The 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Intelligent Management (SSIM 2025), hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at CYUT, brought together 152 scholars from 37 universities across 14 countries. With only 30% of submissions accepted, the conference maintained a high academic standard and strong international reputation. Held in a hybrid format, SSIM 2025 gathered global researchers exploring social change, intelligent technology, and cross-cultural management.

　　President Tao-Ming Cheng highlighted CYUT’s ongoing excellence: ranked for nine consecutive years in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and listed among Asia’s high-potential universities. He emphasized SSIM’s role as a platform for global academic exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration.

　　Conference Chair Liza Lee, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, emphasized that since its founding in 2021, SSIM has become a borderless academic community committed to research excellence. The opening ceremony featured an animated spinning globe showing participating countries, set to “We Are the World,” symbolizing the conference’s global spirit.

　　Keynote speakers Dr. Pin-Chuan Chen of Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and Professor Xuesong Gao of the University of New South Wales offered insights on language education in the AI era, sparking lively cross-disciplinary dialogue and reaffirming SSIM’s mission to connect ideas across cultures.

SSIM 2025 gathered scholars from 14 countries to explore social change, smart technology, and cross-cultural management.