SUSTech School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) is a primary academic unit of SUSTech, comprising six research centers: Humanities, Social Sciences & Higher Social Science Research, Higher Education (hosting the UNESCO Center for Innovation in Higher Education), Language, Arts, and Future Education Studies.
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 elite faculty, top-tier general liberal arts education, and interdisciplinary arts-science research.
Our educational mission delivers premium liberal arts curricula, open creative practice platforms and an enriching campus cultural environment. We cultivate interdisciplinary talents with profound expertise, social science literacy, practical capabilities and innovative thinking—leaders skilled in both arts and sciences ready for present and future challenges.
Teaching & Education Development of SHSS
We deliver top liberal arts courses, foster open creative practice platforms and cultivate a refined humanistic campus environment. Our goal is to nurture interdisciplinary talents with solid expertise, social science thinking, practical competence and innovative potential — versatile leaders bridging arts and sciences for current and future challenges.
Research Priorities of SHSS
We advance cutting-edge, international, interdisciplinary integrated research, aiming to build distinctive liberal arts research clusters that leverage strengths in science and engineering.
Dean
- Chair Professor
- Dean of SHSS
- Director, Center for the Humanities
Brief Biography:
Yuehong Chen is Chair Professor, Dean of SHSS & Director of the Humanities Center at SUSTech, and Distinguished Professor at Peking University. Formerly head of PKU Chinese Department, he co-edits Comparative Literature & World Literature and leads a national social science project on Chinese language proficiency. He has held visiting faculty positions across Macao, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Netherlands, and now serves as Vice President of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association.
Party Secretary
- Party Secretary, SHSS
Brief Biography:
Hai Lan holds a Master of Law from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. With 10 years in journalism, he won the First Prize of China News Award plus four Guangdong News Awards. He joined SUSTech in May 2010 and has served multiple roles across administrative, publicity and college divisions, including Deputy Administrative Dean of Zhicheng College and Deputy Party Secretary of the School of Science. On Jan 3, 2025, he was appointed School Discipline Committee Member and Party Secretary of SHSS. He has received many university service and Party honors, including Top Ten Outstanding CPC Member of SUSTech, and Outstanding CPC Member awarded by Shenzhen Education Working Committee in 2024.