Peking-Lingnan-Wisconsin Education Forum - Rethinking International Higher Education: COVID-19 Pandemic and New Geopolitics

Peking-Lingnan-Wisconsin Education Forum

Rethinking International Higher Education: COVID-19 Pandemic and New Geopolitics

The development of higher education is inseparable from the external environment. Today's higher education is in turbulent times. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant changes to the world economically, culturally and socially. Equally important, the pandemic has made geopolitics for more complex than before. Competition between major powers is becoming increasingly fierce, and the traditional international order is undergoing severe challenges. When we analyze the current situation and prospects of the internationalization of higher education, we must consider external environmental factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the new geopolitics.

This year’s Education Forum will invite researchers, practitioners, and students from Peking University, Lingnan University, the University of Wisconsin – Madison to share their understanding of the environment of today’s higher education, university changes and students’ experiences. The specific topics of the Forum include:

How have the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical reshaped the external environment of higher education and its internationalization?
How do colleges and universities respond to opportunities and challenges from the external environment?
What is the actual learning experience of higher education students in a time of change?
How do countries promote the internationalization of higher education and the reform of universities in the current complex contexts?
What are the changes of student mobility and international scientific research cooperation during COVID-19?
What are the prospects for the internationalization of higher education?

Coordinators of the Forum 2022

Prof. Youliang Zhang, Associate Professor, Institute of Higher Education, Beijing University of Technology; Research Assistant Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
Prof. Weiyan Xiong, Assistant Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
Prof. Wenqin Shen, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Programme Rundown

08:30 – 08:40	Virtual Check-in
08:40 – 09:00	Opening Remarks Prof. Fengqiao Yan, Dean, Graduate School of Education, Peking University Prof. Ka Ho Mok, Vice President, Lingnan University Prof. Adam R. Nelson, Senior Associate Dean, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
09:00 – 10:20	Panel 1：Keynote Speech Chair: Prof. Wenqin Shen, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
09:00 – 09:20	Keynote Speech: Mainland Students in Hong Kong and Macau During COVID-19: The Roles of Collaboration, Self-regulation and Self-efficacy in Positive Learning Outcomes Prof. Baohua Yu, Associate Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
09:20 – 09:40	Keynote Speech: Making the Best out of it: Motivations and Experiences of Chinese students in Sino-Foreign Cooperation Universities Prof. Ran Zhang, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
09:40 – 10:00	Keynote Speech: Exploring Chinese International Students’ Experiences of Racism in Times of Crisis through Global Asian Critical Race Theory Prof. Jing Yu, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:00 – 10:20	Q&A
10:20 – 10:40	Morning Tea
10:40 – 12:00	Panel 2：Young Scholar Forum Chair: Prof. Weiyan Xiong, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
10:40 – 11:00	Diversity Without Integration? Spaces of Exclusion in International Higher Education Dr. Shanshan Jiang, Research Associate, Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley
11:00 – 11:20	Future of doctoral internationalization in China: Challenges, adaptations and implications Xi Hong, Visiting Scholar, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison; PhD Candidate, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University
11:20 – 11:40	Massification and Privatisation of Higher Education in East Asia: Critical Reflections on Graduate Employment from the Sociological and Political Economic Perspectives Guoguo Ke & Zhen Tian, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
11:40 – 12:00	Q&A
12:00 – 13:40	Lunch Break
13:40 – 14:35	Panel 3：Keynote Speech Chair: Prof. Youliang Zhang, Institute of Higher Education, Beijing University of Technology; School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
13:40 – 14:00	Keynote Speech: The Shifting of Destinations? Chinese Elite University Students’ Decision-making on Studying Abroad under Covid-19 Prof. Wenqin Shen, Graduate School of Education, Peking University Kun Zhang, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
14:00 – 14:20	Keynote Speech: Where do China’s Top University Graduates Go: Trends and Implications Prof. Kai Zhao & Ka Ho Mok, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
14:20 – 14:35	Q&A
14:35 – 14:50	Afternoon Tea
14:50 – 16:10	Panel 4：Postgraduate Student Forum Chair: Prof. Qi Zhang, School of Education, Zhengzhou University
14:50 – 15:05	The Disappearance of Student Subjectivity: A Narrative Study of College Classroom life Qianqian Yang, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
15:05 – 15:20	What are the impacts of geopolitic factor on international academic cooperation between China and the United States? Jingxuan Shen, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
15:20 – 15:35	The Impact of Regional Tensions on the Process of Internationalization in Russian Higher Education: An Overview Wang Chenhaozhi, Institute of Area Studies, Peking University
15:35 – 15:50	Navigating PhD Application Amid Pandemic and Geopolitical Tension: Experiences and Self-Formation of Chinese Applicants Yin Huang, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
15:50 – 16:10	Q&A
16:10 – 17:30	Panel 5：Postgraduate Student Forum Chair: Prof. Kai Zhao, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
16:10 – 16:25	Bridging the Gap Between Students and University in Higher Education: Overview of Hong Kong Undergraduate Students’ Learning Experience and University Supports in Transformative Period Yawen Weng, Chung Sum Lau, Yu Lung Wong, Wangyang Li, Lingnan University
16:25 – 16:40	Strategies and Challenges of International Student Recruitment in China's Non-Double-First-Class Universities in the Context of COVID-19--Taking S University as an Example Xiaoming Lin, Di Mei, Jimin Zhang, Lingnan University
16:40 – 16:55	A study on Pupils' English U-Learning Effectiveness and Teaching and Learning Mode Improvement Against the Background of"Internet Plus Education"-A Case Study of Shenzhen Chong Wang, Tang Li, Yuwen Gong, Nan Jiang, Lingnan University
16:55 – 17:10	Exploring the Effects of Flipped Classroom on middle school students’ English Grammar Motivation, Engagement and Satisfaction Bing Shao, Meihan Tao, Yan Xiao, Yuanyuan Zeng, Lingnan University
17:10 – 17:30	Q&A
17:30 – 17:40	Concluding Remarks Prof. Wenqin Shen, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

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