Recently, the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences announced the list of approved projects for the 2025 National Social Science Fund Annual Projects. SDUT secured a total of 23 projects, including 2 key projects, 10 general projects, and 11 youth projects. According to statistics from Qingta, the number of approved projects of SDUT ranks 3rd among provincial universities and 63rd nationwide. This marks the 5th time in the past seven years that SDUT has ranked among the top 100 universities in China.
An analysis of the internal structure of the approved projects reveals two highlights. First, the projects cover a wide range of disciplines, spanning 13 fields, making 2025 the year with the broadest disciplinary distribution in the history of SDUT. These include 5 projects in Management, 4 each in Applied Economics, Information Resources Management & Philology, and 1 each in Sociology, Marxist Theory, History and Construction of the Communist Party of China, Philosophy, Statistics, Regional and Country Studies & International Issues, Chinese Literature, Linguistics, Classical Studies, and Science, Technology & Society. Second, the number of approved youth projects increased significantly, with a total of 11 approvals, the highest in the history of SDUT.
In terms of the distribution among units, the projects involve 7 schools/departments. These include 7 projects from the School of Management, 5 from the School of Economics, 4 from the School of Information Management, 3 from the School of Marxism, 2 from the School of Literature, Journalism and Communication, and 1 each from the School of Law and the Qi Culture Research Institute.
According to the announcement by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, the 2025 National Social Science Fund approved 427 key projects, 2,750 general projects, and 2,077 youth projects nationwide.
The National Social Science Fund projects represent the highest level, most authoritative, and most competitive initiatives in the field of philosophy and social sciences research in China. They serve as an important reflection of a university's innovation capability, research level, and disciplinary strength, as well as a key support for disciplinary development and talent cultivation. In recent years, SDUT has consistently regarded the application for these projects as a crucial means to promote the high-quality development of humanities and social sciences. By continuously strengthening top-level design, coordinating planning, and advancing collaboratively, significant results have been achieved. Moving forward, SDUT will continue to enhance the efficiency of research management services, further strengthen awareness of top-level design, intensify organized research efforts, foster a favorable academic environment, achieve high-quality development in humanities and social sciences, and provide robust support and assurance for the construction of a high-level university.