First-class universities must have first-class humanities education.

The Center for the Humanities is a department under the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).
 
To build an international world-leading academic institution, devoting to the excellence of both research and learning, humanities education was identified as an essential component of in the teaching and research of our university. Providing both quality and innovative classes in humanities to all SUSTech students has always been a vital element in the university’s strategic plan.
 
Our teaching aims to empower our students with a range of critical skills needed for a leader in any endeavor. Students’ engagement with literature, history, languages and art motivates them to find new juncture of art and science, to create and innovate across academic disciplines, to develop into a good communicator with cultural perspectives and a deep understanding in the complexities of human society.
 
Our research focuses on frontier studies of both humanities and modern technology and engages in finding the juncture and collaboration of the two. We aim to establish humanities fields that can fully take advantage of the research in science and technology in SUSTECH, and at the same time to provide strong support and guidance to studies in science and technology.
 
We build our research teams under the principle of “high quality, frontier topics oriented, unique, and cross-disciplinary integration.” We embrace new institutional innovations in developing our programs in both teaching and research.