Associate Professor and Distinguished Young Scholar in the School of Education, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

Research Fields

Area of Expertise: Higher Education Policy and Management, International and Comparative (Higher) Education, Degree and Postgraduate Education, Sociology and Philosophy of Education, Higher Education in Global History, The Academic History and Influence of Philosophy and Social Sciences

Curriculum: History of Higher Education, Globalization and Higher Education Reforms, Internationalization and International Academic Relations, Study of Classic Literature in Education, Thesis Writing, Qualitative Research Methods

Xie Meng is an associate professor and Distinguished Young Scholar in the School of Education at Renmin University of China (RUC) in Beijing. Her primary research focuses on higher education, international and comparative higher education, internationalization and international academic relations, and educational policy and management. She is a member of the Global Higher Education and Research of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). She serves as the English editor of Renmin University of China Education Journal and a reviewer of international peer-reviewed journals such as Higher Education, Higher Education Research & Development, Studies in Higher Education, Journal of Studies in International Education, Frontiers of Education in China, Chinese Education & Society, and Educational Psychology. She has published in peer-reviewed journals such as Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Frontiers of Education in China, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, and Tsinghua Journal of Education. She has taught courses for undergraduate, master and doctoral students, including History of Higher Education and Globalization and Higher Education Reforms.

Prior to her appointment at the RUC, she obtained her PhD in Policy, Administration and Social Sciences Education from the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Higher Education from the Institute of Education of Tsinghua University. She was also a visiting scholar in the Department of Sociology at Cambridge University. Her current research centers on the intellectual history and academic influence of the Chinese social sciences, Chinese intellectuals, and spaces of global knowledge in the social sciences.

Educational Background

2013-2018 Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, PhD

2009-2012 Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, Master Degree in Education

2005-2009 School of Education, Minzu University of China, Bachelor Degree in Education

Work Experience

She is currently an associate professor/postgraduate supervisor at the School of Education, Renmin University of China

2022-present Researcher, Capital Development and Governance Institute , Renmin University of China

2019 Secondment, China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC), Ministry of Education, P.R. China

2016-2017 Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge

Courses

History of Higher Education (Master)

Globalization and Higher Education Reforms (Bachelor/Master)

Internationalization of Higher Education and International Academic Relations (Master)

Study of Classic Literature in Education (PhD)

Qualitative Research Methods (Master)

Thesis Writing and Specifications (Master)

Research Projects

Leading Project Research

Present Beijing Social Science Foundation Key Project: Research on the Policy System and Path of Building a High-level Talent Highland in Beijing - Based on the Perspective of the Interaction between Research Universities and Regions (under research)

2022-2023 RUC Capital Development and Governance Institute Self-constructed Project: Research on the International Influence of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Capital Universities (Completed)

2020-2024 National Social Science Foundation “13th Five-Year Plan” Education Youth Project: Research on Strategies for Enhancing the International Influence of Chinese Philosophy and Social Sciences in the Midst of Global Changes (under research)

2020-2022 Renmin University of China University-level Project: The Impact of Internationalization and International Academic Relations on the Disciplinary Development of Social Sciences in the “Double First-class” Universities (Completed)

Participate in International Projects

2010-2012 Ford Foundation Project: Tracking the Learning and Development of Chinese College Students

2010-2011 UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Supported Project: Tsinghua University and Loughborough University Collaboration on Student Employment and Entrepreneurship in China and the UK

2010-2011 JICA Support Project: JICA Loan Supervision Project

Participate in National Projects

2020-2023 Beijing Educational Science “13th Five-Year Plan” Key Project: Comparative Study of Doctoral Cultivation Processes in World-Class Universities

2019-2021 National Social Science Foundation Key Project on Education: Research on the Synergistic Development of Education and Economy and Society in Xiongan New Area

2016-2017 National Social Science Foundation Key Project on Education: Research on National Academic Qualification Framework

2011-2015 National Social Science Foundation General Project on Education: Research on Teaching Materials of Aesthetic Education for Chinese Ethnic Minorities

2010-2012 Project Entrusted by the Ministry of Education: Research on Deepening the Reform of Graduate Student Cultivation Mechanisms

2010-2012 Project Entrusted by the Ministry of Education: Enhancing the Active Adaptability of Graduate Education Structure

2009-2010 National Social Science Foundation Key Project on Education: Research on Theory Building of Aesthetic Education for Chinese Ethnic Minorities

Main Publications

Xie Meng, Internationalizing the Social Sciences in China: The Disciplinary Development of Sociology at Tsinghua University, Springer, 2022.

King R.B., Luo Yan. & Xie Meng. Good Begets Good: The Role of Helping Others on Engagement and Achievement among University Students. Research in High Education, 65, 989-1006, 2024. (SSCI, Q1)

Xie Meng, King R.B., Luo Yan, Social Motivation and Deep Approaches to Learning: A Nationwide Study among Chinese College Students, Higher Education, 85, 669-687, 2023. (SSCI, Q1)

Luo Yan, Xie Meng, Lian Zhixin, Emotional Engagement and Student Satisfaction: A Study of Chinese College Students based on a Nationally Representative Sample, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 28 (4), 283-292, 2019. (SSCI, Q1)

Yang Rui, Xie Meng, Wen Wen, Pilgrimage to the West: Modern Transformations of Chinese Intellectual Formation in Social Sciences, Higher Education, 77 (5), 815-829, 2019. (SSCI, Q1)

Xie Meng, Living with Internationalization: The Changing Face of the Academic Life of Chinese Social Scientists, Higher Education, 75(3), 381-397, 2018. (SSCI, Q1)

Yang Rui, Xie Meng, Learning toward the Centers: International Networking at China’s Five C9 League Universities, Frontiers of Education in China, 10(1): 66-90, 2015.

Xie Meng, Opening Discipline Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Integration Facilitate Talents Cultivation in the Philosophy and Social Sciences, Guangming Daily, 2022.

Xie Meng, Restructuring the Social Sciences: Beyond Knowledge Crisis and Asymmetrical International Academic Relations, Tsinghua Journal of Education, 43(03): 111-120, 2022. (Reprinted in Social Sciences Review)

Xie Meng, Tong Yingzhi, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Education: Research on Talents Cultivation in the Social Sciences of American Research Universities, Tsinghua Journal of Education, 43(01): 96-107, 2022.

Xie Meng, Tong Yingzhi, A Multi-dimensional Examination of Doctoral Education in Social Sciences in Chinese Research Universities from an Interdisciplinary Perspective, Renmin University of China Education Journal, (03): 62-77, 2022.

Wang Dingming, Xie Meng, Solutions to the Dilemma of Graduate Education in Research Institutions, Academic Degrees & Graduate Education, (02): 15-22, 2021.

Zhang Qing, Xie Meng, Wang Dingming, The Tradition and New Trends of Pedagogy Talent Cultivation Goals, University Education Science, (02):74-83, 2017.

Yang Rui, Li Mengyang, Xie Meng, Multiple Perspectives and East Asian Higher Education Research, Tsinghua Journal of Education, 37(03):7-13, 2016.

Xie Meng, Wang Dingming, Cultivation and Motivation Mechanism of Top Innovative Doctoral Students in Research Universities, Research in Higher Education of Engineering, (01):158-161, 2016.

Xie Meng, Wang Dingming, Research on the Mechanisms to Motivate Doctoral Students from the Perspective of Discipline Comparison: A Case Study of T University, Academic Degrees & Graduate Education , (12):41-46, 2014.

Shi Jinghuan, Xu Dongbo, Wang Shu, lü ZongWei, Xie Meng, Zhao Lin, Annual Report of National College Education Survey 2009, Tsinghua Journal of Education, 32(04):9-23, 2011.

Xie Meng, Xilan Kapu and Aesthetic Education for Females of the Tujia Ethnic Group, Journal of Research on Education for Ethnic Minorities, 21(1):34-39, 2010.

Awards and Honors

2023 First Prize Instructor of the 25th Innovation Cup Student Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition of Renmin University of China

2023 Second Prize Instructor of the 25th Innovation Cup Student Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition of Renmin University of China

2022 Grand Prize Instructor of the 24th Innovation Cup Student Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition of Renmin University of China

2022 First Prize Instructor of the 24th Innovation Cup Student Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition of Renmin University of China

2022 Second Prize Instructor of the 25th Innovation Cup Student Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition of Renmin University of China

2022 “Excellent Instructor” of Renmin University of China

2020 “Model Teacher” of Renmin University of China

2020 “Outstanding Scholar” Young Scholar of Renmin University of China

2016 Second Prize of the 5th National Educational Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements of the Ministry of Education, P.R. China

2016 Sino-British Fellowship Trust Visitorships Cambridge Visiting Scholar

2013 HKU Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)

2009 Beijing Outstanding Graduate

Contact Information

E-mail：xiemeng@ruc.edu.cn

Office：Room 323, Guoxueguan Building