Faculty & Staff

Nanqiang Distinguished Professor (First Cohort), Director of the Institute of Higher Education Quality and Evaluation, Xiamen University; Tongji Chair Professor, Tongji University; Assistant President & Dean of the Institute of Education, Guizhou Normal University; Adjunct Professor, Hunan University; Adjunct Professor, Tianjin University; Bayu Scholar Chair Professor; Distinguished Expert of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Expert Recipient of the Special Government Allowances of the State Council; Member of the 7th National Committee for the Establishment and Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions; Member of the National Vocational Education Advisory Committee; MOE “New Century Excellent Talents in University” Awardee; National Professional and Technical Professor of the Second Rank; First-tier Key Position Professor, Xiamen University.

Expert for the MOE Undergraduate Teaching Level Assessment; Expert for the MOE Undergraduate Teaching Audit and Assessment; Expert / Team Leader / Group Leader for MOE Teacher Education Accreditation; Evaluation Expert for the National Ten Thousand Talents Program; Evaluation Expert for the MOE Chang Jiang Scholar (Distinguished Professor) Program; Expert for the MOE Discipline Evaluation; Expert Reviewer for Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC); Expert Reviewer for Major Humanities and Social Sciences Projects of the MOE; Chair of the Review Panel for the MOE Country and Region Studies Centers; Review Expert for the China Scholarship Council (CSC); Review Expert for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Peer reviewer for authoritative academic journals such as Social Sciences in China and Educational Research; Executive Editorial Board Member for Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series).

Supervisor of multiple national and provincial top-tier doctoral dissertation awards, with PhD/EdD graduates receiving: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of the National Social Science Fund (NSSF); First National Outstanding EdD Dissertation Award; Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Higher Education, awarded by Chinese Association of Higher Education; Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of Fujian Province, etc.

High-level Talent of Fujian Province (Category A); Excellent Teacher of Fujian Province; Leading Talent in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Fujian Province; University Leading Talent of Fujian Province; High-level Talent of Xiamen City (Category A)

Guest Professor of the Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Göttingen in Germany; Visiting Scholar of the Teachers College, Columbia University in the United States; Guest Professor of the School of Education at Far Eastern Federal University in Russia; Guest Professor of the Department of Education at the University of Pune in India.

National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) Major Project, “Research on Constructing China’s Independent Knowledge System” (host). Project approved in November 2024.

National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) Major Project, “Research on Building an Education System Supporting Lifelong Learning for All” (host). Project approved in April 2020.

Ministry of Education (MOE) Major Project in Philosophy and Social Sciences, “Research on Classification Systems and Establishment Standards for Higher Education Institutions” (host). Project approved in September 2014.

National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) Major Project, “Research on Deepening Comprehensive Reform in the Education Sector” (host). Project approved in December 2015.

National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) Key Project, “Survey on College Students’ Learning Conditions” (host; highest-ranked project of the year). Project approved in July 2010.

National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) Key Project, “Quality Assurance and Evaluation Systems in the Massification Stage of Higher Education” (host; highest-ranked project of the year). Project approved in December 2006.

Shi, Q.H., and Kang, M. Classification System and Establishment Standards of Higher Education Institutions. Awarded the Second Prize of the 9th Higher Education Outstanding Research Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences) in July 2024.

Shi, Q.H. Empirical Research on Classification Systems and Establishment Standards for Higher Education Institutions. Awarded the Second Prize of the 8th Higher Education Outstanding Research Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences) in December 2020.

Shi, Q.H. Research on the Development of National College Students’ Learning Conditions. Awarded the Second Prize of the 6th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Science Research in September 2021.

Shi, Q.H., and Wu, X. The Internal Logic of Building Academic Organizations at the Grassroots Level of Universities. Awarded the Second Prize of the 4th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Science Research in September 2011.

Shi, Q.H., Wu, X., Wang, A.P., et al. Quality Assurance and Evaluation Systems in the Massification Stage of Higher Education. Awarded the Third Prize of the 7th Higher Education Outstanding Research Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences) in December 2015.

Shi, Q.H., and Wang, Y.S. Survey Research on College Students’ Learning Conditions. Awarded the Third Prize of the 5th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Science Research in November 2016.

Professor Shi has published extensively, including 17 articles in Educational Research (the top journal in China), 10 articles in Higher Education Research (a leading authoritative journal), 2 articles in UNESCO-sponsored journals, 2 SSCI-indexed articles, and 1 article forthcoming with Springer Nature.

Representative Publications in Chinese Journals：

Shi, Q.H., and Zhang, Y. “The Discourse System for Lifelong Learning in China: Evolution and Reconstruction.” Educational Research, No. 9, 2021. Fully reprinted in Xinhua Digest (Online Edition), No. 6, 2022; fully reprinted in Journal of Adult Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 1, 2022.

Shi, Q.H., and Wang, F. “An Empirical Study on Structural Problems and Factor Adjustment of College Students' Employability in China.” Educational Research, No. 4, 2018. Fully reprinted in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 8, 2018.

Shi, Q.H., and Chen, Z.W. “Study on Characteristics of Top Talents' Training System in the Developed Countries.” Educational Research, No. 6, 2016. Indexed in Xinhua Digest, No. 19, 2016.

Shi, Q.H., and Gulzar Ali Shah Bukhari. “An Empirical Research on Student Satisfaction of Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan.” Educational Research, No. 6, 2015.

Shi, Q.H. “Sustained Deepening of Practice-Based Cultivation of Distinctive Majors in Universities—A Review of Theory and Practice of Cultivating Distinctive Majors in Higher Education.” Educational Research, No. 1, 2015.

Shi, Q.H., and Li, L.L. “To Improve the Quality of Endogenous Development: A Mission of University Statue.” Educational Research, No. 7, 2014.

Shi, Q.H. “Education Modernization is the Inevitable Choice to Realize National Modernization—Commemorating Deng Xiaoping’s ‘Three Orientations’ Inscription for 30th Anniversary.” Educational Research, No. 9, 2013. (Lead article of the issue.)

Guo, J.P., Yang, L.Y., and Shi, Q.H. (Corresponding Author). “Empirical Research of the Impact on the Learning Style by of College Students’ Classroom Experience—Based on the Results of Multi-level Analysis.” Educational Research, No. 2, 2013.

Shi, Q.H., Zhang, X.Y., and Jiao, Y.C. “Research on Development Pattern of County–College Partnership of Higher Vocational Colleges” Educational Research, No. 7, 2012. Indexed in Xinhua Digest, No. 22, 2012; fully reprinted in Vocational and Technical Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 12, 2012; and highlighted reprint in Educational Science Digest (RUC), No. 4, 2012.

Shi, Q.H., and Guo, J.P. “An Empirical Study on College Students’ Learning Situation and Influence Mechanism in China.” Educational Research, No. 2, 2012. Indexed in Xinhua Digest, No. 13, 2012.

Shi, Q.H., and Guo, H. “Idea Adjustment and Strategic Development of Sino–Foreign Cooperation in Education Provision in the Age of Over-marketization.” Educational Research, No. 9, 2009.

Shi, Q.H., and Chen, Y. “The Comprehensive Application of Strategic Tools in the Development of Higher Vocational Institutes.” Educational Research, No. 10, 2008. Fully reprinted in Vocational and Technical Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 3, 2009.

Shi, Q.H. “Localization of Higher Education: Realities and Trends—A Review of Localization of Higher Education: Studies on the Development of Higher Education in Prefecture-Level Cities.” Educational Research, No. 5, 2006.

Shi, Q.H., and Gao, X.J. “On the Construction of Institutions of Higher Vocational EducationCharacterized by the Advantages of Local Industries.” Educational Research, No. 9, 2003.

Shi, Q.H. “The Indisputable Industrial Nature of Education.” Educational Research, No. 6, 2000.

Liu, X.M., and Shi, Q.H. “The Orientation of University Management in Hong Kong: Transition Toward a Lifelong Learning System.” Educational Research, No. 4, 1999. Indexed in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 5, 1999.

Shi, Q.H., and Zhang, X. “A Comparative Study of Open Education Models in Hong Kong and Mainland China.” Educational Research, No. 11, 1997. Fully reprinted in Adult Education and Other Educational Forms (RUC Reprint Series).

Wen, J., and Shi, Q.H. (Corresponding Author). “The Theoretical Approaches of Pedagogy.” Higher Education Research, No. 8, 2023.

Shi, Q.H., and Ji, W.X. “The Principle of the Element Change of Education System in the New Era.” Higher Education Research, No. 7, 2022.

Shi, Q.H., and Ji, W.X. “A Multidimensional Analysis of the Connotation Evolution of University in China.” Higher Education Research, No. 4, 2021.

Shi, Q.H., and Wu, X. “The Path Selection of Research Quality Management in HEIs in UK: from Institutions’ Competition to their Coordination in the Whole Country.” Higher Education Research, No. 6, 2009.

Shi, Q.H., and Yan, F.L. “On the Philosophy of Evaluation of Higher Education.” Higher Education Research, No. 8, 2008. Fully reprinted in Evaluation and Management, No. 4, 2008.

Shi, Q.H., and Ning, B. (USA). “The Structure and Design Principles of Teaching Quality Monitoring Systems in U.S. Community Colleges.” Higher Education Research, No. 8, 2006. Fully reprinted in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 11, 2006.

Shi, Q.H., and Feng, D. “Optimizing the Hierarchical and Classified Structure of Higher Education by Transforming Government Regulatory Approaches.” Higher Education Research, No. 12, 2005. Fully reprinted in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 2, 2006.

Shi, Q.H. “Western Development and the Establishment of Modern Private University Systems.” Higher Education Research, No. 4, 2002. Fully reprinted in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 1, 2003.

Shi, Q.H. “A Comparative Study and Correction of Higher Education Industrialization Concepts.” Higher Education Research, No. 3, 2001. Fully reprinted in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 7, 2001.

Shi, Q.H. “Faculty Development as the Foundation of Private University Advancement.” Higher Education Research, No. 4, 1999. Indexed in Higher Education (RUC Reprint Series), No. 9, 1999.

Shi, Q.H. “Reflections on the Management of University Funding.” Higher Education Research, No. 3, 1992.

Representative Publications in English Journals:

Shi, Q.H., and Ren, K.X. “Scrutinizing the Interconnectivity of Learning, Inquiring, and Teaching Using Findings from the National College Student Survey.” Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Oxford Prospects Global Development Institute (OPGDI), Springer Nature, forthcoming 2025.

Williams, G., Liu, S.S., and Shi, Q.H. “Marketization of Higher Education in the People’s Republic of China.” Higher Education Policy (IAU), Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 151–157, 1997.

Shi, Q.H. “The Place of Research in the Chinese Higher Education System.” IAU Horizons, Vol. 12, No. 3–4, 2006.

Shi, Q.H., and Wang, D.L. “Credit: A New Perspective for Solving the Contradiction Between Equity and Efficiency in Higher Education.” Chinese Education & Society, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2004. (SSCI)

Guo, J.P., Yang, L.Y., and Shi, Q.H. (Corresponding Author). “Effects of Perceptions of the Learning Environment and Approaches to Learning on Chinese Undergraduates’ Learning.” Studies in Educational Evaluation, Vol. 55, No. 4, 2017. (SSCI)

Shi, Q.H. A Study on the Particularity of Higher Education as an Industry. Xiamen University Press, August 2002.

Shi, Q.H., Yu, J., et al. Higher Education Evaluation. Guizhou Education Press, December 2004.

Shi, Q.H., Wu, X., Wang, A.P., et al. Quality Assurance and Evaluation Systems in the Massification Stage of Higher Education. Guangdong Higher Education Press, December 2012.

Shi, Q.H., and Wang, Y.S. Survey Research on College Students’ Learning Conditions. Education Science Press, December 2015.

Shi, Q.H. Empirical Research on National Classification Systems for Higher Education Institutions. Science Press, May 2016.

Shi, Q.H., and Kang, M. Research on Classification Systems and Establishment Standards for Higher Education Institutions. Economic Science Press, July 2019.

Shi, Q.H. Research on the Development of National College Students’ Learning Conditions. Xiamen University Press, December 2020.

Shi, Q.H., Chen, H.M., and Ke, A.Q. Research on Classification, Establishment, and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Institutions. Xiamen University Press, December 2021.

Shi, Q.H., Jiang, X.D., Ji, W.X., and Sun, X.M. Research on Reactive Evaluation of University Students. Xiamen University Press, June 2023.

Shi, Q.H., Ji, W.X., and Xie, L. Research on Building an Education System Supporting Lifelong Learning for All. Science Press, July 2024.