Faculty

Associate Professors

Hongyi Zhan


Research Fields

Economics of Education, Higher Education Finance, Digital Transformation in Education

Education Background

  • Sept. 2003 – July 2006, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Ph.D. in Economics

  • Sept. 2000 – July 2003, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, M.A. in Economics

  • Sept. 1990 – July 1994, Department of Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, B.Eng. in Engineering

Current Appointment and Main Work Experience

  • Nov. 2011 – Present, School of Education, Renmin University of China, Associate Professor

  • Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015, College of Education, University of Maryland, Visiting Scholar

  • Aug. 2006 – Nov. 2011, Research Office for Higher Education, Renmin University of China, Lecturer, then promoted to Associate Professor

  • Aug. 1994 – Aug. 2000, Third Overall Design Department, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Assistant Engineer

Courses Taught

Economics of the Public Sector, Higher Education Finance, Digital Transformation and Education Reform

Academic Exchanges

  1. In November 2019, visited and exchanged at the School of Education of Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

  2. Attended the 16th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education in Honolulu, USA from January 4th to 8th, 2018, and presented the paper "An Empirical Study on Regional Differences of Higher Education Financial Aid in China."

  3. On March 12th, 2015, presented a talk titled "The Rise of University of Applied Sciences (Technology) in China" at the CIES annual conference in Washington D.C., USA.

  4. Participated in the CIES annual conference in Chicago, USA from February 27th to March 8th, 2010, and submitted a co-authored paper titled "Analysis on the Disciplinary Structure of Chinese Postgraduate Education from a Comparative Perspective."

  5. Delivered a presentation titled "International Student Exchange and International Research Partnerships: A Case Study of Renmin University of China" at the 5th QS-APPLE Annual Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 22nd to 27th, 2009.

Contact Information

Email: zhanhongyi@ruc.edu.cn

Office Location: Room 428, Guoxue Building