Mingzhi Education Forum #08 - The Glamour, Social Significance and Social Responsibilities of “Stories”

Dr. Lan Zhiyong, National Distinguished Expert; Professor, Doctoral Tutor, School of Public Administration, Tsinghua University; Director of the Beijing Center for Organizational Learning and Urban Governance Innovation, Executive Board Member of China Society for Administrative Reform, Academic Member of the International Association of Administrative Sciences, Expert of the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning, Editorial Board Member of two dozens of public administration and educational journals both domestic and internationally.

Bachelor of English and American Literature, Nanjing University, Grade 77; Ph.D in public administration from Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 1991 . Since 1990, he started teaching at the School of Public Administration , Arizona State University in the United States, has served as assistant, associate and full professors. His areas of teaching and research include: the basic theory of public administration, administrative reform of government institutions, information technology and decision-making science (e-government), and municipal management and development for many years. He returned to work in China since 2004, and served in various capacities such as Fulbright scholar to China, adjunct, chair professors in various Chinese universities such as Zhejiang University, Renmin University of China and Tsinghua University.