1、 Basic Information
Prof. Dr. Jin SUN
Research Interests: Educational Theory and Policy in Germany, Methods and Methodology of Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Comparative Research, Everyday Culture of Higher Education, Graduate Education and Creativity Training.
Add.: Institute of International and Comparative Education Research,
Beijing Normal University
No. 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street
Beijing, 100875, P.R. China
Tel.: 0086-10-58805197
E-Mail: jin.sun@bnu.edu.cn
2、Educational Background
2008 Ph.D.: Education, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
2006 M.A.: Education, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
2001 M.A.: European Culture and Economy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
1999 B.A.: German Language and Literature, Law, Peking University, China.
3、Working Experiences
2015-: Professor for Comparative Education, Institute of International and Comparative Education Research, Beijing Normal University, China.
2008-2015: Associate Professor for Comparative Education, Institute of International and Comparative Education Research, Beijing Normal University, China.
1999-2008: Academic Assistant, Lehrstuhl fuer Bildung und Sozialgeschichte des Bildungswesens, Lehrstuhl fuer Berufs- und Wirtschaftspaedagogik，Ruhr-University Bochum，Germany
4、Visiting & Exchange Abroad
2010.06-2010.09: Senior Visiting Scholar at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
2015.09-2016.08: Visiting Scholar at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
5、Academic Presentations
l SUN, Jin (2009). Creativity Training at a German University – A Re-Analysis of the Results of an Empirical Study from the Perspective of Everyday Culture [Förderung von Kreativität an einer deutschen Universität – Eine Re-Analyse von Ergebnissen einer empirischen Untersuchung aus der Perspektive der Alltagskultur]. Paper Presented on The Second German-Chinese Higher Education Forum [Das 2. Deutsch-Chinesische Hochschulforum]. Hangzhou, China, April 9-10, 2009.
l SUN, Jin (2011). Expectations and Reality of Promoting Creativity in Chinese Master Education - A Case Study on a Chinese Key University [Anspruch und Wirklichkeit der Kreativitätsförderung in der chinesischen Masterausbildung– Eine Fallstudie an einer chinesischen Schlüsseluniversität]. Paper Presented on The Third German-Chinese Higher Education Forum [Das 3. Deutsch-Chinesische Hochschulforum]. Hamburg/Berlin, Germany, July 11, 2011.
l SUN, Jin (2013). Intercultural Differences in Higher Education between China and Germany from the Perspective of Chinese Students [Interkulturelle Differenzen im Hochschulstudium zwischen China und Deutschland aus Sicht chinesischer Studierender]. Paper Presented on the 28th Chinese-German Student Meeting [Das 28. Chinesisch-Deutsche Studententreffen]. Osnabrück, Germany, March 22, 2013.
l SUN, Jin (2013). What Should the Future German Teachers learn? [Was sollen angehende DeutschlehrererInnen lernen?] Keynote Speech on the Conference „Zeit für Deutsch. Aktuelle Trends der Germanistik in China”. Beijing, China, December 6-7, 2013.
l SUN, Jin (2014). FERC and Cooperation between China and Finland. Speech on the Forum on Education Solutions for Sino-Finnish Learning Garden “21st Learning Skills”. University of Helsinki, Finland, September 4, 2014.
l SUN, Jin (2014). 2014.09.27-28. A Survey of International Students’ Study Experience of English-taught MA Programm in Chinese University – The Case of Beijing Normal University. Speech on the Fifth Worldwide Forum for Comparative Education. Beijing, China, September 27-28, 2014.
6、Research Projects
As Project Director:
l “Graduate Education and the Establishment of National Innovation System: A Comparative Research”. Research Fund of Chinese Ministry of Education for National Key Institute of Social Science and Humanity，2009-2012.
l “Reform and Development of German Higher Education (1949-2009) and Its Implication for the Institutional Reform and Innovation of Chinese Higher Education”, Research Fund of Chinese Ministry of Education for Social Science and Humanity, 2009-2016.
l “The Emergence and Development of World-class Universities: A Comparative Research”. Research Fund of Beijing Normal University, 2010-2013.
l “Bologna Process and the Reform of the Training model in German Graduate Education”. Research Fund of Chinese Ministry of Education for the Returnee Scholar, 2011-2013.
As Main Participant:
l “An International and Comparative Study on Higher Education Quality Assurance System”. Projects in Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, 2008-2012.
l “Comparative Research of the formation, implementation and evaluation mechanism of education policy”. Projects in Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education,2009-2014.
l “Promoting Balanced Development of Education through Educational Standards: Comparative Study of Policy for Balanced Development of Compulsory Education”. Projects in Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, 2010-2015;
l “A Comparative Study on the Educational Model of World Citizenship of the International Organizations and Some Selected Countries”. Projects in Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, 2011-2015.
7、Publications:
Monograph:
l SUN, Jin (2010): Die Universitaet als Raum kultureller Differenzerfahrung. Chinesische Studenten an einer deutschen Hochschule [University as Space of Cultural Difference Experience]. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. (published in Germany)
Edited Book:
l SUN, Jin (2015). Orientation and Development. Theories, Methods and Paradigms in Comparative Education. Jinan: Shandong Education Press.
Translation (from German to Chinese):
l FLICK, Uwe (2011): Qualitative Sozialforschung—Eine Einfuehrung [An Introduction to Qualitative Research]. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag. (Published in China, 2011)
Journal Articles (in Chinese):
l SUN, Jin (2005). An Organization-theoretical Analysis of the Problems in the German University Reform. In: Peking University Education Review, 2005(2), pp. 79-83.
l SUN, Jin (2005). The Occupational Behavior Orientation of German University Professors. A Sociological Analysis. In: Beida Studies of Germany, 2005(1), pp. 192-204.
l SUN, Jin (2006). Triangulation and the Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Research – Review of the International Research. In: Social Sciences in Nanjing, 2006(10), pp. 122-128.
l SUN, Jin (2007). The Preference for Research as an Occupational Action Orientation of German University Teachers – An Analysis from the Perspective of Capital Theory. In: Comparative Education Review, 2007(4), pp. 56-62.
l SUN, Jin (2007). Bourdieu’s Habitus Theory and the German Research on Socialization at University. In: Beida Studies of Germany, 2007(2), pp. 157-171.
l SUN, Jin (2007). New Youth, New Education, New Culture: Reading Friedrich Nietzsche’s „Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Historie für das Leben“. In: Beida Studies of Germany, 2007(2), pp. 210-214.
l SUN, Jin (2007). Research on Disciplinary Cultures in Germany: Concept Analysis and Phenomenological Description. In: Comparative Education Review, 2007(12), pp. 8-12.
l SUN, Jin (2009). The Scale, Structure and Features of Educational Expenditures in Germany. In: Comparative Education Review, 2009(5), pp. 25-29.
l SUN, Jin (2009). Everyday Culture and Creativity Training in the German University Education - A Case Study at the Ruhr-University Bochum. In: Comparative Education Review, 2009(12), pp.60-64.
l SUN, Jin (2010). The Education System in Transition: The German Secondary Education Reform in the 21st Century. In: Comparative Education Review, 2010(7), pp.36-40.
l SUN, Jin (2010). Cultural Adaptation: Western Theories and Models. In: Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Sciences), 2010(5), pp.45-52.
l SUN, Jin (2010). Bologna Reform and the Transition of Study Structure and Degrees System of German Higher Education. In: Fudan Education Forum, 2010(5), pp.68-73.
l SUN, Jin (2011). Objectives of Talent Cultivation in Higher Education of the 21st Century – An Analysis of National Qualifications Frameworks in England, Germany and Canada. In: Comparative Education Review, 2011(1), pp.36-40.
l ZHONG, Binglin/WANG, Xiaohui/SUN, Jin/ZHOU, Haitao (2011). The International Comparison and Its Enlightenment for the Development of Industry Characteristic Universities. In: Research in Higher Education of Engineering, 2011(4), pp. 4-9.
l SUN, Jin (2011). Establishing Courses of Studies in the Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany: Characteristics and Enlightenment. In: Tsinghua Journal of Education, 2011(4), pp. 98-103.
l SUN, Jin (2011). “Philosophic Thinker” and “Bread-and-Butter Scholar” – Classical Ideal and Reality of German University. In: Journal of Hebei Normal University (Educational Science), 2011(06), pp. 5-11.
l SUN, Jin (2011). Features of Running the University: An Analysis of German University of Applied Sciences. In: Comparative Education Review, 2011(10), pp.66-70.
l SUN, Jin (2012). Forms, Characteristics and Development Trends of Cooperation between Universities of Applied Sciences and Enterprises in Germany. In: Comparative Education Review, 2012(2), pp.41-45.
l SUN, Jin (2012). An Analysis of Promoting Policies in Balanced Development of Basic Education in Germany. In: Research in Educational Development, 2012(7), pp. 68-73.
l SUN, Jin (2012). Standards for Teacher Education in Germany: Background, Contents and Characteristics. In: Comparative Education Review, 2012(8), pp.30-36.
l SUN, Jin (2012). The “Outcome-Dilemma” of Policy for Balanced Development of Education: Status Quo, Problem and Implication of Balanced Development of Compulsory Education in Germany. In：Fudan Education Forum, 2012(5), pp. 81-86.
l SUN, Jin (2012). Hochschulpakt 2020—A Review of the German Higher Education Expansion Policy in the 21st Century. In: Journal of Hebei Normal Universiy (Educational Science Edition), 2012(10), pp. 47-51.
l SUN, Jin (2012). Cultivating Applied Talents--The Characteristic Training Model of the German University of Applied Sciences. In：Journal of World Education, 2012(12), pp. 23-26.
l SUN, Jin (2013). Classification and Orientation of Higher Education Institutions in Germany. In: China Higher Education Research, 2013(No.1), pp. 61-67.
l SUN, Jin, LIU Meiling (2013). An Analysis of the School Bus and Student Transport System in Germany. In: Comparative Education Review, 2013(2), pp.62-68.
l SUN, Jin (2013). Selecting Elites Who Take Academia as a Vocation: An Analysis of the Habilitation System at German Universities. In: Renmin University of China Education Journal, 2013, No. 2, pp.47-58.
l SUN, Jin (2013). From Homogeneity to Differentiation?—An Analysis of Trends in the Development of German Higher Education. In: Comparative Education Review, 2013(8), pp.1-8.
l SUN, Jin (2013). Institutions, forms and features of the funding for the post-doctors and researchers in Germany. In: Journal of Hebei Normal University (Educational Science Edition), 2013, No. 10, pp. 30-36.
l WANG, Xueshuang/SUN, Jin (2013). The Construction of a Modern Framework of National Innovation System across Society Lead by UK Government – An Analysis of Innovation Nation. In: Chinese University Science & Technology, 2013, No.9, pp.64-67.
l SUN, Jin (2013). German Higher Education Accreditation: Institutions, Procedures and Standards. In: Journal of Higher Education, 2013, No. 12, pp. 88-95.
l SUN, Jin (2014). The President Election and Appointment System at the First-class University in Germany—A Case Study of Humboldt University of Berlin. In: Studies in Foreign Education, 2014, No. 2, pp.78-86.
l SUN, Jin (2014). How is the President of a First-class University in Germany Elected——A Case Study of Heidelberg University. In: Comparative Education Review, 2014(3), pp.7-12.
l SUN, Jin (2014). Decentralized Government and Autonomous University—The New Public Management Reform of Higher Education Management in Germany. In: Modern University Education, 2014(2), pp.36-43.
l PI, Guocui/SUN, Jin (2014). Integration of Government-Enterprise-University-Research Institution and Application——Graduate Cooperative Education in University of Waterloo and its Enlightenments. In: Academic Degrees & Graduate Education, 2014(4), pp.64-68.
l SUN, Jin (2014). Why Is the Teaching Profession in Germany So Attractive? In: Journal of World Education, 2014(10), pp.37-42.
l SUN, Jin (2014). Formation of Education Policy in Germany——Policymaking Bodies, Process and Characteristics. In: Journal of Soochow University (Educational Science Edition), 2014(2), pp. 131-139.
l SUN, Jin (2014). What is behind the Anti-plagiarism-Campaign against the high-level Government officials in Germany. In: Shanghai Education: Global Education, 2014(5), pp.46-48.
l SUN, Jin (2014). Glücksunterricht (Happiness Lesson) in Austria’s School. Teach the Pupils to Be Happy. In: Shanghai Education: Global Education, 2014(11), pp.66-67.
l LI, Jie/SUN, Jin (2014). The Survey of International Students’ Study Experience of English-Taught MA Program in Chinese Higher Institutions: A Case Study of Beijing Normal University. In: Journal of Educational Studies, 2014 (6), pp. 110-117.
l WANG, Xueshuang/SUN, Jin (2015). Training Future Scientific Talents: Training Model of Foreign Science High School and Its Implication. In: Primary & Secondary Schooling Abroad, 2015 (6), pp. 20-26.
l SUN, Jin (2015). What is Taught in the Philosophy Lesson in Secondary School in Germany? In: People’s Education, 2015(21), pp. 66-69.
l SUN, Jin (2015). Self-Confidence and Satisfaction with Their Discipline – An Investigation on the Current Situation of the Members of Comparative Education in China. In: Comparative Education Review, 2015(11), pp.10-15.
l SUN, Jin/NING, Haiqin (2015). Explaining the Charm of Germany as Destination for Studying Abroad – With an Analysis of Its Internationalization Policies to Attract Overseas Students. In: Comparative Education Review, 2015(12), pp.1-8.
Chapters in Books:
l SCHOLTEN, Dirk/SUN, Jin (2009). Deutsch-als-Fremdsprache-Unterricht (DaF-Unterricht) als interkulturelle Lehr-Lernsituation. In: Brunona Bartza (Hrsg.): Wizja ？wiatowego spo？eczeństwa a fenomeny migracji i wielokulturowo？ci. NOVUM, P？ock (published in Poland).
l SUN, Jin (2011). Talent Training in Higher Education in USA, England and Germany. In: WANG, Xia (Ed.). A Comparative Study on the International Education Reform and Development. Nanjing: Nanjing University Press, 2011, pp. 45-66.
l SUN, Jin (2014). Quality Assurance System of Higher Education in Germany. In: MA, Jiansheng (ed.). An International Comparative Study of the Quality Assurance Systems in Higher Education. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.2014.pp.177-199.
l SUN, Jin (2015). Education Policy and Development Trends in Germany. Institute of International and Comparative Education, BNU (Ed.). Annual Report of International Education Policy and Development Trend 2013. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press, 2015, pp. 116-135.
l ZHANG, Le/SUN, Jin (2016). The Expansion of Education and “Overcrowding Crisis” of the Higher Education System in the Weimar Republic. In: HUANG, Liaoyu (Ed.). Beida Studies of Germany, Volume 5. Beijing: Peking University Press, 2016, pp. 85-102.
Consultant Reports:
l SUN, Jin (2010). Investigation Report on the Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany. Accepted by the Department for Moe-administrated Universities, Minitry of Education.
l SUN, Jin (2011). A Comparative Study of the Rise of World-Class Universities and President Management Mechanism (Germany). Accepted by The Third Bureau of Officials, Organization Department of the Communist Party of China.
l SUN, Jin (2014). Regulations for the Transition from Middle School to High School in Germany. Accepted by the Second Department of Basic Education, Minitry of Education.
l SUN, Jin (2015). Management of Teaching at the Higher Education Institutions in Germany and Its Implication. Accepted by Department of Social Sciences, Ministry of Education.
Newspaper Articles:
l SUN, Jin. From assimilation to marginalization. How did Germany deal with the national minority Sorbs. China Youth Daily (March 29, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-03/29/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140329_3-03.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Germany: Do not let the children with an immigrant background lose at the starting point. China Education Daily (April 9, 2014). (links：http://paper.jyb.cn/zgjyb/html/2014-04/09/content_415233.htm?div=-1）.
l SUN, Jin. Why do people in Germany disagree with the media on the issue of Ukraine? China Youth Daily (May 9, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-05/09/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140509_2-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Germany: Plagiarism-free. China Education Daily (June 4, 2014). (links：http://paper.jyb.cn/zgjyb/html/2014-06/04/content_418312.htm?div=-1).
l SUN, Jin. Why is the image of China so negative in Germany? China Youth Daily (July 2, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-07/02/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140702_3-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Why couldn’t Japan become a “regular state” like Germany? China Youth Daily (September 07, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-07/16/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140716_2-06.htm).
l SUN, Jin. The discussion about the Muslim immigrants made a big splash in the German society again. China Youth Daily (August 07, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-08/07/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140807_1-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. The expectation that Japan should face the history just like Germany is becoming more and more unrealistic. China Youth Daily (August 15, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-08/15/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140815_1-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Why has a prank of salafists on the street attracted the attention of high level officials. China Youth Daily (September 13, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-09/13/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140913_4-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. The Striving for independence of Scotland annoys the Germans. China Youth Daily (September 18, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-09/18/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140918_1-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. The college entrance exam (Abitur) in Germany. China Education Daily (September 24, 2014). (links：http://paper.jyb.cn/zgjyb/html/2014-09/24/content_423705.htm?div=-1).
l SUN, Jin. Why do the refugees prefer to come to Germany? China Youth Daily (October 21, 2014). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-10/21/nw.D110000zgqnb_20141021_2-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: West Germans are complaining, East Germans remain nostalgic. China Youth Daily (November 14, 2014). (link：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-11/14/nw.D110000zgqnb_20141114_1-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Why do Chinese people prefer to deify Germany? Global Times (January 4, 2015). (links：http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_world/2015-01/5332584.html).
l SUN, Jin. How much support does the Anti-Islamization-Movement get from people in Germany? China Youth Daily (January 21, 2015). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-01/21/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150121_4-07.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Chinese versus western methods of education: which are better? Beijing News (August 6, 2015). (links：http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2015-08/06/content_591624.htm?div=-1).
l SUN, Jin. Do Germans know the contribution of China in World War II? China Youth Daily (August 25, 2015). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-08/25/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150825_5-05.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Do Germans really welcome the refugees? Beijing News (September 9, 2015). (links: http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2015-09/09/content_597225.htm?div=-1).
l SUN, Jin. Germany makes himself the good one, but makes it difficult for EU to follow. Global Times (September 14, 2015). (links：http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_world/2015-09/7479181.html).
l SUN, Jin. Cause and effect of Germany’s refugee crisis. China Youth Daily (September 16, 2015). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-09/16/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150916_3-07.htm).
l SUN, Jin. How does kindergarten in Germany deal with the separation anxiety? China Education Daily (September 24, 2015). (links：http://edu.163.com/15/0924/10/B496UTQ400294M9N.html).
l SUN, Jin. Chinese students and scholars in Germany discuss the “The Belt and Road”- Initiative. China Scholars Abroad, 2015(10), pp. 20-21. (links：http://www.chisa.edu.cn/subject/monthly/chisa201510/index.html；http://www.chisa.edu.cn/szxrzz/qikan/201510/201510/t20151013_503320.html).
l SUN, Jin. How does the refugee crisis provoke a split among the public opinion in Germany. Beijing News (October 26, 2015). (links：http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2015-10/26/content_604516.htm?div=-1).
l SUN, Jin. Would Merkel lose her position because of the refugee problems? China Youth Daily (November 7, 2015). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-11/07/nw.D110000zgqnb_20151107_4-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. What effect will the terrorist attack in Paris have on the European refugee policy? Beijing News (November 19, 2015). (links：http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2015-11/19/content_608644.htm?div=-1).
l YANG, Liu/SUN, Jin. Germany: An Apartment is difficult to have. China Education Daily (November 25, 2015). (links：http://paper.jyb.cn/zgjyb/html/2015-11/25/content_445560.htm?div=-1).
l SUN, Jin. How does Kindergarten in Germany develop children’s independence? China Education Daily (February 25, 2016). (links：http://www.jyb.cn/world/zgsx/201602/t20160225_652914.html).
l SUN, Jin. Relaxed Generation: the learning, living and pursuit of youth in Germany. China Youth Daily (April 9, 2016). (links：http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2016-04/09/nw.D110000zgqnb_20160409_4-04.htm).
l SUN, Jin. Insulting others has exceeded the bottom line of the freedom of expression. Global Times (April 18, 2016). (links：http://opinion.huanqiu.com/1152/2016-04/8812483.html).
8、Teaching
Undergraduate Courses：
(1) “Introduction into Pedagogy”
(2) “German University: Idea, Institution and Everyday Culture”
(3) ”German History, Culture and Education”
Graduate Courses:
(1)“Western Higher Education: Idea, Institution and Culture”，
(2)“Methodology of International and Intercultural Comparative Education Research”
(3) “Intercultural Learning and Communication” (at the University Duisburg-Essen)
