Welcome to the website of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of Peking University.
The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of Peking University (IHSS) is an academic institution centering on the basic disciplines of humanities and social sciences, with an aim to promote interdisciplinary researches and foster international exchange and cooperation.
The purpose of IHSS is to cultivate learning and to invigorate thoughts. The comprehensive advantages of Peking University facilitate IHSS to take up the leading role in improving the academic environment as well as better serving the academia and scholars. IHSS strives to both carry on the tradition and make breakthroughs in order to push forward the humanistic and scientific spirit. IHSS is devoted to create an academic “pure land” and to build a more competent academic team. Additionally, we aspire to be “an abundant resource for those at home and an inviting beacon for aspirants”, as we endeavor to discover the path of social development and renovation of civilization.
Confronting the complicated human society, the humanities and social sciences reflect upon the drawbacks and achievements of human civilization in a speculative and penetrating way. Their vitality and future rest upon the breadth and depth of accumulation, as well as our ability to explore. Every generation of PKU scholars and students pursue the freedom of thought, uphold the spirit of inclusiveness, and commit to the intellectual cause. The way ahead is long and the hope lies in the future.