Education

Bachelor's degree in physics from Peking University

Ph.D. in educational economics and management from Peking University

Research Interests

 Poverty alleviation, rural revitalization and innovative assistance

 Social innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals

 Integration of new technologies with the equalization of education

 Protection and empowerment of the rights of marginalized groups

 Child development

Jobs

Full Time

 School of Education, Renmin University of China

Part-time

 Faculty Affiliate of the Samuel Dubois Cook Center for Social Equity at Duke University

 Vice Dean, Institute of Rural Revitalization, Shanxi University (2022-2023)

Teaching work

 Education and Anti-Poverty (undergraduate), African American Studies (undergraduate).

 Economic Analysis of Educational Policy (M.A.), Quantitative Research Methods in Education (M.A.).

 Advanced Quantitative Methods of Analysis in Public Policy (Ph.D.).

Research Work

As Research projects Leader:

Fund from the Government

 National Natural Science Foundation Program (2018): Research on the theory and path of poverty alleviation through education

 National Social Science Foundation Program (2013): Research on the impact and mechanism of college enrollment plan on youth migration in China

 Project commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (2024): Evaluation of the implementation of the guaranteed policy for compulsory education

 Project commissioned by the Ministry of Education (2022, 2023, 2024): Research on the characteristics and effectiveness of the fixed-point assistance projects of central units

 Project commissioned by the Ministry of Education (2021): Evaluation and research of the pilot project of rural revitalization innovation in directly affiliated universities

 Project commissioned by the Ministry of Education (2020): A typical case study of education poverty alleviation since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

 Education Poverty Alleviation Project Commissioned by the Ministry of Education (2019): Designated Poverty Alleviation Assessment and Case Database Construction of Directly Affiliated Universities

 Project Commissioned by the Ministry of Education (2018): Education Poverty Alleviation Special Project - Designated Poverty Alleviation Assessment of Directly Affiliated Universities

 Commissioned by the Education Decision Research Center of the Ministry of Education (2017): Evaluation of the effect of enrollment plan management policy based on educational equity and future improvement plan based on fairness of admission opportunities in higher education

 Major Research Project of Education Planning and Strategy of the Ministry of Education (2015): Research on Enrollment Plan and Higher Education Structure Adjustment Evaluation during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period

Fund from Enterprises and NGOs

 Ministry of Education-Beijing Lide Shuren Public Welfare Foundation (2023): Experimental Research on Digital Teaching Empowering Rural Education Innovation

 Qualcomm-Youcheng Entrepreneur Foundation Commissioned Project (2023): Research on the model of science and technology education assistance in rural primary schools and its effect evaluation

 Commissioned by the Vocational Education Research Center of the Ministry of Education (2019): Third-party evaluation of national vocational education poverty alleviation

 Commissioned by the National Academy of Educational Administration (2015): Third-party evaluation of the Ministry of Education-China Mobile Primary and Secondary School Principal Training Program

 Commissioned by Beijing Qingshi Yuanshan Public Welfare Foundation (2021): Third-party evaluation of the primary school mathematics teacher training project in Yili Prefecture, Xinjiang

 Beijing Trinity Foundation Commissioned Project (2019): Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Dream Scholarship Program

As a Key Participant in Research Projects:

 Major Research Project of Philosophy and Social Science of the Ministry of Education: Research on the Tracking and Evaluation of the Pilot Program of College Entrance Examination Reform (Fourth Completer)

 Humanities and Social Sciences General Project of the Ministry of Education: Research on the Cultivation of High-level Competitive Sports Talents by "Combination of Education and Sports" (Third Completer)

Publication books:

 Pan Kunfeng, He Zhangli, Science Public Welfare and Education Poverty Alleviation, Intellectual Property Press, 2022

 Pan Kunfeng, Wu Yanlei et al., "Winning the Battle of Poverty Alleviation in Colleges and Universities: Theory and Practice of Poverty Alleviation in Colleges and Universities", China Youth Publishing House,2020

 Pan Kunfeng, Cui Sheng, Liu Hao, Higher Education and Student Migration, Intellectual Property Press, 2017

 Pan Kunfeng, "Research on Regional Differences in Admission Opportunities in Higher Education in China", Xueyuan Press, 2016

 Jiang Cheng and Chen Xiaoyu, editors-in-chief, Pan Kunfeng as deputy editors, Report on the Development of China's High School Education (Blue Book), Social Sciences Press,2020

Research Papers:

 Sun, Y. F., Pan, K. F*., & He, Z. L. (2020). Intercity migration behavior of Chinese graduates: from home region to work destination. The Annals of Regional Science, 64(1), 111-132. （SSCI）

 Pan, Kunfeng, Wang Peirong. (2020)< specially sent manuscript papers > Does education matter？Poverty alleviation through education in China.Research on Public Education Systems, 19: 91-103

 Yifan Sun & Kunfeng Pan*, Prediction of the intercity migration of Chinese graduates. Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory & Experiment, 2014(12), 129-137.（SCI&SSCI）

 Liping Ma & Kunfeng Pan, Stay or migrate? An empirical study of the relationship between place of work, place of study and birthplace. Chinese Education & Society, 47(6), 80-95.（SSCI）

 Sheng Cui, Kunfeng Pan*,Yangyong Ye. Language Ability or Personality Works? The Return to Possessing a Global English Test Certificate for College Graduates in China. ECNU Review of Education, 1(2), 74–100.

 How is it possible to alleviate poverty in dance education?—— theoretical path and practice in China, India and the United States[J]. Journal of Beijing Dance Academy, 2022(02).

 Childhood Education Intervention and the Improvement of Social Mobility of the Poor: Experience and Enlightenment from the United Kingdom[J].Preschool Education Research,2019(10).

 Focusing on the monitoring and governance of social mobility in the education process: British experience and its reference[J].China Education Journal,2019(03).

 Ideas and Methods for Predicting College Students' Graduation Destinations: An Attempt Based on Machine Learning Algorithm[J].Education Academic Monthly,2019(01).

 Poverty alleviation through ex-situ education: an extraordinary strategy to solve the deep poverty of "three regions and three states"[J].Journal of Education of Chinese National University,2018(03).

 Ex-situ education: an extraordinary strategy to solve deep poverty[J].China Poverty Alleviation,2018(3).

 The dilemma of organizational development of "combination of education and sports"——Based on the perspective of multiple institutional logic[J].Journal of Beijing Sport University,2018,41(03).

 "Error management" and the academic performance of middle school students in STEM subjects: Evidence from a randomized trial in physics classroom[J].Education Academic Monthly,2018(05).

 Filling the digital divide for the development of poverty-stricken areas[J].People's Forum,2017(34).

 The influence and mechanism of university enrollment plan on youth migration in China[J].Educational Science Research,2017(12).

 A Study on the Academic Performance of Students in the Special Program of Rural and Poverty-stricken Areas of High-level Universities: A Case Study of University A[J]. Journal of National Academy of Educational Administration, 2017, (05).

 Local government human capital competition and the cross-provincial enrollment strategy of provincial universities[J].Education Economics Review,2017,2(06).

 College Names and Students' Cognitive Judgments: Evidence from Experiments[J]. Education and Economy, 2017, (04).

 A Study on the Phenomenon of "Science Atrophy" in the Selection of High School Students under the New College Entrance Examination Reform[J]. Chinese Journal of Education, 2017, (08).

 Research on the Impact of Chinese Science on University Performance and Employment Development of Students: An Empirical Analysis Based on the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS)[J]. Education Economics Review, 2017, 2(04).

 The Impact of College Entrance Examination Reform on the Enrollment of High-level Universities and Its Response[J]. China Higher Education Research, 2017, (04).

 Research on the characteristics and effects of students' conversion from high school to university liberal arts and science majors[J].Journal of Education of Chinese University of China,2017(03).

 Public Service Spillover of Local Higher Education: Regional Models and Their Influencing Factors[J]. China Higher Education Research, 2016, (05).

 Paper Preference Patterns and Journal Influence of Top Chinese Education Journals: Evidence from 18 Core Education Chinese Journal Papers in 2015[J]. Chinese Higher Education Research, 2016, (04).

 Language Proficiency and the Salary Premium of College Graduates[J]. Peking University Education Review, 2016, 14(02).

 A Study on the Inter-Provincial Migration Pattern of Chinese College Students[J]. Chinese Population Science, 2016, (01).

 Research on Scientific Research Innovation Ability of Urban Higher Education in China: An Analysis Based on the Scientific Research Papers of 17 Core Chinese Journals of Higher Education in 2014[J]. China Higher Education Research, 2015, (07).

 Analysis of the Influencing Factors of College Students' Study Abroad Choices in China[J]. China Higher Education Research, 2015, (03).

 Research on the Allocation of Inter-provincial Enrollment Quota in Central Universities: The Hypothesis of Gravity Model and Its Validation[J]. Higher Engineering Education Research, 2013, (06).

 The Effect and Dynamic Analysis of the Balanced Allocation of High School Educational Resources[J]. Tsinghua University Education Research, 2010, 31(05).

 Principles and Scheme Design of Enrollment Quota Allocation in Central Colleges and Universities[J]. Peking University Education Review, 2010, 8(02).

Public Services

Invited Lectures for the Government:

 Special report of the Ministry of Education on "Special Training Course on the Effective Connection between Solid and Expanding Poverty Alleviation Achievements and Rural Revitalization", title: Theory and International and Domestic Practice of Colleges and Universities Serving Rural Revitalization, Venue: National Academy of Educational Administration, 2023

 Special Report of the Ministry of Education on "Special Training Course on the Effective Connection between Consolidating and Expanding Poverty Alleviation Achievements and Rural Revitalization", Title: Theoretical Logic and Practical Innovation of Education to Revitalize Rural Areas, Venue: National Academy of Educational Administration, 2021

 Ministry of Commerce's Special Report on "Vocational Training and Labor Transfer for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries" (taught in English), title: Educational Policy and Practice for Poverty Alleviation in China, location: China International Poverty Alleviation Center, 2021- In 2023

 Special Report of the Ministry of Education on "Winning the Battle of Poverty Alleviation through Education", Title: Poverty Alleviation in China's Education from an International Perspective, Venue: National Academy of Educational Administration, 2020

 China International Poverty Reduction Center 'China Poverty Alleviation Series Courses'，Topic：China's Rural Education Development and Poverty Alleviation，2020

 Special report of the Ministry of Education on "Winning the Special Training Course on Poverty Alleviation in Education", title: Education for Targeted Poverty Alleviation, Venue: National Academy of Educational Administration, 2019

 Speech at the Expert Symposium on "Poverty Alleviation through Education Development" of the Ministry of Education, Department of Development Planning, Ministry of Education, 2019

 Theme report of the special training course on "Consolidating and Expanding the Achievements of Poverty Alleviation and Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization" in the education system of Guangxi Autonomous Region, 2023

 Shanxi Province, "Provincial Education System Consolidation and Expansion of Poverty Alleviation Achievements and Rural Revitalization Effective Connection Work Promotion Conference and Special Training Course", 2023

 Special Report on "Training Course on the Ability of Cadres in Education System Support and Cooperation" in Beijing, Title: Effective Practices and Work Innovation of Education Assistance, 2021

 Special report on "Winning the Special Training Course on Poverty Alleviation through Education" in Beijing, title: The Role of Education in Targeted Poverty Alleviation, 2019

Newspaper Reviews:

 To revitalize rural areas, education needs to vigorously enhance the awareness of serving the bottom. China Education News, 2022

 The cross-provincial allocation of higher education resources and the pursuit of efficiency should also be balanced. Guangming Daily, 2021

 Centennial plan, education-oriented. China Education News, 2019

 Retaining PhDs who love ideological and political work is the key. China Education News, 2019

 Remembering the heroes and models of poverty alleviation and inheriting the spirit of poverty alleviation. China Education News,2019

International exchange and cooperation

Work as a researcher

 Visiting Professor, Duke University (2020)

 Co-Researcher, Hokkaido University (2019)

 Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge (2018)

 Expert member and coordinator of the Higher Education Research Group of the World University Alliance (WUN).

Courses taught:

 Course Host for Duke University Undergraduate Duke Immerse Program Course SOCIOL.290S.04.Sp20: China and Higher Education Access, 2020

 Module Instructor for Harvard University Graduate Course A837: Tackling Educational Controversies via US-China Comparison, 2024

 Module Instructor for Duke University Undergraduate Inequality Studies Minor Course HISTORY 288: History of Inequality, 2023

International Conference Presentations:

 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. Presentation Title: Does Learning English Return More than the Local Language? Evidence from Chinese College Graduates.

 2019 Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Presentation Title: Who Benefits from Chinese Minority Bonus-point Policy of College Entrance Examination.

 2019 Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland. Presentation Title: College Students Mobility in China.

 2018 Cambridge University Education Reform and Innovation Center (ERI) Open Seminar, Cambridge, UK. Presentation Title: Does Education Matter? Poverty Alleviation through Education in China.

 2017 International Conference on Education (ICE), Stockholm, Sweden. Presentation Title: Student Mobility and Local Government Subsidies in China.

 2017 Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA. Presentation Title: The Effect of Possessing a Global English Test Certificate for College Graduates in China.

 2016 London International Conference on Education (LICE), London, UK. Presentation Title: Research on College Student Migration Pattern in China--Interprovincial Perspective.

 2016 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Presentation Title: Does Tracking in High School Affect Students’ Academic Achievements in College--Evidence from China.

 2014 Global Summit on Education (GSE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Presentation Title: The Effect of Attending Different Tiers of Universities on First Job Wages in China.

Contact

Email:

pankunfeng@ruc.edu.cn; kunfeng.pan@duke.edu

Office location: 432, Guoxue Building