Faculty & Staff

WangHong：Professor, PhD Supervisor, Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education at South China Normal University (SCNU), Dean of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Institute of Teacher Education, Director of the GBA Research Center for Teacher Education and Teacher Development Assessment, and Chief Editor of Moral Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (commissioned by the Ministry of Education). She has co-authored works including 2001 China Education Development Report, Concise Course in Educational Economics, Research on Educational Finance, and Research on Compulsory Education and Fiscal Issues of Migrant Children, and published over 100 academic papers, among which more than 70 were published in authoritative or core journals/media such as Educational Research, Comparative Education Review, Curriculum, Teaching Material and Method, People's Education, Guangming Daily, and China Education Daily. She has successively undertaken projects such as the Teacher Education Quality Monitoring Platform and the reform of basic education teaching paradigms in the new era. Her major research areas and expertise include: educational economics and finance, principal leadership and school development, teacher education (teacher training, teacher ethics construction), basic education, and comparative education.

Hua Weiyong：Associate Research Fellow, Secretary of the General Party Branch of the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU. He has successively undertaken a number of scientific research projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education, the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, and the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee. He has published many papers in journals such as People's Daily (Theory Edition), Higher Education Exploration, Modern Education Review, and Guangdong Education. He led the compilation of the book Wooden Bell and Golden Voice: Eighty Years of South China Normal University. His major research areas include: teacher education policy, teacher ethics and educational culture.

Li Hao：Associate Research Fellow, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU. She has presided over and participated in more than 10 research projects, and her research results have been published in more than 20 core journals such as Journal of South China Normal University, Higher Education Exploration, and Chinese Journal of Special Education. His major research areas include: adolescent health research, psychological counseling and guidance, career planning and guidance, and ideological and political education.

Wang Qingping：Associate Senior Editor, Master's Supervisor at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, President/Chief Editor of Moral Education in Primary and Secondary Schools Journal, and Director of the Office of the Teacher Ethics Construction Base (SCNU) of the Ministry of Education. She is an expert of the MOE "National Teacher Training Program" and the host of the first batch of Teacher Education Expert Studios at SCNU. She has long been engaged in research on school moral education and class management, teacher ethics construction and teacher professional growth, ideological and political courses and textbooks in primary and secondary schools, and family education. Currently, she serves as Deputy Secretary-General of the Primary and Secondary School Moral Education Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Education, Vice President of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Primary and Secondary School Moral Education, Deputy Secretary-General of the Guangdong Federation of Primary and Secondary School Principals, and Member of the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School Moral Education Steering Committee.

Tong Rugen：PhD, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, Vice Chairman of the Faculty's Academic Degree Evaluation Sub-Committee, Host of the first batch of Teacher Education Expert Studios at the university, and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Social Science Research Base "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Research Center for Teacher Education and Teacher Development Assessment". His research directions include teacher education, educational human resource management, and labor education management. He has published more than 30 papers in CSSCI and other journals, presided over or participated in more than 10 provincial and above-level vertical projects (including national major projects), and authored more than 10 horizontal projects on regional education development planning or school development planning. He has served as the person in charge or theoretical supervisor for more than 20 provincial and municipal-level training programs for renowned principals, educational experts, and outstanding principals under the "Million Talents" program, and has won more than 3 provincial and above-level awards. He offers courses such as Educational Research Methods, Introduction to Teacher Literacy Development, Educational Human Resource Management and Assessment, and Labor Economics, and has published works or textbooks including How New Teachers Conduct Research, New Perspectives on Educational Human Resource Management, and Human Resource Development and Management. From 2017 to 2019, he was seconded to the Ministry of Education Evaluation Center, and currently serves as a member of the Secretariat of the Expert Committee for the Certification of Normal Majors in General Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, a member of the Secretariat of the Education Evaluation Branch of the Chinese Higher Education Association, a paper review expert of the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education, an expert of the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School Local Curriculum Textbook Review Committee, Associate Editor of Teacher Development Research (internal journal), and a reviewer for several core journals. Email: 38396196@qq.com

Zhang Youliang：Associate Professor, PhD in Education, Postdoctoral Fellow. He is Assistant Dean (International and Hong Kong, Macao Affairs) of the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, and a faculty member of the Institute of International and Comparative Education. He has published 1 monograph, participated in compiling 3 books, published more than 50 Chinese and English academic papers, and presided over and participated in more than 10 domestic and foreign research projects. He was selected into the "Xiangjiang Scholars Program" jointly implemented by the National Postdoctoral Management Committee and the Hong Kong Scholars Association (2020), the "Excellent Young Talents Training Program" of the Beijing Municipal University Teacher Team Construction Support Program (2022), and the "Phoenix Program" Excellent Young Talents of Chaoyang District, Beijing (2024). He co-founded the international journal Education and Lifelong Development Research (ISSN: 3006-9599) and serves as its Associate Editor. He also holds concurrent positions as Associate Professor at Lingnan University (Hong Kong), Associate Professor at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Center for Studies of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Xiamen University, and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Cross-border Education Quality Assurance Research Center, SCNU. His major research areas include: educational internationalization, educational organization and governance, and teacher education. Email: ylzhangaaron@foxmail.com 

Lei Lizhen：PhD in Education, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor. She is a faculty member of the Department of School Development and Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU. She serves as a paper review expert of the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education, an expert in the field of teacher education for the World Bank Loan Project in Guangdong Province, and the host of the first batch of Teacher Education Expert Studios at SCNU. She has published many academic papers in authoritative educational journals such as Educational Development Research and Comparative Education Review; published works including Research on the Educational Thoughts of Renowned Principals and Localized Exploration of Professional Development Schools for Teachers; presided over 3 projects including the Humanities and Social Sciences Project of the Ministry of Education and the Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Project of Guangdong Province; presided over a number of horizontal projects on teacher team construction and school development planning in multiple cities and prefectures in Guangdong Province; and served as the person in charge and theoretical supervisor for high-end principal training projects such as the Guangdong Provincial and Guangzhou Municipal "Million Talents" Renowned Principal Program. Her major research areas include: basic education policy, and principal and teacher leadership. Email: 2312076303@qq.com

Xie Zhiyong：PhD in Education, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor. Currently, he serves as the Executive Director of the Institute of Teacher Development Assessment and Assistant Director of the Master of Education Center at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, and Executive Deputy Director of the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Research Center for Teacher Education and Teacher Development Assessment" (a Guangdong Provincial Social Science Base). He also holds concurrent positions as a paper review expert of the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education, a Director of the Education Evaluation Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Education Development Strategy, and an academic expert of the China Institute of Educational Innovation, Beijing Normal University. He was awarded the 6th "Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award for Empirical Educational Research" and was selected into the 2023 Ministry of Education Teacher Education High-Level Visit Group to Canada. He has presided over 16 projects including National Social Science Fund General Projects and Provincial and Ministerial Key Projects, and participated in 1 National Social Science Fund Major Project. He has published 8 academic monographs and textbooks, and more than 30 papers in journals such as Studies in Educational Evaluation, Educational Studies in Mathematics, ZDM - Mathematics Education, and International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, among which more than 10 were indexed by SSCI/CSSCI and many were fully reproduced by Renmin University's copied materials. He serves as a reviewer for 5 SSCI journals including Psychology in the Schools. He has presided over sub-forums of multiple international academic conferences, won 3 provincial and ministerial-level teaching achievement awards and honors; guided students to win first and second prizes in the National Mathematical Modeling Competition, and has teaching experience across all school stages. His research directions focus on curriculum and teaching theory, educational evaluation, teacher education, and intelligent assessment. Email: xzy6432505@126.com

Zhong Luojin：Associate Research Fellow, PhD in Developmental and Educational Psychology. He is a faculty member of the Department of School Development and Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU. He serves as the Office Director of the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training Center and Assistant Director of the Implementation Office of the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School "Million Talents Training Project". His major research areas include: learning psychology, student psychology, self-psychology, teacher professional development, trainer competence, principal leadership, and renowned teacher competence.

Chen Han：Associate Research Fellow, PhD in Education. She is a faculty member of the Institute of Teacher Development Assessment/Department of Moral Education and Teacher Development at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, Office Director of the Teacher Education Quality Monitoring Center of SCNU, Secretary of the National Certification for Normal Majors in General Higher Education Institutions, and Secretary of the Undergraduate Education and Teaching Audit and Evaluation. She visited Aalborg University in Denmark for academic exchange from October 2017 to October 2018, and was seconded to the Education Quality Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Education from November 2022 to February 2024. She has published many papers in SSCI/SCI/CSSCI core journals such as Information Processing & Management, Tsinghua Journal of Education, China Higher Education Research, Electronic Commerce Research, Scientific Reports, and Jiangsu Higher Education; published the monograph Research on the Teacher Performance Appraisal System in Application-Oriented Undergraduate Universities, and participated in compiling the textbook Primary School Education; many research reports written by her have received affirmative comments from provincial and ministerial leaders or been adopted by relevant departments; she has successively presided over a number of projects including National Social Science Fund Projects, Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Joint Projects of Provinces and Cities, Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Projects, Guangdong Provincial Education Science Planning Projects, and Guangdong Provincial General University Youth Innovation Talent Projects, and has mainly participated in a number of projects such as National Social Science Fund Major Education Projects, Humanities and Social Sciences Projects of the Ministry of Education, and Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Projects. Her major research areas include: teacher education quality monitoring, educational digital transformation, higher education management and evaluation, and comparative education.

Zhang Yunting：Associate Professor, PhD in Management, Master's Supervisor of Education, Secretary of the National Normal Major Certification Project, Director of the Research and Assessment Department of the Teacher Ethics Construction Base (SCNU) of the Ministry of Education, and Office Director of the Center for Basic Education and Teacher Education Research (a Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of Guangdong Provincial Universities) at SCNU, and Assistant Dean of the Institute of Teacher Development Assessment. Her research areas include: the construction of an integrated pre-service and in-service teacher education system, teacher ethics education, and moral education in primary and secondary schools. She visited Vanderbilt University in the United States for academic exchange for 1 year. She has published many academic papers in journals such as Journal of Chinese Education, People's Education, and Moral Education in Primary and Secondary Schools, 3 of which were fully reproduced by Renmin University's copied materials; she has authored and participated in writing more than 10 consulting reports and research reports, which have received comments from members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Ministers of Education, and Standing Committee Members of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, and been adopted by relevant departments of the Ministry of Education; she is a core member of the National Social Science Fund Major Education Project Research on the Construction of a High-Quality Teacher Education System and the Supply and Allocation of Teachers in the New Era, and has presided over or participated in more than 20 scientific research projects such as the Key Projects of the National Education Science Planning (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Projects, and Guangdong Provincial Education Science Planning Projects. She has co-guided graduate students to win 2 first prizes in the Guangdong Provincial Excellent Education Thesis Award and the second prize in the university's Challenge Cup Competition. Email: 369876014@qq.com

Huang Daoming：PhD, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, Deputy Director of the Provincial K-12 Teacher Development Center of SCNU, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training Center, and Assistant Director of the Implementation Office of the MOE "National Teacher Training Program" - Overseas Training Project. He has published many academic papers in core journals such as Social Scientist, Modern Educational Technology, and Global Chinese Conference on Science Education. His major research areas include: curriculum and teaching theory, teacher training, and comparative education.

Liao Wen：Assistant Researcher, Ph.D. in Law. Department of School Development and Leadership Science, School of Teacher Education, South China Normal University. Member of the “Future School” Expert Group at the Ministry of Education’s Center for School Development and Planning. Primary research areas: future schools, school development planning, and innovative curriculum and instruction.

Liu Huajie：Lecturer, PhD in Education. He has published more than 10 papers in journals such as Journal of Educational Studies, Educational Research and Experiment, Educational Development Research, and Global Education Outlook; participated in compiling works such as Towards Professionalization - 100 Questions on School Moral Education, Case Studies on School Moral Education Diagnosis, and Class Management Theory and Practice, and presided over the 2023 Guangdong Provincial Education Science Planning Project (Moral Education Special Project) Research on the Innovation of Family Education Guidance Model Based on Generative AI. He serves as the person in charge of the MOE "National Teacher Training Program" Teacher Ethics Trainer Training Project and the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School "Million Talents Training Project" Junior High School Renowned Homeroom Teacher Training Project. His major research areas include: moral education principles, basic educational theory, class management and homeroom teacher professional development, teacher ethics and teacher morality construction, and family education.

Chen Yan：Lecturer, PhD in Education (Canada), Master's Supervisor, Faculty of the Department of Moral Education and Teacher Development at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU. She is an expert in counterpart assistance for the World Bank Loan Project of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, founder of the "SCNU Teacher Wisdom Public Welfare Classroom", has guided many teachers to win the first prize in the National Primary and Secondary School Mathematics Culture Teaching Competition, and has won the second prize in the Guangdong Provincial University Young Teachers' Teaching Competition and the first prize in the SCNU Young Teachers' Teaching Competition. She has participated in compiling 2 sets of primary school mathematics textbooks and multiple sets of planned textbooks; presided over 4 research projects at the Ministry of Education, provincial and municipal levels, and participated in 4 research projects at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Technology; published papers in core journals such as Comparative Education Review, Global Education Outlook, Mathematics Bulletin, and Moral Education in Primary and Secondary Schools. Her major research areas include: teacher education, curriculum and teaching, rural education development, educational measurement and evaluation, and comparative education.

Han Yuna：Assistant Research Fellow, PhD in Education. She is a faculty member of the Department of Moral Education and Teacher Development at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU. She mainly engages in research on teacher education, teaching theory and practice, and educational measurement and evaluation, and undertakes courses such as curriculum and teaching theory, general psychology, educational statistics, educational measurement and evaluation, group counseling, and educational research methods.

Zhang Qian：Lecturer, PhD in Management. She is a faculty member of the Department of School Development and Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU, and Secretary-General of the Academic Committee of the Guangdong Federation of Primary and Secondary School Principals. She is a core member of the "Core Foundation" Educational Experiment Research Team. She has mainly participated in research projects at all levels such as the vertical project Exploring the Essence of Basic Education: Classroom Teaching Reform (2017 to present) commissioned by the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Leading Group Office, the horizontal project Research on the In-depth Integration Path and Application of Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Competence Development (2018 to present) commissioned by the Guangdong Branch of CCT Consulting Design Institute Co., Ltd., the project Consulting Research on Introducing Intelligence for China's Teacher Education Reform (TCC6) (2019 to present) commissioned by the Department of Teacher Work of the Ministry of Education, and the project Research on the Reform of Basic Education Teaching Paradigms in the New Era: From "Input-Oriented" to "Output-Oriented" (March 2020 to present) commissioned by the Department of Basic Education of the Ministry of Education. She studied at the University of Edinburgh in the UK, majoring in Training and Development Management, has carried out multiple training sessions on the "Output-Oriented" paradigm theory, and published many academic papers in core journals such as People's Education, Journal of Chinese Education, and Primary and Secondary School Management.

Xiu QiSpecially-appointed Associate Research Fellow, PhD in Management. She has published many academic papers in CSSCI and SSCI journals including Tsinghua Journal of Education and Asia Pacific Education Review, and presented more than 10 academic papers at top international academic conferences in the field of education including AERA, ICSEI, and CIES. She serves as a reviewer for several SSCI journals including Educational Management Administration and Leadership. Her main research areas are principal professional leadership, teacher professional learning, and educational improvement.

Zhang Meng：Specially-appointed Associate Research Fellow, PhD in Education, Master's Supervisor. In terms of research projects: in 2025, she was approved for a Youth Project of the National Education Science Planning; in 2024, she was approved for a Guangdong Provincial Education Science Planning Project (Higher Education Special Project); she has participated in nearly 10 national and provincial-level humanities and social sciences fund projects, as well as the General Research Fund (GRF) project of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. In terms of paper publication: she has the ability of Chinese and English academic writing and publication, and has published academic papers in Chinese CSSCI journals such as Educational Development Research, Global Education Outlook, Journal of Chinese Education, Journal of Northwest Normal University (Social Sciences Edition), and English SSCI journals such as Professional Development in Education, British Educational Research Journal, Educational Philosophy and Theory; in terms of social appointments: she once served as a part-time editor of Basic Education (CSSCI), currently serves as a guest editor of Social Inclusion (SSCI), and acts as a reviewer for several international journals; her main research areas include: teacher education, teacher professional development, school leadership, educational policy, and basic educational theory. Contact: zhangmengecnu@163.com

Lu Hong： Specially-appointed Associate Research Fellow, PhD in Education. She has published many papers in SSCI international authoritative journals including Learning and Individual Differences, British Journal of Educational Psychology, ZDM-Mathematics Education, many Chinese papers have been fully reproduced by Renmin University's copied newspapers and periodicals, and many conference papers have been included in top international conferences in the field of education including AERA. She serves as an editorial board member of Frontiers in Education section STEM Education, a reviewer for several SSCI journals such as ZDM-Mathematics Education and British Educational Research Journal, and a reviewer for conferences such as AERA. Her main research areas are teacher education, mathematics education, educational psychology, and educational measurement and evaluation.

Wang Chao：Specially-appointed Associate Research Fellow, PhD in Education. He has published many academic papers in SSCI and CSSCI journals including The Internet and Higher Education and Library and Information Service. Many papers have been included in top international academic conferences in the field of educational technology such as LAK (The International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge) and ICALT (International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies), and was nominated for the Best Short Paper at ICALT (2025). He has participated in a number of projects such as the Major Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education, National Social Science Fund Projects, and General Research Fund (GRF) projects of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. He serves as a reviewer for international journals such as Information Processing and Management, Asian Education and Development Studies, Education and Lifelong Development Research, and international conferences such as JCDL (IEEE Joint Conference of Digital Libraries) and ICALT. He has continuously participated in the teacher digital competency empowerment project for developing countries of the "International Institute of Online Education (IIOE)" of the UNESCO International Center for Higher Education Innovation (UNESCO-ICHEI). His main research interests include: teacher learning, learning analytics, online learning, artificial intelligence and teacher education, and teacher professional development in the Global South. Email: chaow66@outlook.com

Xie Qiqiang：Adjunct Associate Research Fellow, Ph.D. in Education, Postdoctoral Fellow. Has published papers in prestigious SSCI international journals such as *Higher Education* and *Current Psychology*, and authored an English-language academic monograph published by the internationally renowned publisher Peter Lang; additionally, numerous research findings have been accepted for presentation at top-tier international academic conferences, including the International Self-Determination Theory Conference (SDT), the World Education Research Association (WERA), and the International Conference on School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI). Has participated in seven major education-funded research projects in Hong Kong, including the General Research Fund (GRF) and the Quality Education Fund (QEF), with research areas covering educational administration, curriculum and instruction, and early childhood education. During her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Hong Kong, she led a multi-million-dollar project commissioned by the Hong Kong Education Bureau to study the effectiveness of parent-teacher associations (PTAs) in public primary and secondary schools and kindergartens across Hong Kong. He has been invited to serve as a visiting expert for the “Research Methodology” course in the Master’s program at the Faculty of Education, City University of Macau, and served as a quantitative research consultant for the “Pengcheng Peacock” project (2025TC0095) at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He currently serves as a reviewer for the SSCI journal *Current Psychology* as well as for the international academic conferences WERA and ICSEI. His primary research areas include teacher education, educational psychology, digital education, instructional effectiveness evaluation, and school leadership.

Wang Jianping：Director of the Journal Management Center and Chief Editor of the Journal of SCNU; Research Fellow and PhD Supervisor of the Faculty of Teacher Education, SCNU; President and Chief Editor of Guangdong Higher Education Press, and President of Guangdong Audio-Visual Teaching Material Press; Vice Chairman of the National University Liberal Arts Journal Research Association, Director of the University Comprehensive Journal Evaluation Expert Committee of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation, Director of the Expert Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Periodical Association, Vice President of the Guangdong Provincial Copyright Protection Federation, Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Educational History, and Supervisor of the People's Government of Guangdong Province. His main research areas are educational history, teacher education, and adolescent education. He has published many papers in Journal of Peking University, Journal of Beijing Normal University, Journal of Central China Normal University, Psychological Development and Education, Guangming Daily, etc., many of which have been reprinted (excerpted) by Xinhua Digest, Academic Abstracts of Liberal Arts in Higher Education Institutions, and "Renmin University Copied Materials".

Qian Yangyi：PhD, PhD Supervisor, Professor of the School of Chemistry, SCNU. He is a Member of the Chemistry Teaching Guidance Professional Committee for Basic Education of the Ministry of Education, a Core Member of the Ministry of Education's Middle School Chemistry Curriculum Standards Development Group, a Chief Expert of the MOE "National Teacher Training Program", an Expert for the Certification of Normal Majors of the Higher Education Teaching Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Education, a Standing Director of the Chemistry Teaching Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Education, a Vice Chairman of the Educational Game Professional Committee of the China Educational Technology Association, a Supervisor of the Guangdong Provincial "Million Talents" Renowned Teachers, and the Chief Editor of the compulsory education Chemistry textbook (Guangdong Education Press Edition). He won the second prize of the 2022 National Teaching Achievement Award for Basic Education, a typical case of basic education chemistry education and teaching reform, the special prize of the Guangdong Provincial Education and Teaching Achievement Award (Basic Education), and the host of the National First-Class Undergraduate Course. He has published more than 200 academic papers: 10 in SCI and SSCI journals such as Journal of Chemical Education, and more than 200 in CSSCI journals (33) such as Curriculum, Teaching Material and Method, China Educational Technology, Audio-Visual Education Research, Distance Education Journal, Modern Educational Technology, China Examinations, and authoritative journals (more than 180) such as Chemical Education and Chemistry Teaching. He has obtained a number of national authorized invention patents, appearance design patents, and national computer software copyrights, and published more than 30 textbooks and works. His research expertise includes: hand-held technology digital chemistry experiments; chemistry gamified teaching; and chemistry teacher professional development.

Li Long：Professor, PhD Supervisor, Chief Expert of the National Social Science Fund Major Bidding Project, National High-level Talent, and currently Executive Dean of the Institute of Public Opinion and Social Governance, SCNU. He mainly engages in research on public opinion and national governance, crisis communication management, network ideology, etc., and has won many Excellent Achievement Awards in Philosophy and Social Sciences from the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province.

Hou Yongxiong：Research Fellow (Professor), Ph.D. in Labor Economics (Human Resource Allocation and Management), Postdoctoral Fellow in Entrepreneurship Education, and Master’s Supervisor; Visiting Professor and Career and Entrepreneurship Mentor at multiple universities and key high schools; one of the earliest certified Senior Career Counselors and Global Career Development Facilitators (GCDF) in China. He has led and participated in numerous research projects funded by the National Social Science Fund, the Ministry of Education Social Science Fund, and the Provincial Social Science Fund. He has published multiple SSCI/CSSCI papers and authored several books and textbooks. As one of the principal contributors, he received the First Prize in the 2023 National Teaching Achievement Awards ( “Integration of Specialized Education and Entrepreneurship: A 20-Year Study and Practice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Oriented Toward Job-Based Entrepreneurship”) and the 2018 National Second Prize for Teaching Achievement ( “Establishment and Practice of a Collaborative Education System for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Greater Bay Area”); he has led and participated in numerous national and provincial-level model courses, “Golden Courses,” and high-quality courses in employment and entrepreneurship. The team he has mentored has won dozens of national and provincial awards in prestigious competitions such as the China International College Students Innovation Competition and the “Challenge Cup,” including multiple national gold medals; he has repeatedly guided students to win the provincial “Top Ten Planning Stars” award in the “Career Planning Competition”; and he has been recognized multiple times as an outstanding employment and entrepreneurship mentor at the provincial level or above. He has frequently served as a judging expert for on-site competitions at the national level for prestigious events such as the National Innovation Competition and the Career Planning Competition, as well as for provincial-level competitions across multiple provinces.

Jiang Linhao：Associate Researcher and Master’s Supervisor; Ph.D. in Higher Education from the School of Education at Peking University. Has led projects including the National Social Science Fund Post-Doctoral Support Program, the Ministry of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Youth Fund Project, the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning General Project, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology Key Project, and the Guangzhou Association for Science and Technology Key Project; has participated in projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation General Project, the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Key Project, and the Beijing Social Science Fund Key Project. He has published over 30 papers in journals such as *Educational Research*, *Higher Education Research*, *Research on Educational Development*, *Research on Audio-Visual Education*, *Chinese Audio-Visual Education*, *Research on Degree and Postgraduate Education*, and *Asia Pacific Education Review*, including more than 20 papers in SSCI and CSSCI journals. Some articles have been reprinted in Renmin University of China’s Photocopied Materials and authoritative WeChat public accounts. He has published one translated work and one original monograph titled *The Birth and Transformation of the Research Evaluation System*, contributed to multiple academic monographs, and participated in the drafting of the group standard *Specifications for the Construction of Concept Validation Centers* (as one of the top three drafters). As a primary advisor, he has guided students to secure the Guangdong Province Climbing Plan Key Project, National Scholarship, and Outstanding Graduate awards.

Lin Wenkai：Associate Researcher, Master’s Program Advisor, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at South China Normal University, and Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Research Center at South China Normal University (a Ministry of Education-designated Base for Country and Regional Studies). Previously served as Deputy Dean of the School of Online Education at South China Normal University (on secondment to the Department of Comprehensive Reform of the Ministry of Education), Deputy Dean of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Teacher Education College, and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education. He concurrently serves as an Executive Committee Member of the Global Chinese Society for Science Education Research; Standing Council Member and Academic Committee Member of the Education Policy and Planning Professional Committee of the China Society for Educational Development Strategy; and Standing Council Member and Secretary-General of the Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education Research Branch of the Guangdong Higher Education Society. He is also an evaluation expert for the Ministry of Education’s Curriculum and Textbook Research Institute and an educational consulting expert for the Shantou Chaoshi Think Tank. He has published over 30 academic papers in international SSCI journals such as *Teaching and Teacher Education* and authoritative domestic journals such as *Chinese Higher Education*; He has led or participated in eight projects, including those funded by the National Social Science Fund, the National Education Science Planning Project, the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Project, and projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education. He has published theoretical articles in *Guangming Daily*, and six of his research findings have been adopted by the Ministry of Education. He co-authored the national planning textbook for the “Information Technology” course in secondary vocational schools and served as the chief editor of *Information Technology (Extension Module) — Office Applications* (published by Beijing Institute of Technology Press). Recipient of the First Prize and Second Prize for Teaching Achievements from South China Normal University; has repeatedly guided students to win awards at the China International College Students Innovation Competition. Primary research areas include educational policy, teacher education, curriculum and instruction, educational information technology, and STEM education. Email: lwk@m.scnu.edu.cn

Zhang Hongbao：Researcher, specializing in the study of new types of think tanks in higher education institutions and the development of higher education. He has led five national and provincial-level projects, including those funded by the National Social Science Fund and the Ministry of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences Fund. He has published over 30 academic papers in journals such as the Theory Section of *Guangming Daily*, *Research on Education Development*, and *Chinese Higher Education Research*.

Zhou Xiaopeng：Professor in the Department of Chinese Language Curriculum and Pedagogy at South China Normal University and supervisor for the Master of Education in Chinese Language Education program. Former convener of the Master of Education supervisory committee at South China Normal University. Currently serves as a special advisor to the Faculty of Teacher Education at South China Normal University. Her research focuses primarily on the psychology of Chinese language learning, teaching strategies, and assessment. She is a council member of the Secondary School Chinese Language Teaching Committee of the China Education Association, president of the Guangdong Provincial Expert Committee on Chinese Language for the College Entrance Examination, director of the first Basic Education Research Studio at South China Normal University, a National Outstanding Supervisor for the Master of Education program, and an expert at the Ministry of Education’s Education Quality Monitoring Center. She previously served as a supervisor for the Master of Chinese Language Education program at The Open University of Hong Kong. She has edited nearly ten teacher education publications, including *Theory of Secondary School Chinese Curriculum and Pedagogy*, *Theory of Chinese Language Learning Psychology*, *History of Chinese Language Education in China*, *Guidelines for Evaluating Various Types of Composition in Secondary Schools*, *Strategies for Teaching Native Languages in China and Abroad*, and *Exemplary Cases of High School Chinese Language Teaching*. She is also a contributor to the nationally unified high school Chinese language textbooks. She has published over 30 papers in authoritative, core, and major journals such as *Educational Research*, *Journal of South China Normal University*, and *Renmin University Reprints*, including “A Study on Ye Shengtao’s Ideas on Effective Chinese Language Teaching,” “A Comparative Study on Secondary School Students’ Interest in Chinese Language Learning,” and “Explorations in Integrated Teaching of Large Units in High School Chinese.” She serves as the lead instructor for Guangdong Province’s First-Class Undergraduate Course (online) and has presided over multiple provincial and ministerial-level research projects on Chinese language teaching and research. She was ranked second in the National Educational Science Achievement Award. He received the “First Prize for Research Achievements in Basic Education Curriculum Reform” (ranked third) awarded by the General Office of the Ministry of Education. She also received the First Prize for Basic Education Teaching Achievements in Guangdong Province (ranked second). She has repeatedly guided undergraduate and graduate students to win first, second, and third prizes in the National Normal Student Skills Competition.