Keynote Speakers
Wenqin Shen
Shen Wenqin is Associate Professor of Higher Education at Peking University. His authored and co-authored publications focused on international academic mobility (especially the mobility of college graduates, doctoral students and postdocs), doctoral career trajectories and transnational history of idea and practice of liberal education (China, UK and US). His researches have been published in international journals such as the Higher education, History of education quarterly, Journal of Sociology, Higher education quarterly, Studies in Higher education, among others. He is currently serving as a coordinating editor for Higher education.
Maarja Beerkens
Maarja Beerkens is Vice-dean at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs and Associate professor in international governance at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Her research covers a wide range of issues in higher education and science policy, from quality assurance, leadership and internationalisation to student experiences and teaching practices. She is committed to policy-relevant research and she has conducted projects for the World Bank, the European Commission and the governments in the Netherlands and abroad. She serves in a number of national and international expert committees and as an invited speaker on prominent venues. Last but not least, she is a passionate teacher and a proud finalist of the Leiden University students’ prize for teaching excellence.
