Article Source: Office of Social Science

Writer: Xu Lijun

From September 28th to 29th, 2011(the Second) Conference of the Young Humanities Teachers of Sun Yat-sen University was held. President Xu Ningsheng, Deputy Secretary Liang Qinggeng, Vice President Chen Chunsheng, Vice President Xu Anlong, seven specially-invited renowned scholars from Sun Yat-sen University, 32 young teachers from different humanities schools and departments as well as the principals of functional departments such as the Graduate School, Department of Personnel, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Office of Development, Society and Science Department attended the conference.

At the conference, President Xu Ningsheng attached great importance to the humanities, social science and young teachers and indicated that SYSU could not further progress without excellent young teachers. The university would pay more attention to the academic community of young teachers and increase support for them. President Xu stated that the organizations should be further strengthened, platform should be built and various kinds of interdisciplinary academic activities should be held to instruct and support young teachers who can perform cross researches based on problems study.

32 young teachers gave speeches successively on the up-to-date research areas and significant problems of their own specialized fields and the development tendency of the humanities and social science while also made valuable suggestions to the future development of the humanities study of the university. Seven invited scholars expressed their expectations for young teachers’ growth from different aspects and shared with others their own experience of how to do the scientific researches well. Vice President Chen Chunsheng summarized the whole conference and responded to the related comments and advices made in this conference.

The conference offered opportunities for young teachers to exchange opinions with their peers, distinguished scholars, leaders of university and the departments concerned, which eventually produced positive effects.