Initially plannedto be organized in the year 2020 in Lisbon, the 26th IPSA World Congress of Political Sciences was postponed and rescheduled to be a virtual event due to the deteriorating pandemic situation around the world. The 26th IPSA World Congress of Political Sciences took place from 11-15th July 2021 with more than 2500 participants under the theme of “New Nationalism in an Open World”. 

On the morning of July 12, the 7th "Summer Social Science Methodology Class" hosted by the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University officially started. This methodology class adopts a combination of online and offline formats. Professor Zhang Xiaoyi, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of International and Public Affairs, Professor Zhao Dingxin, Chair Professor of the University of Chicago, Professor Liu Bangcheng and Huang Qixuan of the School of International and Public Affairs, Shen Weiyi, vice director of the School Office and director of the Research Office, and more than 500 students from well-known universities attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Liu Bangcheng, Vice Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs.

On June 19, the 2021 Master of Public Administration (MPA) Graduation Ceremony and Degree Award Ceremony of Shanghai Jiao Tong University was held in Wenzhitang on Xuhui Campus. The 2017 and 2018 MPA graduates of Shanghai Jiao Tong University gathered together to witness this solemn and affectionate graduation moment with the faculty members.