معرفی
Roles & Affiliations: Ying Yang serves as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester's Manchester Institute of Education and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Education University of Hong Kong. She also holds roles as WG2 Co-stakeholder Advisor for the COST Action ENIS Network and Video Lecture Coordinator with Research with International Students. Her work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to equitable education access.
Educational Background:
- Doctor of Education (2023) from The University of Manchester, focusing on 'The role of education agents in the marketised international higher education sector'
Research Focus: Her work centers on international student mobility dynamics, particularly Chinese students' experiences navigating UK university applications through education agents. Key themes include educational equity, longitudinal qualitative methodologies, and the impacts of marketization on access. Her research critiques systemic hierarchies and emerging disparities in global higher education systems.
Recognition:
- Recipient of multiple COST grants (2023-2024) supporting European collaborative research
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship from The University of Manchester School of Environment, Education and Development
Professional Engagement: Active in over 30 academic activities including invited talks at global conferences, media contributions to The Financial Times and Times Higher Education, and co-authorship of policy-oriented publications. Her work bridges academic-practitioner collaboration to address real-world challenges in international education sectors.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the COST Action ENIS Network and Research with International Students initiative, fostering transnational academic partnerships.
