Global Asia Research Center (GARC) was established in 2017 after College of Social Sciences received a generous funding form Kim Koo Foundation, Republic of Korea. With the support of the dean at the time, Kuo-Hsien Su, the center was established and led by Pei-Chia Lan as the founding director. The center aims to promote cross-social and cultural comparative studies in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to conduct Taiwan studies from a global and transnational perspective.