College of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) is a first-level research and teaching institution of SUSTech, comprising six research and teaching centers: Center for the Humanities, Center for Social Sciences & Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Center for Higher Education Research (hosting the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO, UNESCO-ICHEI), Center for Language Education, Arts Center, Center of Studies for Future Education.
To fulfill SUSTech's mission as a world-class international research university, the school integrated cross-center resources within half a year to develop New Liberal Arts, defined by three strengths: a compact high-level faculty, first-class general liberal arts education, and distinctive research that bridges the humanities and sciences.
Teaching & Education Development of SHSS
Our educational mission delivers premium liberal arts curricula, open creative practice space and an enriching campus cultural environment. We aim to equip graduates with profound expertise, humanistic insight, practical capabilities and innovative thinking—interdisciplinary talents who are ready for present and future challenges.
Research Priorities of SHSS
We advance cutting-edge, globally oriented, interdisciplinary research, aiming to build distinctive humanities research clusters that leverage strengths in science and engineering.
