The Research Center for Language, Culture, and Human Development in Lower ASEAN (RC-LCHD) was established as a result of cooperative effort to pursue high-quality research among academic members with expertise in various disciplines of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and partner universities. RC-LCHD also serves as a mechanism to drive graduate-level research and innovation in response to students’ learning needs and the ongoing demands for academic institutions to address societal challenges on a regional and global scale. The RC aspires to strengthen research in three major areas aligned with the vision of the Faculty.