On 22 May 2026, the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Base (Zhuhai) was inaugurated at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU). The base is jointly established by BNBU's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Hong Kong Academy of Chinese Studies, and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) to promote high-level collaborative innovation in the humanities and social sciences.
BNBU Vice President (Academic) and Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Study Prof Zhou Yongming said: "The establishment of this research base marks a significant step forward for BNBU in promoting collaborative innovation in the humanities and social sciences and deepening regional academic cooperation, with a focus on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area."
Prof Zhou Yongming
President of the Chinese Institute of Hong Kong of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , Prof Huang Ping, noted that the joint establishment of a research base for the humanities and social sciences by the three parties would significantly strengthen cross-regional and interdisciplinary collaboration and enable the pooling of strengths. “In future, we can establish close cooperation and continue to promote academic development by regularly organising seminars and forums,” he added.
Prof Huang Ping
Vice-President (Research and Development) of HKBU Prof Lyu Aiping emphasised that its establishment not only addresses the urgent need for high-calibre research in the humanities and social sciences arising from the development of the Greater Bay Area, but also provides vital support for the three parties in establishing an institutionalised and regular academic cooperation platform.
Prof Lyu Aiping's video address
Group photo
Dean of BNBU's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof Tang Beibei hosts the event
Following the unveiling ceremony, guest scholars delivered invited presentations on the theme of ‘Harnessing the Potential and Strengths of the Greater Bay Area to Advance Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences’. They were Prof Huang; Prof Sun Jiuxia, Director of the Center for Tourism, Leisure and Social Development Research at Sun Yat-sen University and Executive Director of the Key Laboratory of the Greater Bay Area Humanistic Community in China; and Prof He Baogang from Deakin University’s Faculty of Arts and Education and School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Prof Sun Jiuxia
Prof He Baogang
Dean of HKBU's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Prof Daniel Lai and Prof Tang present souvenirs to the scholars
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Editor: Cecilia Yu
