International and Comparative Education Research Institute
Faculty of education
Beijing Normal University

19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian, Beijing 100875
P.R.China

Tel: 86-10-58804218
Email: qliu@bnu.edu.cn

Position: Assistant Professor,
Institute:International and Comparative Education Research Institute, Beijing Normal University, CHINA
Time: July 2012 – present

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute: Graduate School of Education, Peking University, CHINA
Time: April 2010 – July 2012

Position: Junior Researcher & Project Chief Executive Officer, University of Newcastle, UK
Institute: E.G. West Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Time: July 2007 – December 2009

Position: Teaching Fellow
Institute: Graduate School of HASS, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Time: September 2006 – February 2007

Position: 2006 Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow
Institute: Institute for Humane Studies & Atlas Economic Research Foundation, USA
Time: May – September 2006

Degree: PhD in Education Policy
Time: January, 2005 – July, 2007
University: School of Education, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Degree: MA in Cross Culture Communication and International Management
Time: September 2003 – September 2004
University: School of Education & Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Degree: BA in English Literature
Time: September, 1999 – July, 2003
School: English Department, Xi’an Foreign Languages University, CHINA

 Humane Studies Fellowship, George Manson University, USA
 Second-Level Financial Support by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China 
 2012 General Research Sponsorship for Humanities and Social Sciences Project, Ministry of Education, China
 The Winner, in the session of Academic Essay Competition, Fourth China Educator’s Conference
 Postgraduate Research Studentship (three years), University of Newcastle, UK
 International Student Scholarship, University of Newcastle, UK
 Research Sponsorship, Jolly Learning Ltd, UK

Two different courses at postgraduate level for domestic students: Educational Finance & Process and Method of Educational Research
One optional course at postgraduate level for international students: SWOT Analysis

Project: Competition, Innovation, and Change in Education Market in Developing Countries
Fund Source: Education Fund, Orient Global (Singapore)
Principle Investigator: Prof. James Tooley
Time: April 2007 – December 2009

Project: For-Profit School Serving the Educational Needs: A Global Research and Dissemination Project
Fund Source: John Templeton Foundation (USA)
Principal Investigator: Prof. James Tooley
Time: January 2005 – July 2007

Project: Status-Quo and Challenges of Private Education Groups in China
Fund Source: University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Principle Investigator: Dr. Qiang Liu & Prof. James Tooley
Time: April 2007 – June 2008

Project: Research on Higher Education Funding (Advisory) Committee – International Comparison of Relevant Institutions in India, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong
Fund Source: Ministry of Education, CHINA
Principle Investigator: Prof. Wenli, LI & Dr. Qiang LIU
Time: July, 2010

Project: International Comparison of Public Expenditure on Education
Fund Source: Major Research Project, Ministry of Education, CHINA
Principle Investigator: Dr. Qiang LIU
Time: June, 2010 – present

Project: Outline of China Postdoctoral Work during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan
Fund Source: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, CHINA
Principle Investigator: Dr. Deshang FAN
Time: May – October 2010

Project: Comparison of Higher Educational Finance in Major Countries and Its Implications
Fund Source: Ministry of Education, CHINA
Principle Investigator: Dr. Qiang LIU
Time: May 2012 – present

Project: China Education Finance Decision Support System
Fund Source: Major Research Project, Ministry of Education, CHINA
Principle Investigator: Prof. Weifang MIN
Time: January 2010 – present

Project: International Comparison of Funding, Fees, and Subsidies for Postgraduates
Fund Source: Ministry of Education, CHINA
Principle Investigator: Prof. Xiaoyu CHEN
Time: May 2012 – present

Qiang Liu (2011). International Comparative Study of Graduate Education Fees. Beijing: China Higher Education, vol. 20, pp. 53-54.
Wenli, Li & Qiang Liu (2010). Chinese Higher Education Finance: changes over time and perspectives to the future. Beijing: Selected Papers of Beijing Forum 2010, pp. 350-384.
Qiang Liu (2011). International Comparative Study of Higher Education Funding Allocation. Beijing: Education and Vocation, vol. 36, pp. 166-167.
Qiang Liu (2012). Status Quo of Students’ Creativity and Its Influential Factors – Based on the Analysis of Relevant Data from “an Investigation into the Development of University Students in the Capital” in 2010. Taiyuan: Theory and Practice of Education, vol. 32, pp. 29-32.
Wenli, Li & Qiang Liu (2011). Chinese Higher Education Finance: the Past, the Present and Perspective to the Future. In: 2010 China Educational Economic Review. Beijing: Educational Science Publishing House, pp. 72-98.
Wenli, Li & Qiang Liu (2010). Research on Higher Education Funding (Advisory) Committee – International Comparison of Relevant Institutions in India, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Ministry of Education’s Research Report.
Qiang Liu (2011). Educational Finance Research: A Historical Review. Beijing: Productivity Research, vol. 12, pp. 289-292.
Wenli, Li; Yanqing, Ding; Qiang Liu (2010). International Comparison of Public Expenditure on Education. Ministry of Education’s Research Report.
Wenli, Li; Yanqing, Ding; Qiang Liu; Lei Guan (2012). Literature Study on Educational Expenditure Statistics Norms of International Organizations. In: 2011 China Educational Economic Review. Beijing: Educational Science Publishing House.
Wenli, Li & Qiang Liu (2012). Educational Measurement. In: Education Research Method. Beijing: Educational Sciences Research. Forthcoming.

 Oct. 2011, International Conference on Investment of University’s Education and Development Strategy, hosted by Beijing     Science and Technology University, China
 March 2011, Financial Management and systems with Higher Education Institutions, hosted by Ministry of Education, China. 
 Nov. 2010, Beijing Forum, hosted by Peking University and Beijing Municipal Government.
 Oct. 2009, School Development International Conference, hosted by Gray Matters Capital, India. 
 April, 2008, 21st Century High-Level Education Forum, hosted by the China Political Consultation Committee, China
 December, 2008, 2008 High-Level Forum on China’ Privately-Funded Education: Innovative and Sustainable Development, hosted by Asia Education Forum, China
 October, 2007, the Fourth China Educator’s Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Education, China
 October, 2006, the Asia Education Forum Annual Conference, hosted by the Asia Education Forum, China

 I am anonymous review of International Journal of Educational Development. 
 I am a member of expert committee of Xi’an International University, China.