楠 Zhao Yajing/赵雅婧 Antonio Quiroz/安君傲 Chen Shiyu/陈时羽 Xie Tianyi/谢天屹 Hu Shen/胡深 Li Chaoying/李超颖 Zhou Qianyu/周千渝 Ding Zhongmin/丁忠敏 Li Qiang/李强 Long Yan/龙䶮 Lyn Jiaxin/吕嘉欣 Lu He/陆禾 Zhu Xichen/朱希晨 Yu Mengying/虞梦莹 Li Ziyi/李子宜 Ma Lerong/马乐融 Cao Jiyang/曹吉阳 Qian Meili/钱美利 Yang Ying/杨颖 HU Xiaoye/胡小叶 CUDJOE PERPETUAL/龙佩佩 Yu Yijia/于艺嘉
