International
IHSSC fosters international and cross-cultural collaboration, connecting scholars and academic communities across institutional, disciplinary, and geographical boundaries.
About
About the Institute
Who we are
About the Institute
The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of Canada (IHSSC) is a scholar-led research and scholarly publishing institute. Federally incorporated through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), IHSSC promotes research, scholarly communication, and international academic exchange across the humanities and social sciences.
IHSSC explores the future of the humanities and social sciences in the age of AI, with particular attention to its impact on scholarship, society, and the next generation of researchers.
With a particular focus on emerging and early-career scholars in developing countries across Asia and the wider Global South, IHSSC fosters research, scholarly publishing, international collaboration, and academic mobility, while strengthening connections between these academic communities and wider global networks.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To foster a more open, connected, and inclusive global academic community in which emerging scholars across Asia and the wider Global South can contribute to and engage with international scholarship.
Our Vision
To foster a more open, connected, and inclusive global academic community in which emerging scholars across Asia and the wider Global South can contribute to and engage with international scholarship.
Our Approach
Emerging Scholars
IHSSC supports emerging and early-career scholars, particularly in developing countries across Asia and the wider Global South, by expanding access to research, publishing, academic exchange, and international networks.
AI & Scholarship
IHSSC explores how AI is reshaping research, scholarly communication, and the humanities and social sciences, while creating new opportunities and challenges for the next generation of scholars.
Multilingual Scholarship
IHSSC encourages scholarly communication across languages and academic traditions, with particular attention to English-, Chinese-, Thai-, and other Asian-language scholarship.
Organization & Governance
How the Institute is organised
Executive Director
Academic Advisory Board
English Office
Chinese Office
Asian Languages Office
Operations & Support
The Institute
Established
2026
Location
Canada
Type
Research institute
Academic Fields
Humanities and Social Sciences
Working Model
Digitally connected
Languages
English and others