Professor Sean (Shuying) Li Appointed as Academic Registrar at CityU

Professor Sean (Shuying) Li has been appointed as Academic Registrar of the City University of Macau since 18^th January, 2016. Professor Li brings in his rich experience in cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural teaching, research and tertiary administration in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Northern America universities, his profound knowledge on higher education management, business operation, and his outstanding contribution to international education and exchange. The City University of Macau is looking forward to his contribution to the continuing university development, especially in the area of academic management, enhancement of teaching and learning experience, quality education, international cooperation and quality assurance.

Professor Sean (Shuying) Li is a well-recognized expert in the area of curriculum and instruction, as well as in tertiary education management, instructional innovation, teacher professional development and university quality assurance. Previous to this appointment, he was the Education Developer at the Center for Teaching and Learning, a centrally administered unit under the direct leadership of the Provost’s Office of University of Alberta. Over the past two decades, Professor Li has worked in various reputable universities as a faculty member in teaching, research and university administration including University of Alberta, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology. His most recent appointment was COO (Chief Operation Officer) and Vice President Academic Affairs of Hunan International Economics University (with over 28000 students and 2000 staff), a flagship private university in China under the leadership of Laureate Education Group, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland of the United States.

Professor Li has published widely in national and international journals. His research grants as a principal investigator and a co-investigator in various countries and regions has amounted to over 3 million US dollars. He is a pioneer in phenomenological thoughtful pedagogy in Mainland China, Hong Kong S.A.R and Southeast Asian countries and established his good influence. He has been Guest/Adjunct/Visiting Professor for numerous universities in China and abroad.  Prof. Li is the founding council member of World Association of Lesson Studies, and sits in the Editorial Boards for International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies (UK), and Phenomenological Pedagogy (Northern America).