ith a mission to “introduce the rest of the world to China” and “present China globally”, we emerged as one of the country’s leading research institutions in linguistics, cultural studies and international politics. We have been involved in a variety of academic activities, including hosting domestic and international academic conferences, establishing research institutions, sponsoring academic publications and carrying out academic exchange visits.

In recent years, we have been promoting academic freedom and research innovation, and our researchers are at the forefront of their disciplines, from linguistics to international politics and beyond. Drawing on our strengths in multi-language programs and multi-disciplinary resources, while responding to national and regional strategies, we operate an array of research institutes and centers serving as academic think tanks of the highest quality. These academic entities have contributed landmark research and are also dedicated to promoting the development of social sciences in China.

Our students are encouraged to actively engage in research projects. The President’s Award Series is an annual academic competition held among undergraduates, with the core programs related to paper writing and thesis defense and other programs including Reading Club, Freshman Bookshelves, SISU Lecture Series and various symposia. All these activities help undergraduates form good learning habits by following a sequential order of guided reading, extensive reading, intensive reading, writing, discussion and in-depth research.

The Graduate Seminar Series regularly organized by our Graduate School has also been regarded as an effective platform for academic exchange. Foreign Language and Cultural Studies, the School’s signature collection series of academic papers, is in its 10th edition, reflecting our graduate students’ strong research capacity.

SISU currently edits and publishes 21 highly regarded and rigorously peer-reviewed academic journals and joint publications. Among these publications, the Journal of Foreign Languages, which is highly reputed in China’s linguistic circles, was twice listed among “China’s Top 30 University Journals in Social Sciences”. It is also the only language journal published in China to be included with titles and abstracts of papers by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA).