The Institute of Ideological Education was founded by Beijing International Studies University (BISU) in December 2018, to align with the university's orientation towards international, innovation-driven and high-level development with an emphasis on the application of research findings; adhere to the fundamental goal of fostering virtues through education; push for the coordinated implementation of scientific research plans for ideological education; advance the in-depth development of ideological education studies; comprehensively enhance the competence and level of scientific research in ideological education; and pool strength from ideological education studies for personnel training.

The objectives of the Institute of Ideological Education are to harness the strength of ideological education studies in Beijing and other places around the country; promote the coordinated implementation of scientific research plans for ideological education among different schools and functional departments at BISU: strengthen the liaison and cooperation with other domestic universities and research institutions; enhance the top-level design; build a mechanism of ideological education research with the characteristics of BISU that are suitable for the cultivation of high-level and versatile talents; explore and leverage the resources and strengths of its sub-centers; take into account the theme of the new era and the features of college students; act on the integrated development paradigm among enterprises, universities and research institutes; provide BISU with professional and technical support in ideological education work for college students; and advance the high-quality development of relevant education and research work.